Poles

hauser · 2010-08-16 22:41:13

So I was just scrolling through the thread "edits that make you want to ski" and I was watching Welcome to my Hood when I realized how ridiculous poles look. Does anyone else notice that? Welcome To My Hood from Connor Scofield on Vimeo.

hanksy

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You're gonna have to elaborate

Aug 16 2010 10:44PM

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hauser

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When skiers are in the air poles just look out of place and weird

Aug 16 2010 10:45PM

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wesley.

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is it the fact that they're not 33 cm?

Aug 16 2010 10:46PM

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Brock.

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wholy shit.

when you pay attention to them in edits for too long they start to make skiing look completely fucking gay.

Aug 16 2010 10:47PM

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hauser

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haha i know its like gahhh

Aug 16 2010 10:50PM

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saxon

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i kinda see what you mean....but poles are just part of it. Unless someone has mad skills, it doesn't look so good without poles.

Aug 16 2010 10:50PM

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they look fine......

Aug 16 2010 10:52PM

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Brock.

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just stare at the hands. watch your favorite edit ONLY looking at the poles.

Aug 16 2010 10:57PM

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Jibbin_Ur_Face

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Poles are sooooooo crazy...

Aug 16 2010 11:00PM

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Sherpa

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on the contrary sick edit

Aug 16 2010 11:01PM

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hauser

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yes i do like the edit but i noticed poles are weird

Aug 16 2010 11:02PM

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I guess they can look really weird if your not holding your grabs

Aug 16 2010 11:03PM

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hanksy

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I think Brogan's poles do look pretty long in that edit too

Aug 16 2010 11:28PM

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*Nefarious*

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ya i notice when i hold them in my hands, feel wack 90% of the time

Aug 16 2010 11:35PM

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Inb4_P.Dog

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My sarcasm meter is mind fucking me right now in this thread. i dun no wat go in on.

Aug 16 2010 11:35PM

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ski2sky.

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poles are like the condoms that you took from your dads wallet when you were a little kid, at first you really didnt know what to do with them or why you had to use them... but you wanted them. as you got older and older you started to want them/it less and less... they feel akward and sometimes out of place...

but when its all said and done at the end of the day... your happy to have them/it.

/1000th post

Aug 17 2010 1:17AM

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afterbang_me

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I like watching skiing with poles. can look good both ways tho

Aug 17 2010 1:21AM

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personally i think skiing looks weird without poles

Aug 17 2010 9:09AM

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andreaswhite

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It's all personal preference, I stopped using them because I felt like they limited me more that they helped and it's more simple.

Aug 17 2010 9:53AM

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i dont see any problems with poles they look fine!

Aug 17 2010 11:08AM

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Lemuel

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they look fine to me. Still one of the dillest edits on NS.

Aug 17 2010 11:24AM

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you cnat bang without poles

Aug 17 2010 12:42PM

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hauser

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oh it can be done

Aug 17 2010 12:44PM

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.frenchy

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That edits makes me wanna shred sooo badly now :(

Aug 17 2010 12:47PM

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hauser

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Yeah I know right

Aug 17 2010 12:51PM

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MN_Nice

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So LJ doesn't bang at all?

Thought so.

Aug 17 2010 12:52PM

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touche

i should rephrase

few can bang without poles.

Aug 17 2010 1:00PM

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crankdatsoljaboy

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were not rollerboarders^^

Aug 17 2010 1:42PM

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Ducky.

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You think too much

Aug 17 2010 1:52PM

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gaku

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actually, i'm gonna have to agree with this thread. leave poles to racers and mogul skiers, park skiing looks so much better without poles. i mean, snowboarders can do without, why shouldn't we?

powder, however, is a whole different subject. you do need poles in powder.

Aug 17 2010 2:38PM

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hanksy

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genius

Aug 17 2010 3:07PM

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bob_ham

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i know what you mean, its like saying chicken to yourself a ton of times after a while it will sound so weird and dumb.

Aug 17 2010 3:39PM

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Eazy-S

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Aerialists don't use poles, why shouldn't we?

Aug 17 2010 3:55PM

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.peter

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Hahahah I noticed the same thing from that edit.

You don't really notice unless you've seen a lot of snowboarding edits, but yeah poles are kindof silly looking

Aug 17 2010 5:13PM

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Mtougas

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poles help out with balance and prevent your arms from going everywhere. unless your like good like lj of course.

Aug 17 2010 8:08PM

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TheRealEvan.

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/this

Aug 17 2010 8:14PM

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basedjase

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It really takes a lot of practice and watching footy of yourself to master the no-flail steeze.

Aug 17 2010 8:21PM

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Personally, poles look fine if they're short and grabs are being held/not penciled out and not flailing. If you watch any beginner's first 360, you'll notice the poles always look funny. This is usually because it's penciled out, regular legnth poles, and they don't quite know what to do with their hands yet. Pros on the other hand, have mastered their air sense, know what to do with their hands, and rock poles for 10 year olds.

Aug 17 2010 8:37PM

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hue.

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they look fine in this cause they have steeze and aren't flailing around, sometimes they look dumb when newbs have them

Aug 17 2010 8:40PM

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Yung_Gnarley

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Poles for pow.

Poles sometimes for park/groomers.

Aug 17 2010 8:42PM

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hauser

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Yeah poles are necessary for pow

Aug 17 2010 8:49PM

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potatoes.

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not true watch a nimbus movie.

and who cares, it's personal preference. if you don't like how poles look, neat keep it to yourself, don't use them. and if it's really that big of deal, go snowboard. word. bitch.

Aug 17 2010 8:58PM

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Definitely agree with personal preferance. If you grew up shredding with poles, and you like them, why drop em? For me, coming from a snowboarding background, poles throw off my balance. Pow, park, moguls, almost everything can be done without poles.

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