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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Linds, I use the Leki trigger grip sometimes. Doesn't make any difference to how much effort you require to grip the poles. Perhaps you could tighten the strap around your hard more than usual so you get a bit of extra support from the strap as it wraps underneath your hand?
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Linds, I have quite sore hands, from arthritis, and I find one vital thing is to have really soft and flexible gloves - there are some gloves which are so cumbersome they would be impossible for me. I have ordinary bog-standard poles but try to have the straps adjusted so that I can, to some extent, rely on the strap rather than the strength of my grip. Generally this works fine, not that I do anything which needs having to put a lot of weight down through my pole. It does make them a bit more of a mission to get on, but it's worth it to ease the strain on my hands/wrists.
Depending on what you're doing it's also perfectly possible to ski without poles - loads of discussion and argument on this, and I don't want to start another one, but except for bumps and those bouncy, jumping, turns which Phil Smith makes look so easy (and which I can't do even with poles), you would probably be fine without them. I have a nephew who spent some years on blades and although he now skis on 170cm skis he never uses poles. He's very nifty, too, plenty of jumps and leaps and bounds. But he's an ace skateboarder, and very fit. You might find that leaving the poles behind when you're just carving around on piste would give your hand/wrist a break.
Or, of course, you could take up snowboarding....
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i have lekis and bought them mainly cause i liked the strap as opposed to the trigger feature. They feel much better after a hard days skiing and easier on the wrists IMO due to the wrap around..
I also found out that they are kinda like releasable bindings after taking a big crash this year both poles came off. I can only imagine this being a good thing if you get a tip caught in a rock or in a tree or.....
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Get into boarding. (Though this may well finish off your wrists once and for all.)
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Linds, I've no advice about ski poles to offer, only that I'm sorry to hear your wrist still isn't healed up - the condition you have sounds painful - I hope it eventually sorts itself out for you. Best wishes - J
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Linds, sorry to hear of your woes.
I've got Leki poles with triggers & Scott poles with their notch strike grip/strap combo. The Scott straps are handed left/right & definately offer more support than the Leki's. With the Scott strap tightened snug across the back of the hand then very little grip tension is required on the pole. Not sure if the Scott grip/strap might be too big for your little mits but they do a junior version.
As skimottaret says the Leki's will release in a heavy fall which could help protect your wrist from further damage.
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Sounds like only one wrist?
Just use one pole if that's the case - I've done this a few times when I've done skier's thumb injuries usually by fallling over in the lift maze 
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fatbob, I lost a pole in a lift queue and although I don't use mine yet when I skied down I did find myself temporarily at a loss as to what to do with the poleless hand. Isn't that daft? I tried holding it across the body in both hands - like the drill learners do but in the finish just held it as a single pole - amazing how wierd it seemed, yet I noticed no difference in the way I skied as I don't use the poles. If Linds went for one pole long term I wonder how long it would take to adjust in her mind?
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Linds,
Just ski without poles.... unless you are skiing moguls or super steeps you won't really miss them in most modern ski turns...
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spyderjon, your Scott ones sound good. I looked them up but found that, bizarrely, shops seem to show pictures of the patterns in the middle of poles, but not what either of the business ends looks like - Ellis Brigham, for example, and Filarinskis. Snow and Rock have few images. Do all the Scott poles described as having the "notch strike" system have the same kind of arrangement? I think I should go and have a look for some. I deserve a new pair. My current ones are ancient and battered.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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You know it makes sense.
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Linds, I skied for over a week carting a large camera and tripod.... with empty hands is far easier  I'd give it a go... should be far easier on the wrist and less chance to aggravate anything - unless you fall of course... but I don't really fall much so I don't think about that...
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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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Linds, pamw, Scott don't even have pics on their website
This is the set-up. The grips are handed & this pic is of the right pole. The strap is pretty stiff so it retains it's shape & makes it easy to get on & off even when adjusted for a snug fit.
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Poster: A snowHead
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As you can see it the strap gets wider as it goes under the hand for support.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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A better pic to show how much support the strap offers - I'm hardly applying an 'pinching' pressure to support the weight of the pole.
On the steeps the strap will support a lot of body weight without you having to grip the poles tightly.
Linds, Sorry but Debs is in Portugal so only my fat mits available for pics. EB's at MK stock a range Scott poles so you could try them there. Remember to take your gloves with you as that greatly increases your grip size.
Last edited by Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person on Sat 12-07-08 13:16; edited 1 time in total
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spyderjon, you would have loved the conversation i was having on tuesday night ver a bottle or 2 of fine red 
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spyderjon, thanks - fantastic pictures. Wonder why the pole manufacturers don't bother? They look just right, I'm definitely going to get them. 
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Linds, long dog walk first thing but you'll get me late morning onwards.
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spyderjon, Great to chat to you today and thanks for the advice on the poles, I will see if EB at MK has the carbon ones 
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Linds, pamw, Scott don't even have pics on their website
This is the set-up. The grips are handed & this pic is of the right pole. The strap is pretty stiff so it retains it's shape & makes it easy to get on & off even when adjusted for a snug fit. |
I have those poles and they are great. One warining though, make sure you get the large strap unless you have tiny hands.
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The_Hirsty, Check out Linds location....I don't think she'll have that problem!
Linds sorry to hear the arm's still bothering you....hope the trip in October goes well, just stay away from those Lardies!!
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LOL. Perhaps two cocktail sticks or those little umbrellas then.
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FAQ
) and I have a little trip to Tignes booked in October to see how things go 
but I know that at this moment gripping a ski pole all day may be pushing it for me 
Please no comments about me already on blades 
