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Ski Poles

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Auston_Martin
Posts: 5 - Karma: 10
Ive been downhill skiing for a long time and I am just getting into some terrain park stuff with my new twin tips. I am just wondering if i need shorter poles for the terrain park, I currently have 50" poles and I am 6 feet tall. Any suggestions on brands too?
Jan 31 2011 12:23AM
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Ldo6
Posts: 31 - Karma: -13
same thing doesnt really matter...just dont ride over the kickers or gap the rails..people hate it
Jan 31 2011 12:31AM
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alexg1687
Posts: 1505 - Karma: 1,581
shorter poles will improve your skiing to begin with. thats because going with shorter poles, to a certain point, stops you having to lean back to pole plant. encourages you to keep your hands forward and in moguls they really allow you to keep your body low. makes a huge difference.

as for park stuff its really so they dont get in the way, as well as an aesthetic thing. i dont like those 1ft long poles some guys use. i think they're a waste of time. im 183cm tall and i use 115cm poles. id even consider going down to 110cm. go with what feels comfortable.

as for brands, nothing in particular. just go with something light and forget the technical strap shit....poles break so its best to keep the cost down.
Jan 31 2011 7:38AM
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iamaskier10
Posts: 10 - Karma: 10
I like shorter poles better. And line pin poles are good
Feb 3 2011 10:53PM
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Contender
Posts: 3318 - Karma: 231
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Feb 3 2011 10:56PM
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mr.k2
Posts: 504 - Karma: 156
you have 50" poles? that is fucking huge. ohh well i would say look into line poles, Jostick, and scott poles. I just got the new dumonts and they bent in half on me but thats probaly because i fell on them.
if all else fails you can always take the grips off and chop your poles. personaly i like them to be short but thats just me.
Feb 3 2011 11:03PM
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.RYAN66
Posts: 5381 - Karma: 235
i bought armada poles last uear just for the grips i butcher poles now i just find an old pair cut them down to where my hand just rests on the top when im skiing. then i just slide my armada grips on em.
Feb 4 2011 9:20AM
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lands11
Posts: 1818 - Karma: 1,677
there are some scott punishes on getboards in their clearance. Older model but still nice and strong.
Feb 4 2011 12:10PM
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jas665
Posts: 77 - Karma: 42
beginning of last season i bought a pair of scott poles for like $40 and broke them within like two weeks. the day i broke them i went into keystone rental shop and asked the guy if i could buy some rental poles off them cheap and he just gave them to me free, been using them ever since. i'd say comfortable pole length is more important than the type/company.
Feb 18 2011 9:39AM
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I_Am_Mod
Posts: 13214 - Karma: 3,753
get a length that you're comfortable with, normally speaking people advice pole length so that your underarm is horizontal, at a 90°angle with your upperam when holding the pole upside down, just under the basket ...

in relation to this "ideal" length i usually go a bit shorter but it's all personal preference...

if you're gonna go with mini poles and look like a bender when pushing you might as well go for no poles at all ....

and yes, in general having a bit shorter poles looks sweeter on tricks, but learning how to keep your poles so they arent sticking out like little thunderbolts will help as well ....

that being said; one more thing about durability....

poles do break altough i've had mine for almost 4y now and they're not even bent or dented ....
(i use scott P4 model poles)
Feb 18 2011 1:13PM
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Bi-ShredinalGuy
Posts: 1075 - Karma: 321
i measure my poles to the top of my penis
Feb 18 2011 1:23PM
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Jonny.Ski
Posts: 169 - Karma: 11
They must be pretty long to be as tall as your forehead
Feb 18 2011 6:18PM
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