Message #7099

[Ron]

I talked to Gary, he just meant that if he dropped a pole in powder, it could get lost. I used to have those Leki poles but the way the pole is attached to the glove is a dangeroous setup. The pole strap should not hold the pole in the palm of your hand if yu let it go. It should fall away from your hand. If it stays in the palm of your hand when you fall, you run a very high risk of getting skiers Thumb (which I had), that's usually a broken ligament, broken thumb and dislocated thumb. It requires a surgical reattachment of the ligament, its not fun. 

Lyn, lite pole plants except when it gets rough and tumble and you need those plants as little outriggers!