[at-l] Poles

[jetriple@rockwellcollins.com (jetriple@rockwellcollins.com)]

Good point Mara.  I was about to bring the "taper" issue up.  Also,
extending the lower section fully keeps slightly more weight closer to your
hand, and slightly less weight closer to the tip where there is a greater
distance of swing...

-James T.
(Orange Crush)




"Mara Factor" <m_factor@hotmail.com>@mailman.backcountry.net on 02/26/2002
10:56:48 PM

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Subject:    Re: [at-l] Poles


Well, I could tell from the measurement markings on the poles that Leki
designed tehm to have the bottom section fully extended.  But, like you, I
had my doubts.  So, a couple of years ago at Trail Days, I talked with the
Leki reps about it, and they confirmed that they recommend the bottom
always
be fully extended for the reasons outlined below.

Mara
Stitches, GAME99

>From: Clark Wright <icw39@ncfreedom.net>
>Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 17:51:45 -0500
>
>I am in dangerous territory here, having abandoned my materials
>engineering major well before the end of my 4 years of undergraduate
>study . . . but I THINK, from a physics/engineering perspective, that
>the bottom section is both weakest (thinner), and that any section tends
>to be a bit weaker when fully extended (gets thinner, and at end, there
>is less internal overlap).  For these reasons, in my 3-section Lekis, I
>always tried to make the bottom two sections roughly equal in terms of
>extension . . . I have no idea if the Leki reps would agree or disagree
>. . . just my 2 cents! :)
>
>thru-thinker
>
>Mara Factor wrote:
> >
> > Best web page on poles I've ever seen is Pete's Poles page at:
> >
> > http://www.personal.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/poles.htm
> >
> > The only thing that I would modify on his page is under care and
> > maintenance...
> >
> > With three segment poles, always extend the bottom segment fully and
>modify
> > the length by adjusting just the middle section.  This reduces play
>where
> > the botom pole tapers and also reduces the amount of dirt and grit that
>can
> > get into the middle section of the pole.
> >
> > Mara
> > Stitches, GAME99

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