 Poster: A snowHead
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Is the old turn pole upside down, hold under basket and if arms are parallel, length = good sizing method still valid?
After a new pair of poles mail order, current ones are 125cm and fit the above sizing criteria fine. I'm 5ft 10"
Cheers,
Greg
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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kitenski, As far as I know that's often what recommended round here. I think it has a more to do with your body proportions though (body length, leg length etc) than your overall height, as I'm 5'9" not much less than you and yet a 115cm seems OK for me and is what the shop that sold them to me recommended - the dangling them by their basket works for me too. You could just be different proportions in your upper and lower body.
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kitenski, that method is used still...
I ski with poles 10cm shorter then the method tells me... keeps my weight forward 
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| kitenski wrote: |
Is the old turn pole upside down, hold under basket and if arms are parallel, length = good sizing method still valid?
After a new pair of poles mail order, current ones are 125cm and fit the above sizing criteria fine. I'm 5ft 10"
Cheers,
Greg |
That measuring method is fine in soft snow but what about hardpack? The tip length on my poles is 65mm to the basket so my 125's measure great when inverted like you say but when held right way up & used on hardpack they'll 'grow' by 65mm.
Also are you measuring in street clothes or when booted up & clicked in skis with all that added ride height?
I use 125's which are spot on using the/your usual measuring criteria that you describe & measured in my street clothes. However I've been thinking for a while that they might be a tad long so I've just got a pair of 120's which I'm gonna try in a couple of weeks.
I can see myself wanting something in between or buying adjustables 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I'm 5' 10" and my poles are 123cm.
Funny how we mix imperial and metric.
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5'6" with 120 as standard and also 115 with powder baskets for mega-days.
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kitenski, They need to be long enough to stab boarders as they go by. 
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Most folks ski with poles too long, 120 should be fine.
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I ski with poles 10cm shorter then the method tells me... keeps my weight forward
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Good idea. I'm going to give that a try. Usually use 125cms, maybe go down to 115cms
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| jbob wrote: |
| Most folks ski with poles too long, 120 should be fine. |
I'm hopefully just about to splash out on new poles, what do you base this on jbob? I'm kinda leaning towards getting 125cms again.........
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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I'm 5'6" and have been given 110, 115 and 120 by different instructors/hire shops leaving me totally confused as to what is right for me!
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I'm 6'0" and use 125cm
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You know it makes sense.
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By the sounds of it it could be better to be too short than too long - how about that notion folks?
I've also got a pair of 120cm but haven't tried them yet.
What I do know is this year I held them correctly 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Just under 6ft and use 115s. Used to have 125s, but find the 115s help keep me forward (also, when your skis are >30cm below the surface of the snow you're skiing in, shorter poles don't drag as much  )
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Poster: A snowHead
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Kitenski, I am same height as you and use 125cm poles. Tried 130, too long. Tried 115 specifically for moguls, realised need to learn moguls tecnique properly first. . On piste 115 was way too short for me.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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5 ft 10 and use 123cms - even with carbon you can get your saw out. Same pair for 11 years now.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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stoatsbrother, Is that with 5 new handles and seven new poles 
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5'9" here, use 120s. Many's the time I've wondered if 115 would be better, I've got an old pair of Goode carbon poles, maybe I'll try the hacksaw just for the sake of it...
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