Strapless with a caveat.? I was always getting the straps caught on stuff, they are just general nuisance.? I've been using the Leki trigger poles for about 4 years now, so my poles are attached to the gloves (or not) depending on how and where I'm skiing.? If I let go of my poles when clicked in, they stay attached to the little trigger "thingy" right between the thumb and the forefinger (they don't go sliding around on my arm like with normal ski straps).?I can let go of the pole to pick something up, and the pole stays where it is easy to regrab. When I push the trigger with my thumb to release them then the poles are strapless.? And since I don't have the normal straps in my hand, I have a better feel for the poles.
For my old pair I have a velcro band that fits around and over the glove with elastic break-away point in the thumb web space where the pole attaches (I ripped off the elastic on one band during a fall).? For my newer pair I bought a pair of Leki gloves along with the poles and the attachment point is built into the gloves (newer attchment point too). In the picture below, the pole is shown with the external strap ( you would wear it over your existing gloves) but they also make gloves that attach directly. Also, the attachment points are now springy, if your pole stops and you don't the pole will pull free of the glove (maybe a plus, maybe not, better than a dislocated thumb or shoulder or a fall).
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