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sizing poles...
 Poster: A snowHead
Poster: A snowHead

I think I've been sizing ski poles wrong for years!! Black Diamond says If you’re testing for length in a store with shoes on, flip the poles upside down so the grip is on the floor and grab the pole tip just above the basket. Your elbow should have about a 90 degree bend

I've always grabbed it underneath the basket!
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

Got to remember that the tip sticks into the ground (which is why we flip them upside doown) BUT your skis and boots (probably with riser pads) will raise you up further when you are actually using them . SO i find that holidng ABOVE the basket gives me a better length pole.
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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?

If BD says 'above' the basket, they mean the area closest to the grip. Not much use flipping the pole around if you're going to grab it at the end anyway.
I'm sure your 'underneath' the basket is the same area Smile

In spirit of the topic: I buy my poles 5 cm shorter, gets me more to the front seat.
edit: actually, 10cm shorter compared to my body length.


Last edited by Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see? on Mon 4-01-10 20:43; edited 1 time in total
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I've been sizing the kids poles this week and I've decided that with a good 5cm from the basket to the pole tip its a black art. After all depending on the snow surface you could be striking the tip on ice or be sinking up the basket in softer snow. Also, I think there is very little in the arm angle plus or minus the 5cm when you try to see if the arm is at right angles or not - def. as much a black art as boot fitting I think wink
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