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davmik said:backpak45,
Thanks for your kind words and thoughtful response. I see the benefit in using poles, I think I try them without straps.
davmik said:backpak45,
Thanks for your kind words and thoughtful response. I see the benefit in using poles, I think I try them without straps.
Agree, just don't wrap them your wrist, but swinging poles, very dangerous, I know of one accident, person now minus one eye, you would be sent home on mountain trekking for swinging a pole, enjoy, Buen caminoI always cut the straps off any trekking poles I use. I do have a minor concern that they'll be more likely to cause an injury in a fall than without them (I read once that skiers who use straps for their poles are several times more likely to suffer from broken arms in a fall--I have no idea if that's actually true or not, but I read it online so it must be, right?).
But mostly, I just like swinging my trekking pole around like there's no tomorrow when I'm not actively using them. Straps just get in the way.... =)
-- Ryan
A wrist wrap is not very convenient
They are your poles. Do what you want with them, but the straps are the essential part of the pole! Your weight should be on the wrist straps, not your hands. The slight disadvantage of my Pacer Poles is that my weight is on the grips. However, the grips are almost horizontal to the ground, fitted to each hand, and engineered differently from a standard pole (which can have angled grips)I always cut the straps off any trekking poles
Your weight should be on the wrist straps, not your hands.
Losing an eye? I would put it in the category of an urban myth if I did not think people are stupid enough to do anything!
http://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/trekking-poles-hiking-staffs.htmlI've never heard that trekking poles are actually designed so your weight should be on the wrist straps, though.
Since wrist straps bear much of the load, it's important to use them correctly. Put your hand up through the bottom of the strap, not down from the top, before grasping the grip. Adjust the strap so it fits snugly around your wrist.
I never got any directions when I got my poles either, and just accepted that poles, like life, didn't come with such things.Where does it say this? None of my trekking poles ever included that in the directions.
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