Pole Planting

If anyones interested I got my Snowsport England Log Book in the post the other day

If your really interested its Christmas Day tomorrow and if you carry on "being very naughty boys" Santa will not visit you

bandit wrote: I can ski okay without them, but why would I want to, it's a PITA.

That's really all I've been saying, That's it's possible to ski ok without them. Other people have been saying that good skiing is not posssible without poles.

Trencher

mfc wrote:

If your really interested its Christmas Day tomorrow and if you carry on "being very naughty boys" Santa will not visit you

What about those of us who are being very naughty girls, will Santa be coming?

Trencher wrote:

bandit wrote: I can ski okay without them, but why would I want to, it's a PITA.

That's really all I've been saying, That's it's possible to ski ok without them. Other people have been saying that good skiing is not posssible without poles.

Trencher

You would not enjoy most of the skiing I do if you lacked poles. I fell over on Saturday and tried to stand up, sank in up to my backside on one leg. The only way to get back to my skis was to crawl. Poles get used in all sorts of ways, last Sat I made a + from mine in order to stand up
I would say that, some skiing can be done okay without poles. Most of the advancement in recreational skiing starts with racing. I don't see any of the alpine disciplines, losing the sticks just yet.

bandit wrote:

it's a PITA.

Haha! That's the key. Yes, I ski with poles. Last year, I stopped to help a girl get her skis back, and she had no poles. I loaned her one of mine because she couldn't get up, and get her ski on. It was her first time skiing, and her boyfriend told her it would be easier without poles. I thought that was kind of ridiculous. Skating through a lift line when you have no experience is kind of a pain. . .

I use my poles for feeling the surface in front of me, for timing, sometimes shoving off, as my pivot point on jump turns, thwacking girls bottoms, blocking branches/poles, getting back up (especially in powder).
Whilst I agree that poles aren't necessary they are a great tool - not vital but makes thing a lot easier.

The most important question is, can hip counter be used to generate more efficiency when turning?

bennyboy wrote:The most important question is, can hip counter be used to generate more efficiency when turning?

Oooh you're brave bennyboy. I don't know what it is as I'm way down the ski skill level list but 'hip counter' seems to cause major ructions on this forum.