Small trekking poles are actually very particular. If you really like outdoor sports,
If you want to walk healthily,
Then it is very necessary to prepare a pair of trekking poles with reliable performance and learn to use them correctly.
In addition to effectively protecting your knees, it can also help you reduce the load by about 30%.
Let you walk more easily and comfortably, and enjoy the fun brought by nature better.
How to use trekking poles correctly?
Let me give you a brief introduction:
According to the locking mode, there are two main types of trekking poles: external lock and internal lock.
The outer lock is provided with a loose button at the joint of two trekking poles,
Breaking the fastener can adjust the length of the trekking pole, and closing the fastener can fix the trekking pole.
The external locking trekking pole is more convenient and suitable for users with less hand strength.
When that internal loc trekking stick is rotate in different directions by holding two parts of the trekking stick,
So as to adjust the friction between the expansion bolt and the inner wall.
This kind of locking is relatively firm, but it requires the user's hand strength.
If it is not tightened, the trekking stick may retract during use, so be sure to pay attention.
If you are engaged in special outdoor hiking, especially in the case of heavy hiking, choose hiking poles.
It is best to choose a handle with a straight handle (as shown below).
Don't choose the T-shaped handle, or it won't fit well with the wristband.
I. Adjustment of the length of the trekking pole
How to adjust the length of the trekking pole? This needs to be adjusted according to the specific terrain.
1, flat ground
First of all, let's look at the length adjustment of walking on the flat ground. We stood on the flat ground.
Holding a trekking stick, the arm naturally hangs down and the forearm is raised with the elbow as the fulcrum.
Make the forearm parallel to the ground and make a 90-degree right angle with the upper arm. At this time, hold the trekking stick.
The vertical contact length between the top of the walking stick and the ground is the correct length for using the trekking stick on the flat ground.
As long as you lock every part of the trekking pole,
Then adjust the other unadjusted trekking stick to the same length as the trekking stick with the locked length.
Step 2: Go uphill with large slope
Compared with hiking on the flat ground, it is necessary to shorten the length of the trekking pole on the uphill section with large slope.
Depending on the slope. The arm drives the trekking pole to be placed in front of or above the body,
Then use the wristband to support the body to walk upward, which can effectively reduce the load on the legs.
If necessary, you can climb with two climbing poles at the same time.
At this time, the palm can hold the handle hard to increase strength.
be on the decline
According to the actual situation, the length of the trekking pole is adjusted to be slightly longer than the normal length when walking on a flat road.
Because of the great impact on the knee joint when going downhill, trekking poles are needed to reduce the load at this time.
Next, insert the trekking stick in front of your body.
And you have to land on your front foot to achieve the effect of power sharing.
It should be noted that when going downhill, the crutches bear more weight than usual.
Therefore, each section of the walking stick must be completely fixed firmly.
Avoid the danger of body imbalance caused by sudden retraction when carrying weight.
In addition, for the same reason, we must pay attention to where the sugarcane falls.
When the crutch hits the ground, put a little pressure on your arm to see if the position is reliable.
Don't encounter places that are easy to collapse.
Such as silt, floating grass below, and gravel that is easy to collapse on the cliff.
When adjusting the trekking pole, the maximum adjustment length displayed on the trekking pole shall not be exceeded.
Adjust the trekking pole to the longest,
You will see one near the top of the first two sections of the trekking pole.
A "stop" or "maximum" flag,
This requires that the length of the trekking pole should not exceed this mark at the longest.
Otherwise, it is likely to break when encountering a strong external force.
There are length dimensions in the range marked "Stop" of trekking poles, which can be used as reference for adjustment.
When buying a trekking pole, you can determine how long it takes according to your height.
Second, the use of wristbands.
The strength of the trekking pole depends on the wrist strap, and the weight and backpack load are transmitted to the wrist through the wrist strap.
Instead of holding the handle of the trekking pole hard.
I believe many people have this experience:
Hold the handle firmly and use the trekking stick. If you walk for a long time, your hands will feel tired.
Especially when walking a long line, sometimes I am so tired that I even want to throw away the trekking pole.
But once you learn to use the wristband correctly, no matter how long it takes, your hands will not feel tired.
So how should we hold it correctly?
First, adjust the wristband to an appropriate length and put the handle through the wristband ring. Then press the wristband on our palms.
Then gently hold the handle. Let the load support the trekking pole through the wrist strap,
Instead of holding the handle tightly and exerting force. If the length of the wristband is not suitable, adjust it again.
This is what it looks like when you reach out under normal circumstances. Is the tiger's mouth semicircular?
This is what it looks like after holding the trekking pole correctly.
The tiger's mouth gently holds the handle, and the trekking pole can swing back and forth like a pendulum, with a wristband as the connection.
You don't have to hold it tightly at all, and you don't have to worry that the trekking pole will fall off.
Even if you use the trekking stick for a long time, you won't feel a burden.
Third, use a snow/mud tray.
Usually after buying a trekking pole, we will find a bowl made of plastic near the tip of the pole.
This is called crutch support, which can be divided into mud support and snow support according to different walking environments.
Many friends don't know what this is for, and even think it's in the way, so they are used to taking it off.
In fact, the use of employee support is also very important.
It is mainly used to prevent the sharp stick tip from being inserted too deep and causing danger when walking in various terrains.
So for the sake of safety, please don't take off the stick seat at will.
Trekking poles are used to relieve the pressure on the legs.
Thereby increasing the endurance of the whole body,
Therefore, although the above method of use is the most scientific method,
But not necessarily for everyone.
As long as other methods can achieve the same effect,
? And it won't cause any harm to the body, and it doesn't hurt to change it properly.
Maybe people will feel uncomfortable when they first start using trekking poles.
But once you master the correct usage and get used to it, you will really find that,
The trekking pole is like a part of your body, and you will really obviously feel your load reduced.
In the long run, your knees and meniscus will be well protected.
Two tips:
1. Some friends take their trekking poles in their hands when they are tired from walking.
? The tip of the stick is not dragged on the ground, but held in the hand and tilted upward.
This practice is taboo because the tip of the stick is very sharp. If the top of the walking stick is facing upwards,
People who walk behind are likely to be stabbed by the tip of a stick once they accidentally fall forward, causing injuries.
Therefore, in any case, the tip of the staff can only go down, and it is strictly forbidden to go up;
2. In some places with slopes, teammates need to pull each other. In this case,
Never use the trekking pole as a power-assisted tool, and let the other party pull the trekking pole to climb.
Even the best trekking poles will fall.
Using crutches as pulling tools can easily lead to accidents;
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