[at-l] sticks???-silly question

[papa_bear_nyc@yahoo.com (Papa Bear)]

If you use sticks (e.g. Lekis) you don't grip the pole!  You rest your hand
on the strap and you just use a finger and thumb to hold the pole lightly.
The pole then swings from momentum, not from gripping it.  It's a trick you
need to practice, but once you do there will be much less muscle strain.
When I get tired I find myself gripping the pole, and when I realize that, I
relax, rest my palm on the strap and my arms relax nicely.

There is a nice web site showing this technique that someone (I think OB)
sent me:
http://www.personal.dundee.ac.uk/~pjclinch/poles.htm

Pb
----- Original Message -----
From: <watuwando2@cs.com>
To: ""At-L@Backcountry. Net"" <at-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 2:37 PM
Subject: RE: [at-l] sticks???-silly question


> Silly question but I was wondering if anyone has ever had a problem with
carpal tunnel syndrom and constantly gripping the stick/pole?
>
> amy
>