Re: [at-l] taping and hiking poles

--- Mara Factor <m_factor@hotmail.com> wrote:
> ...snip...
> This means shorter poles going up and longer going
> down.  They also suggest that the pole plant should
> be across from your opposing heel strike - not 
> behind you.

I personally found the shorter poles going up didn't 
helped me much. For me, the poles behind (not much 
behind however) helped me propel myself up the hills. 
Also, I found that it saved me some of the bounce off 
of my achilles going uphill.

Turbo Turtle



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