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[QUOTE="bergmannfamily, post: 1194859, member: 93474"] I have been a cross country skier for 50 years. I use my poles for walking just like I use them for skiing, so I keep mine fairly tall. On flat ground I drop them ahead of my feet and then push off with them to propel myself forward, using each pole strike for two steps. On an incline they land just beside me and help push me up. I place a new pole for each step. On the downhill I place the pole quite far in front (so I keep them long) in order to prevent acceleration. Like on the uphill, on the downward trail the pole moves for each step. The wrist straps, if used correctly by entering them from below, hold the pole for you so that you do not grip the pole tightly, but just let it move into your hand as you pass your weight on to it. That does wonders for my arthritic hands that do not, sometimes cannot, hold an object easily, and never can grip tight. My main reason for starting to use poles for walking was the onset of Parkinson's, and the unsteady balance that comes with it. Now that I can control my descent speed that is a great bonus. The whole gist of this response is that each person needs to figure out how the poles can help them walk better/more efficient/safer/steadier/faster. If the user accomplishes this goal then the poles have value. [/QUOTE]
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