Poles with purpose

[icy_park_jump]

I’m always trying to figure out how to be more steezy, so I usually do whatever newschoolers says is cool without questioning it. But for some reason, I can’t wrap my head around this “long poles steezy” mindset.

Poles are a tool, and they are very useful for skiing moguls, pole planting, and getting around on flat ground. All of these things are made better by using poles that are the proper size, allowing you to make contact with the ground easily in an ergonomic position. Poles serve almost no purpose in the park, and are often a hinderance. Yet it is steezy to ski in the park (something where poles are almost useless) with poles that are too long to do the things that poles are actually useful for?

I’ve been seeing a lot of videos, amateur and pro alike, where the skiers are using poles that are way too big for them. Although they are often very steezy, I wonder how steezy they could be if they were spending less energy trying to maneuver their poles around and avoid getting them stuck in the ground while landing. The word steeze is a combination of the words style and ease. Making things harder for yourself by using equipment that is disproportionately long compared to your body is neither stylish nor easy, it is goofy and cumbersome, or “goombersome”

Thanks for reading and I hope you have a great day!

 

[weastcoat]

Steezy

 

[mrk127]

How long do you consider too long?

 

[icy_park_jump]

How long do you consider too long?

About 3.50

 

[vroskii]

What are poles?

 

[Rparr]

What are the longest commercially available poles

I want like 80 inches or something dumb. Would be great to take out when I ride the osamas

 

[midwestcoast]

I ski exclusively with collapsable poles now. Keep em on the shorter end usually, but when I need a lil extra length for powder days, cat tracks, touring, etc. I've got it available.

I had a nice carbon pair of black diamonds, but I got rid of em and use relatively cheap aluminum ones now. More durable and the extra weight isn't even noticeable...

 

[ReturnToMonkey]

Where I ski, you have to have poles to get speed for the jumps some days unless you're an Olympic speed skater. I also personally feel more dialed in on rails with poles than without. It's much harder to get grabs with poles, so it's more impressive when people do. Besides grabs, I don't think poles are any hindrance in the park like you say (unless you have to lap a rope tow)

 

[icy_park_jump]

Where I ski, you have to have poles to get speed for the jumps some days unless you're an Olympic speed skater. I also personally feel more dialed in on rails with poles than without. It's much harder to get grabs with poles, so it's more impressive when people do. Besides grabs, I don't think poles are any hindrance in the park like you say (unless you have to lap a rope tow)

I think it would be even more impressive if skiers did grabs while holding live rattlesnakes

 

[PartyBullshiit]

I think it would be even more impressive if skiers did grabs while holding live rattlesnakes

And then he died.

 

[icy_park_jump]

I ski exclusively with collapsable poles now. Keep em on the shorter end usually, but when I need a lil extra length for powder days, cat tracks, touring, etc. I've got it available.

I had a nice carbon pair of black diamonds, but I got rid of em and use relatively cheap aluminum ones now. More durable and the extra weight isn't even noticeable...

Fascinating.

 

[tyauer]

Similarly, using poles so short you can barley push with them, makes you look like a five year old and -5k steeze points

 

[NSMostWanted]

If you’re a park skier and you use poles, you’re a clown (and shit at park)

 

[icy_park_jump]

Similarly, using poles so short you can barley push with them, makes you look like a five year old and -5k steeze points

To truly maximize pole steeze, I think skiers need to introduce a full-on baton twirling routine while on a rail

 

[icy_park_jump]

If you’re a park skier and you use poles, you’re a clown (and shit at park)

For real tho, I gave up skiing park with poles this season because I kept falling and jamming my thumb over and over. I also ran over one of my poles while sliding a box and ate shit, and bent my pole. Not worth it imo.

 

[quintcork]

If you’re a park skier and you use poles, you’re a clown (and shit at park)

fis is seething rn

 

[Denseclouds]

Skiing is an old sport. Usually there was some type of pole involved increasing stability and providing a way to move around on flat. This goes back to the viking days. When Daniel Bacher shows up to the mountain, he can shred the whole damn thing down into the park.. Then proceed to pole plant trick through it... Out of the park, skiing powder down the rest of the mountain, using his poles to push through the flats. This is real skiing, on rEal mountains with real setups

 

[Rparr]

For real tho, I gave up skiing park with poles this season because I kept falling and jamming my thumb over and over. I also ran over one of my poles while sliding a box and ate shit, and bent my pole. Not worth it imo.

Poles literally broke my hand once lmao, got tangled up with the polestraps (which I typically remove) while trying to save a sloppy switch landing. The force was enough to snap one of my metacarpals

I still ski with them because apparently I'm an old man who hates change

 

[partyandBS]

tightrope walkers have this big ass pole because the spread out counterweight makes it much more stable to balance across the rope. poles in the park are essentially doing the same thing especially on rails. so the longer the poles, the more spread out the counter weight is and the more stable you should be. poles play a factor in spins as well. if you want to open up and slow a rotation down, poles will help you do that quicker. they absolutely still have functionality in the park so idk wtf your talking about lol.

to me, longer poles mean you need more help. i prefer short, heavy poles or no poles at all.

 

[gravel]

Bruh they antennae for your hands

 

[KilaTsunami]

I’m so bored I almost entertained a pole thread in the summer smh

 

[CRtrailing]

I straight up can’t spin without my cute little poles

 

[Poikenz]

What are the longest commercially available poles

I want like 80 inches or something dumb. Would be great to take out when I ride the osamas

Look up tip tail ski ballet group on Facebook and connect with Fabrice Becker, he has an in with Leki that gets him custom ski ballet poles. They cost 106 euros, but they will be long and beefy.

Not technically commercially available though.

 

[corkfive]

I bought 3 pairs of 30” childrens leki poles for $45 and duct taped them together. its cool because its core

 

[Bernah]

Get a Job and move out of parents house.

 

[jca]

Similarly, using poles so short you can barley push with them, makes you look like a five year old and -5k steeze points

Park skiers have really come full circle on this.

 

[a_burger]

Can someone post some edits of the "new" big pole style? Like this edit dropped almost 10 years ago and is dope but I didn't realize it was actually a trend now

 

[icy_park_jump]

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tightrope walkers have this big ass pole because the spread out counterweight makes it much more stable to balance across the rope. poles in the park are essentially doing the same thing especially on rails. so the longer the poles, the more spread out the counter weight is and the more stable you should be. poles play a factor in spins as well. if you want to open up and slow a rotation down, poles will help you do that quicker. they absolutely still have functionality in the park so idk wtf your talking about lol.

to me, longer poles mean you need more help. i prefer short, heavy poles or no poles at all.

if you are saying using poles on a rail is anything remotely similar to what is in that picture you are delusional

 

[partyandBS]

if you are saying using poles on a rail is anything remotely similar to what is in that picture you are delusional

didn’t know we had physics deniers on NS lol. im not saying that they are the same and that bitch can k fed or anything. but i am absolutely saying that longer skis and longer poles are going to lead to more stability when sliding a rail which is similar to tightrope walkers having a massive balance pole. obviously theyre not the exact same and theres many other factors involved

 

[keithmewis]

I've smashed my face into my pole handle so many times after landing a 360 and planting my pole into the landing. Luckily the ladies can't tell.

I don't think poles are any hindrance in the park like you say (unless you have to lap a rope tow)

 

[ReturnToMonkey]

I've smashed my face into my pole handle so many times after landing a 360 and planting my pole into the landing. Luckily the ladies can't tell.

Yeah I've done that doing b2 on rails a few times. Also doing moguls and trees and getting stuff out of the car. I've also smashed my face in the park without poles

 

[Lip_on]

What are the longest commercially available poles

I want like 80 inches or something dumb. Would be great to take out when I ride the osamas

I have cross country poles that are 96 inches long