Talk:Ski pole

First line:

"Ski Poles have no use in this world. I tried them once in my kitchen and stabbed my pet cheese ball the wrong way. I was never able to caress him again!--PRB 14:44, 20 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Agreed. This has been reworded. Fwerp™ (talk) 20:03, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

Name Change

It is stated in the first line that ski STOCKS are quite often incorrectly referred to as ski poles. I would recommend for that purpose that the name of this article be changed to "Ski Stocks". -- Jake Sinnott (talk) 00:19, 30 October 2009 (UTC)

Poles haven't been called Stocks for years. I have reworded the page so that the article facts on what is present, not past. Fwerp™ (talk) 20:01, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

Leki link

I have no idea why there is a little space after the Leki link. Can someone look into that and see why that space is occurring? Also, is it acceptable to specifically talk about the products of these two ski pole companies. Would you consider it advertising or simply discussing the different models of poles that are available for purchase? — Aurora (Say hi!)[[]] 15:15, Aug 20, 2004 (UTC)

This article does not seem encyclopedic to me at all. It seems like an advertisement out of a cataloug or something. I needs to be changed significantly. The link to the outside site should not be inline in the article, it should be in a seperate seciton at the end. Various other formating issues exist. I'll have a go at it I guess. — マイケル ₪ 15:37, Aug 20, 2004 (UTC)

Aurora, please don't be offended, but I have restored an original sentence near the beginning, it was really clearer. Partly, it was your typo that I couldn't figure (crutial), but it was also the whole sentence linking there. I agree it still sounds like advertising. Bishonen 22:54, 22 Aug 2004 (UTC)

And no, I agree with everybody that we can't have the two companies. It's a pretty cool article, except for that. I've removed it. Sorry to undo your work on the outside links, — マイケル ₪, but I really thought they had to go as well. Bishonen 23:00, 22 Aug 2004 (UTC)

This entry looks a lot better now. — Aurora (Say hi!)[[]] 01:45, Aug 23, 2004 (UTC)

Poor edit

"Ski poles were first used to test the snow you would be skiing over. That way you could get a rough mental picture of what you were skiing over. Now ski poles should be used as a timing device not for balance."

These statements seem misplaced (in the paragraph starting with the types of skiing that don't use poles), and contradictory to the rest of the article, or even plainly unfounded. --74.46.57.20 (talk) 22:05, 8 February 2008 (UTC)

Fixed. Couldn't find any reference over the internet for what was said. Completely taken out. Fwerp™ (talk) 19:57, 18 December 2009 (UTC)

fasted?

What does 'fasted mean?

Attached to the upper part of the pole is a grip with a strap, either fasted or detachable. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.153.193.107 (talk) 16:41, 1 August 2010 (UTC) Maybe a typo for "fastened"?Mnb21 (talk) 13:22, 19 September 2010 (UTC)

• Just fixed that typo and added a couple more words. Fwerp™ (talk) 19:54, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

Patent Citations

Due to the extremely limited amount of scholarly information on the internet about 'who invented what' when it comes to ski poles, I have sourced patent citations in the History section until I can source proper articles. Please, do not simply delete these citations, if you are going to delete them, replace them with a proper source so that readers at least have something to refer to. Otherwise, just don't delete them. Thanks TheSkiRacer (talk) 02:59, 26 August 2015 (UTC)

Half poles?

I have seen footage of downhill skiers with poles that only project about 6" beyond the hand grip. What is their purpose? Just for balance maybe? They certainly won't be much use for propulsion. 209.93.17.194 (talk) 18:49, 3 January 2020 (UTC)