bushpig 0 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 BTW MerrJim, sorry that my little throw-away comment completely derailed your thread m(_ _)m Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 soudane m(_ _)m Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 and so, back to the poof stick discussion... Just how long should a guys poof stick be? Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 read it again. forearm parallel, too long puts us in the back seat, too short forces us to reach... get it? Now what's so poofy about that? Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 nothing, but then those skiis... Link to post Share on other sites
soubriquet 0 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by samurai: yeah, I'd like to figure out some trips this year. go somewhere other than my home hill and get freaking rowdy. itsu??? I'll be at Kurobushi Kogen pretty much every day except Saturday, from when it opens to mid-January. I can meet you at Higashine station. Onikobe depends on the weather, but any time you like. I live about 100m from Oishida station, so you can drop in for cake too Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 sweet, if I can avoid my HS students at jangles. One kid thinks he's a pro boarder. Link to post Share on other sites
Oyuki kigan 0 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 even when i skied, i never really understood poles. When i raced i never used them, and when i skied normally, i felt obligated to do the occassinal poleplant. Unless you are doing moguls, they seem kinda like training wheels. Link to post Share on other sites
YellowSnow 0 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Oyuki kigan good point. Even for training they have limited uses. If you fall on them you can break you thumb pretty easily. Since moving to snowblades never used them, when going back to carvers I didnt see the point as there is plenty of room to carve and having fun, i.e. taking a jump or rail is pretty dangerous with poles. Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 yeah, laces on your shoes don't make much sense either. You could trip on them, tie yourself in a knot if it's dark. Why don't we all velcro it? Poles? I love them. I love planting them in front of a small branch and watching the branch move out of my way. I love chopping cornices from above and watching the chunks of snow tumble below. I love using it as a forearm guard against branches in my way as well. I love using them to support my gloves when it's snowing hard and I have to pee. I LOVE the ab workout in the flats, weaving around those wishing they had just one pole. sometimes their skier friends loan them one. I don't. they might trip, or lose an eye or something... Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Snowblades? Now you're talking camp. Link to post Share on other sites
YellowSnow 0 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 Snowblades.. They have their uses, especialy if you are carrying a camera and want to get in close to your moving subject. Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 okay, for now on snowblades are tools for cameramen. ONLY Link to post Share on other sites
YellowSnow 0 Posted November 29, 2006 Share Posted November 29, 2006 True story: I was following my friend snowboarding on a rail. Camera in hand. He falls off the rail and I take the same rail on one blade. ( it was a pretty easy rail too) Any time I have tried jumps or rails with normal skiis, the kicker part of the jump, tends to cause to much pressure (as in bending the skiis a lot) at low speeds. Link to post Share on other sites
lin 0 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 I don't like poles too big I have them just level when I hold it upside down. Link to post Share on other sites
BagOfCrisps 24 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 When I took up snowboarding, I decided not to use poles. Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted November 30, 2006 Share Posted November 30, 2006 you mean "poof sticks"... Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Pooooooooooooooooooffffffffffffffff sticks. Link to post Share on other sites
quattro 1 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 i just use a 6ft lurk. Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by BagOfCrisps: When I took up snowboarding, I decided not to use poles. I have used poles when boarding before. Very rare though. Link to post Share on other sites
SerreChe 2 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 oh, and I just got my flicklocks 140cm! yes! The 125cm were tough on my back. Link to post Share on other sites
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