[at-l] Hiker Hints for 02'ers

[icw39@ncfreedom.net (Clark Wright)]

good info - I reckon I should have confessed earlier on that, sort of
like I am still antsy about those toe clips on mountain bikes, I often
hike with my Lekis without using the straps . . . I don't recommend this
necessarily, it just is how I ended up personal choice-wise; used
correctly, the straps can help your hands a great deal!

hike on,

thru-thinker

Orange Bug wrote:
> 
> The thing people think about Leki's. You don't carry and hold them as
> you walk. I don't know about Delita's poles with gloves, but all the
> poles I've seen and used have straps off of the handle. You put your
> hand up through the bottom of the strap, and let you hand fall back,
> resting the strap on the web between your thumb and index finger, close
> to where the strap attaches the pole.
> 
> You use the pole by swinging is forward, letting it plant itself, then
> leaning you weight through your wrist into the strap. Your thumb and
> forefinger only aim the pole as you swing it forward at the end of the
> push. Hence, you rarely are touching anything, especially metal, as a
> heat sink.
> 
> When going down a hill, usually you do push down on the top of the pole
> for support, but that is rarely very long or forceful enough for a
> wrist extension injury. The strap typically falls well proximal to your
> wrist, certainly not constricting neurovascular bundles to your hand. I
> suspect that a previous carpal tunnel syndrome could be aggravated, but
> doubt a Leki would cause it. The muscles involved spare the hand and
> finger flexors, really only using the larger upper arms with minimal
> movement of the hand. I think this would be a great deal less tiring
> than grasping and carrying a wooden pole.
> 
> Bill...
> 
> --- Clark Wright <icw39@ncfreedom.net> wrote:
> > Wood indeed eliminates the "cold sink" problem inherent with metal
> > poles
> > . . . what I'm sittin here trying to picture is myself trucking down
> > a steep hill with only "my thumb and forefingers" on those poles!
> > Maybe Orange Bug can help me out with that one! :)
> >
> 
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