Pole tips

[Steezy_me123]

I'm not sure what anyone has to say about poles. I almost never use them myself. How do you select an appropriate length for a park pole? Anyone with knowledge on the subject feel free to post

 

[Juice.Doctor]

it doesnt matter exactly how short they are. just get ones that arent long.. too long and they get in your way. too short and there is no point

 

[fragglemuffin]

For park, i like poles that go about an inch above my waist

 

[Noss.]

i think i have like 110 cm for park

 

[Malcolm]

long enough that you can push off with your palm.

 

[Flien]

I ski park with 90 cm poles, me being 171, I just feel like having a better balance with poles, although I rarely use them.
(So that will be poles of 35 inch with me being around 5"6)

 

[SteezeBakery]

I'm 6'3" and I use Salomon's 2nd smallest poles.

 

[I_Am_Mod]

a rule of thumb:
turn your pole upside down, hold it right under the basket; if your underarm is horizontal and makes a 90°angle with your upperarm you have a good length...
Now a bit more specific: everyone prefers differents lengths; there isn't even a relation between your skistyle; i know ppl skiing pow with short poles and i know people skiing park with short poles and same goes for long poles...
if its your first pair; i advice you to get em like i described above (maybe even a bit longer, you can always shorten your poles but can't stretch em back...)

 

[Tablespoon]

I'm 5'10'' And i use 110 cm poles (44 inches) and it's perfect.