"yunlong" wrote in
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Also, if poles don't help balance, why do
downhill racers carry them?

Security crutches, maybe.

Okay, following along this increasingly silly thread, this line jumped out
at me.

First, I wouldn't restrict the question to downhillers, but include ALL
alpine racers. Every one of them. For ever.

"Crutches"?

Maybe I'm misinterpreting your reply, but it seems that you are saying you
know something that every professional and amateur racer of the past 50
years has missed. I doubt that very much.

Good luck with your fantasy.

dh