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Old December 23rd 03, 12:41 PM
Rob Bradlee
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Default Poles / No-poles Skating experiment


How can I keep my speed up (or better yet, increase it) when I use my
poles!
They seem to get in the way, make me want to use my upper body, and
get more
tired, and generally detract from my (rollerblade - legs focused)
skating
style!


90% of the power comes in the first 10% of the pole stroke. You are
probably swinging the poles too far back and too slowly.

Bring your hands up in front of your face. Elbows slightly bent. Start
the poling with a crunch of your abs. Don't let your poles go back
behind your hips.

See if a shorter, quicker poling motion helps.

Good experiment by the way - you gave yourself some good feedback.

Rob Bradlee





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