surfsnowgirl
Banned
A couple of my students asked me last weekend what poles are used for and I resisted the urge to tell them its to poke snowboarders shhhhhhh. Since I went without them that day I have since had them with me every day but appreciate them now. I still do my drills with hands down, hold the poles so I can see my hands and stuff like that. I pole plant occasionally. It was a great exercise to ski without them and now I ski with them and appreciate the poles when I need them. I just use them when I need them and they are just something I hold otherwise. When I need work to keep my shoulders in line I either drag them behind me or hold them as such where I see my hands.