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How do you hold your grips?

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FerrisBueller
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This thread has had to have been made before but i searched and nothing but, when using poles how do you hold the grips?

A. No straps
B. Hand through strap and strap on top
C. Hand through strap and hand over strap
D. None of the above (describe)

nice i think i can be a teacher and make tests nice and easy like a slide of cake baked steezey
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rtav
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no straps
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cct_222
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A & B
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FerrisBueller
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im all about the C, because the strap supports my laziness to stand up and i wont brake my wrist apparently
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madchronic
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i have no strap and have my palms and hand cover the top of the pole.
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KellyK
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C is the correct way to hold them. Safer for your thumbs or something. I however set my poles down about a year ago and haven't looked back since.
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triebby
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C. Only proper way to do it.
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Kreech
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A, B, and when I'm in lift lines/skating, I don't use straps but have my palms on the top of the grip.
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egg.
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c if im using poles
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BootySpunk.
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B.

Tried C a little bit. Felt super awkward. I like to put my palms on top of my poles and do that. Even if my poles are the "correct" length.
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SkierPT
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Usually A
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p-fo
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C. Old mogul skiing habits never die. Nor should they. I can flick that wrist in a bump line at a moment's notice.
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benyannelli
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a combination of everythihng but the straps came off my line poles so yeah
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james6345789
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When I had straps, I would go through the top of my straps. Now that I put bike grips on, yeah you get the picture.
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Parks.
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Most of the time B
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Jakx~
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C. It allows me to push down on the pole without being on top, when standing in line. And it also situates the strap very nicely so that its flat against my hand in some way making it possible to pull me sleeves and cover it all up for some mad steeze.

Follow question: Do you wear the straps over jacket sleeve, under, or just let it float around like a ying-yang?
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chuck_testa
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c. only way to hold em
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Anathema
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B or C depending on how the fuck i feel. no straps would scare me. i dont want to hike for a fuckin pole if i bail. i feel naked without straps.
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corona
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C almost always, except tree skiing where there's a chance I could plant in front of a tree and want to be able to let go of the pole right away and not break it/my arm. then I go no straps.
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PON3
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No straps until I get on the lift.
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tj.hall
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You have created so many threads today..

And I'm having trouble picturing all of these.
Me? Place hand through strap and grab ski pole.
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Inline.
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A
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Holte
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C. It's so much easier to grab and pole plant and skate if you hold them properly.
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Jahrassicpark
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On top when pushing
Sometimes no straps
When in pow I use straps
Sometimes I do C which is the proper way
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TheTristanator
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C A or no poles
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tj.hall
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I get it now *facepalm*

C, always.
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rareison
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hand through the strap, then my hand on the top of the pole cause they're so short, I only hold them normally when I'm doing tricks.
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Pmoore
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C, because I like my wrists
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MothaHucker
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A.  never use my straps, thinking about just cutting them because it looks retarded to just have them dangling but im not so sure if thats a good idea.
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JahJahBinks
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BOOM. this guy
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Doug.Dimmadome
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like a motherfucking pimp cane
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k-fred
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A because staps is anoying and useless IMO(when skiing park)
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JakeSalvador
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Im confused on what C looks like...anyone care to explain in further detail?
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NinetyFour
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Ahahahaha! Yes but I'll thow pics up someday soon on how to use hockey tape and a hotel key card to eliminate that. C is proper so I try to do it but usually B
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SickJib_Brit
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This ^
C for alot of pushing so I dont need to move my legs and A for park, or just no poles.

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stickski
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A and B, I never knew anyone did C haha
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-MickeyM-
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A, never really liked pole straps
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FerrisBueller
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Imagine a warm tropical mist...

 no wait..

Imagine a generic ski pole handle with strap.
Now imagine a human hand
Now imagine the human hand going up through the strap of the ski pole handle and grabbing the grip
While imagining this you should also have your hand on top of the strap while holding the grip

-Sincerly
                   DeRail Muhammad Johnson

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Njens.
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with my hands. :)
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j.saaaarela
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Exactly. When i used to do moguls the coaches would click you out at the top of the course right before you dropped if you didn't have your straps right... Learned that one pretty quick haha. C for life.
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pelle_munch
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rabbit goes up through the hole and grabs the carrot :)

but my pole straps are too small so i just dont use them
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Wesley.P
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C FTW
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chicken
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C!
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CassiusClay
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B, unless in the trees, A.
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J-Evs
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C!
clearly the best way to hold your poles
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Malcolm
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C.
I even made a little diagram a while ago
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Puns
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A. Rarely drop them skiing park, but when I bail, hiking for an extra 2 pieces does suck. The worst however, is definitely when I'm skating/pushing to a rail or something and I just let go... and have to abort and hike back 10 feet and repeat. Looks so dumb. Never found wearing them comfortable, but I'm using children's poles and it seems like they have a small strap.
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I_Am_Mod
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usually A,
C only when freeriding cause it sucks when you poleplant into crud and your pole suddenly gets stuck in the snow and you have to hike back up to get it ...

B, i always teach my pupils to hold their poles like C, but last year i had a girl that for some reason kept holding em like B, no matter how often i told her... Later that week she crashed hard on ice and got 2 dislocated thumbs ....
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avocado.
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guys B is really wrong and it hurts so much to break a thumb ( like i did)
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idskithat
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if im understanding it right, i do B. but maybe ill do C, cause it can save my thumbs?
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