How tall are you compared to your poles

Yauch · 2008-02-17 21:53:28

im 6 foot and i got 46's and 45's

twoplankerbean

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I am 5'7" and my poles are..... not there.

Feb 17 2008 9:55PM

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jt9686

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Lame

https://www.newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/349751/

Feb 17 2008 9:56PM

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bigwhite.steeze

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i am a giant compared to my poles.

Feb 17 2008 9:57PM

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Yauch

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Insane

this thread is irrelevant to what i asked

jackass much?

Feb 17 2008 10:03PM

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holyDINOSAURS

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what poles?

Feb 17 2008 10:05PM

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Gnarshred

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YEah, but really it is relevant... because it includes your question... how long are your poles, the guy even asked how tall relative to body...

Sure it includes the extraineous info of how much they spent, but I feel like you could probably discern what you wanted to know from all that extra knowledge...

Feb 17 2008 10:08PM

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Yauch

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yeah but nobody answered that question in the other thread

Feb 17 2008 10:10PM

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Gnarshred

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They are about 5 inches below my belly button.

44", theyre about an inch below my belly button

for size they are about 3in taller than my waist.

39.99 and they go up to my belly button

o like 3 inches below my hips

Nuff Said

Feb 17 2008 10:17PM

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JEWbacca

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Feb 17 2008 10:41PM

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--Daniel--

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i was always taught that your poles should be long enough that when you hold them vertical your arm's should be at a right angle.

Feb 17 2008 11:17PM

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Yauch

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Insane

why dont you just say how tall you are?

Feb 18 2008 9:18PM

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SkiUnit03

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im like 5'8 and my poles are 105 cm so they be pretty small on me

park rat steez

Feb 18 2008 9:24PM

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Yauch

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cool thats the kind of answer i was looking for

Feb 18 2008 9:31PM

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Piste.Off

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im about 5'7 5'8 and my poles are to about my mid thigh for park. so like 38? then for pow i have bigger poles that go about an inch above my waist so about 44?

Feb 18 2008 9:35PM

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Clebo1

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almost up to my knees.

Feb 18 2008 10:09PM

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shabinka

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when I hold below the basket, my arm makes a 90 degree angle.

Feb 18 2008 10:13PM

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tBatt

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^thats how their "supposed" to fit.

im 5'7"-5'8" and my poles are 46", and im gunna cut them down to 44 or 43

Feb 18 2008 10:18PM

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StuntCok

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I think the "right angle while holding the basket" is a throwback to the days before parabolic skis. That was the standard when I was younger and it led to much longer poles than I use now. Parabolic skis have led to a wider, more aggressive stance and as such, have shortened the optimal length for poles, I think.

Feb 18 2008 10:31PM

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three6steeze

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worrd i disagree

poles are used as a tool to transition your weight and initate a turn, parabolic skis havent changed the nessecary lenght for this purpose, its just people dont like them much any more.

Feb 18 2008 10:47PM

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shabinka

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Actually. The pole just helps me drive when I'm skating and if the pole was shorter or longer skating would be mad uncomfertable.

Feb 18 2008 10:55PM

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jason...

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my poles go up to my hips and im 5'1, so there very very short

Feb 18 2008 11:04PM

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anxju

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if i stood straight up and put my arm by my side, my poles reach up to my palms

Feb 18 2008 11:06PM

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Alex_thedroog

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haha....poles

Feb 18 2008 11:26PM

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Yauch

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lol

Feb 18 2008 11:33PM

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fi.

Feb 19 2008 2:05AM

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eheath

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I have like 38 inch poles i think for park and like 44 inch for pow. But lately ive been rocking invisible poles though.

Feb 19 2008 2:10AM

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skier_boy26

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i cant stand poles over 36 inches. I used to rock long poles when i was a kid, but starting about 6 years ago i really preferred shorter poles to the point now where I use about 34" for everything. I'm 5'8", so they're a tad lower than my waist. They also have to have little swing weight, so they need to be thin.

Feb 19 2008 2:17AM

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Pipe_Munky

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im 6'0 and i use 135cm poles for normal skiing and 120cm for park

Feb 19 2008 11:11AM

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PhaedeD

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i use poles in powder and on big jumps they are about 3 inchs higher than my hips. i started skiing without poles in the park this year and really liked it. its just one less thing to worry about bring to the mountain or breaking. i have broken a lot of poles lol

Feb 19 2008 11:18AM

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junglekid5

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way to be a skiboarer with no poles.. so dont be a hater on snoller blader with out there poles.

Feb 19 2008 11:29AM

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lepp0012

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I'm 5'9"-5'10" and I have 48's.

Feb 19 2008 12:37PM

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EMK

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i'm 5'6" and i've got 115cm poles. i think they are just a tiny bit too big, i also think it doesn't matter much though. on a simmilar note, don't you just hate t how poles get scratched so much?

Feb 19 2008 12:44PM

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Alex_thedroog

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snowblades don't get hate because they don't have poles

people actually hate more when they do have poles

Feb 19 2008 1:07PM

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Shorton

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i dunno about inchs, but my poles are 105cm and im 175cm tall

Feb 19 2008 1:17PM

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drwclrk

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im 5'10" and use 48" poles... i guess they are about to my waist? idk.

Feb 19 2008 1:19PM

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I-Ski-AK

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my arms make a little more then a 0 degree angle when holding at the baskets.

Feb 19 2008 1:54PM

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Rippy087

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I'm 6'0 and i use 44'' and 48'' poles depending on what I'm doing, so around my waist

Feb 19 2008 2:55PM

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tBatt

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update, i decided fuck it and took off 6 inches, their just about my waist and ithink their wayy to short.

..good thing i have another pair

Feb 19 2008 4:42PM

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i dont use poles. but when i do they are about 22 inches long and im 5'9"

Feb 19 2008 4:47PM

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GUZ

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i'm 5'8'' and my poles are 30''

Feb 19 2008 5:18PM

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leone

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5'7"- 48" poles for all mountain skiing cause it actually makes sense to have that size and then something like 36" poles for park cause i think shorter poles look better in the park and they're better for spinning and stuff

Feb 19 2008 5:29PM

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caucasian_chad

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I'm 6' and my poles are...

too short. They're not with me right now. I grab the top of the grip when I'm skating across the flats with them.

Feb 19 2008 5:32PM

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Ben.

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6 foot 2 my poles are 46 i think. idk i cut them down but didnt measure length just cut them to where they were comfy. they are dof not park steeze poles but that annoys me when i have them like that

Feb 19 2008 6:08PM

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