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Done bashing it. Tried it, loved it...SOLD!!!

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LivinOuttaBounZ
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I rode without polls today because I was working with my 3 year old son. After his mother picked him up and brought him to the lodge to warm up I decided to take a few steeps by myself and without polls. At first it's kinda like that bad dream where you show up to school without pants. But after one run I decided that pants were way over-rated. I even went out of my way to make fun of it while standing in line without polls just to save face. Once I got off the lift I headed straight to the steepest area I could ski without a hike. I loved it. I was able to drag an open hand during pow turns, naturally grab off low jibs and in the trees without smacking my polls, never worried about them getting in the way if I bailed hard. Felt like I spun better to(this being all mental). 
Freedom.
The only thing that is scary are tree wells. I dumped it once in pretty deep stuff and had trouble getting up. Wanted to take one ski off to try and get up but couldn't reach it. If my head would have been buried I would have paniced. This and looking like I'm trying to fit in and be accepted by the younger park crowd are my only concerns. 

Almost 30, and pretty sure this is going to be taking off with everyone but racers and bump skiers.

Sorry for yet another "no poll" thread. Had to share though.

Jan 1 2008 4:07PM
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DynastarriderGP
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i take it none of you pole plant? or are familiar with the mechanics of skiing?
Jan 2 2008 3:00PM
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cousinmark
Posts: 939 - Karma: 29
word.  its the best ever. such an ill feeling.  i feel like such an idiot for having resisted so long. its a whole other realm of skiing.  after trying it for the first time i had to carry a friends pair for one run and felt wierd and couldnt wait to give them back.
Jan 2 2008 3:34PM
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-Nick-
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ya i thought it was kinda gay before but then i tried it in some powder and it feels so much better. i dont think i would go no poles in the park but definitly in the backcountry and powder
Jan 2 2008 3:54PM
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ButteredToast.
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Call me arrogant but I'm pretty sure he was being serious...
Jan 2 2008 4:14PM
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jibmaster_josh
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sometimes i leave my poles with the lifties for a few no pole runs. all i do at my hill is park anyways but its still fun. i have alot more trouble no-poling rails but its still cool and feels hella steezier.
Jan 2 2008 4:45PM
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KeithB.
Posts: 608 - Karma: 12
I think pole planting was a fad, and it is over now. Well, not in the moguls, but everywhere else. Wait a minute, pole planting is alive and well in the slalom course. I guess its not entirely over, but close.
Jan 2 2008 4:54PM
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skitoggrob
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woo hoooo, i love people who KNOW how to ski
Jan 2 2008 6:53PM
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~auddie~
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haha word. I like my poles, I feel so incredibly naked without them. But once in a while, for instructor clinics we ditch our poles and it's nice to find your natural balance without the aid of poles. I dunno but I find with some of my students that if they've been using poles for a while they develop bad habits and improperly use poles for balance, and they have absolutely no balance and can't effectively use their upper and lower bodies separately or properly
Jan 2 2008 7:01PM
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Lax_Bro40
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i tore ligaments in my thumb and im in a cast so i have no choice cuz one pole would be dumb. i miss them though
Jan 2 2008 7:03PM
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Dhane
Posts: 3866 - Karma: 1,722
i love no poles, dont think i will go back anytime soon unless i go big montain
Jan 2 2008 7:07PM
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Klick_2_klaim
Posts: 3396 - Karma: 25
did your son use poles?

Jan 2 2008 7:10PM
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jibmaster_josh
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shit happened to me last season. i  no poled for like 2 weeks, then got a mini splint thingy and re-poled myself
Jan 3 2008 12:23AM
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popNfresh44
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people really need to learn to spell poles correctly...its a pretty basic word
Jan 3 2008 1:31AM
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Klick_2_klaim
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its fun, font hand springs are pretty neeto too.
Jan 3 2008 4:12PM
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magic_steve
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im going without poles for a little bit because i dislocated my shoulder on a jump possibly caused by my pole. so i dont want to reinjure while im still sore.
Jan 3 2008 4:20PM
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LivinOuttaBounZ
Posts: 949 - Karma: 382
No, at 3 1/2 hes much to small. Plus we're still working on "pizza" and "chopsticks". He is trying to just keep his hands ount in front to keep his shins in the front of his boot. When its time he will use them, then when he gets all the fundimentals down he can choose to use them or ditch them.
Jan 5 2008 3:32PM
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VT_FLO
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i like how much hate people put on forums like this, probably 1 out of 10 of you would actually say no poles are gay to somebody without pole's face. the other 9 would be too afraid of getting their ass kicked, or couldn't back their shit up because the no poler they're trying to bash to be cool would crush them in any event on the mountain resulting in some embarresment
Jan 5 2008 7:13PM
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