Pair of Vintage Paddle-type XC Ski Pole Grips! Plus I'll toss in a couple extra misc similar grips.  These are rare old grips from the 80's that were meant to imitate a canoe paddle grip for XC skiers! Some folks still love them. *Possibly* these folks would be paddlers! ***

Why the "Out Your Backdoor" eBay Store? OYB is a unique effort dedicated to promoting indie outdoor culture heritage. All proceeds from OYB sales are a fundraiser to promote hard-to-find outdoor media. The OYB homepage at the OutYourBackdoor dot com has 2000+ articles. Your support makes it possible! --Thanks, Jeff Potter

Shipping, Handling & Customer Service: We're constantly creating new media, hosting events, instructing...and shipping. Whew!  : )  As a result it can take me a few days to ship. Also, we're pleased to use quality recycled packaging where appropriate. And I always give good feedback, but I have to do it all manually and so only get to it once a month. Lastly, OYB is also a brick'n'mortar shop, so the eBay Store can sometimes briefly be a bit out of synch with stock -- in case of a glitch I'll let you know right away. ...Double-whew!

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And now here's a special treat! ... A unique ski lesson from the OYB website and YouTube!

The Best-Kept Secret in XC Ski Touring!

Striding Doublepole: secret fun! This photo shows the trick! It's *not* kick-doublepole.

In the official world of XC ski instruction -- in classes and in all books -- the most advanced technique is for racing. However, most skiers do not race. They ski casual trails near where they live. And many of them have advanced skills. But the way they ski doesn't look like racing at all!

The biggest difference is that hardly anyone who skis homestyle trails does much doublepoling. By contrast most ski races are more than half doublepoling. This is a huge difference between two worlds of skiing! And it's not acknowledged in instruction or media!

Really, I'm the only one out here in media-land who is pushing to give respect to ski touring -- Trail Skiing -- and its special needs, skills and fun.

And one of the biggest skill differences is that Trail Skiers often enjoy using a technique called the Striding Doublepole. It's not officially taught anywhere, though. (Except by me.) It's the only kind of doublepole that works well on uneven trails. It works great in slower, softer conditions. It's great for skiing with a pack. And you can still sightsee while doing it since there's less up and down bobbing with the torso. It's also the best kind of doublepole for going uphill. And it's easy!

A somewhat similar official technique is called the Kick Doublepole, where for every doublepole you kick once. But our improved technique for touring is done by striding twice for each doublepole.

There are even times in racing when it comes in handy! Everyone should know how to do it. But Trail Skiers are the ones who really LOVE it.

(The kind of doublepoling that is officially taught is mostly useful when conditions are fast -- you're flying along -- and when the trail is tracked by machinery with firm, level, even, ski-tracks. And it's really only very useful when you're in good shape. It takes quite a bit of work.)

Here's a link to a story at my OYB website that explains it in full detail: http://outyourbackdoor.com/newarticle.php?id=1998 And here's a link to a YouTube video that makes it super-easy to see what I mean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPC8HJJjH6g

ENJOY! ...And "you're welcome." And thanks for stopping by my listing, JP

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