Bobert540 Posted November 13, 2007 Report Posted November 13, 2007 Do you guys rec. getting gs or straight poles? Quote
AtomicSkier Posted November 13, 2007 Report Posted November 13, 2007 Do you guys rec. getting gs or straight poles? Well, I race straight poles w/ hand guards for slalom, and GS poles for GS. Quote
Bobert540 Posted November 13, 2007 Report Posted November 13, 2007 Well these will be my everyday poles/racing poles.... Quote
AtomicSkier Posted November 13, 2007 Report Posted November 13, 2007 Well these will be my everyday poles/racing poles.... Straight poles with guards, if you're going to be racing slalom, at all. Quote
Bobert540 Posted November 13, 2007 Report Posted November 13, 2007 What kind of poles do you have? I have always been a fan of leki poles but am open to other options...What kind of poles do you have? I have always been a fan of leki poles but am open to other options... Quote
Ski Posted November 13, 2007 Author Report Posted November 13, 2007 My 2 cents: I use my GS poles as everyday poles. I think they are Scott. I keep my pole guards on my SL poles and couldn't imagine changing them out for freeskiing or trying to freeski with slalom guards. People ask me just about every day on the chair how my poles got all bent up. Quote
Glenn Posted November 13, 2007 Report Posted November 13, 2007 My 2 cents:... couldn't imagine ... trying to freeski with slalom guards. Really? I can't imagine they would be that prohibiting, but I don't ski. Quote
Ski Posted November 13, 2007 Author Report Posted November 13, 2007 Really? I can't imagine they would be that prohibiting, but I don't ski. Kids at summer race camp do it all the time---a lot don't bring two sets of poles and you HAVE to have slalom poles with guards, so that's their obvious choice. But it's harder to shift the poles in your hand to go into a tuck with guards, plus if there's room on the chair, I jam my poles under one leg handle first. And there's really no drawback to freeskiing with GS poles. Quote
Bobert540 Posted November 13, 2007 Report Posted November 13, 2007 Thanks for the input, I guess I will just get some GS poles and if I do any slalom this year I will just get guards for a pair of straight poles Quote
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