I give it a 4.8/5 they are great and when you are having ski races once every two weeks in the winter and practice 5 times a week in the winter it is very helpful. They are fast and easy and comfortable. When you have leki brand race gloves their is no need for the strap. The glove comes on and off perfectly with the leki brand gloves. The loop is sewed onto the gloves and their is no strap. It takes me less the a second to take off and put on my race poles with my leki Gloves. I highly recommend this product and trigger 3D is even better. Also the price for leki is worth it. I have broke my pole on a slalom gate on my race course and they sent me a new pair for free. It came in two weeks of me sending my old pair to them with 5 day shipping. Great service great products.
Honestly, I understand why some people aren’t a fan, however personally I can’t go without the Leki system. The grips are high quality and ergonomic, I have never had issues with the icing over of the grip, the customer service and warranty is fantastic (got a replacement pole for a broken one in less than a week), and the Trigger 3D system is even easier to use and is much safer. Furthermore, I find the power transfer to the pole to be much more efficient using the Leki system than with traditional pole straps. Especially with the speed system gloves, it’s a killer combo.
I have been using trigger poles since the original black & blue, aluminum/carbon hybrid. I love them! Best glove/pole connection ever! It’s all I’ve skied with for 14 years. However, I don’t have kids & I’m not too concerned about gummi frogs. That’s just my take an old mogul skier
Brad, I found your review to be right on. I have the Carbon 14 and the pole shafts themselves are fine. They are lightweight; nothing special there, just good shafts. But when actually skiing downhill, the trigger grips add no performance advantage as compared to loop straps. However, as you pointed out, they do add inconvenience and hassle while not skiing. When you need to use your hands (which I do often every day I ski) to adjust your boots, open your pockets, pull out your lift pass, etc. you have to unclip, do something with the loose pole(s), and then after using your hands, put the poles back on. And the straps are so tight that simply taking your hand out of your regular size ski glove can be somewhat difficult. With my regular straps, I let the poles go, do what I need to do, flick my wrist,/arm, and the poles are back where they should be. Next, while skiing, the straps position the poles in my hands in a spot that isn't quite right, and they are so tight and precise, that they can't be adjusted. Finally, I had a strap prerelease while simply poling on flat section. (I guess my hand inadvertently hit the eject button.) Because of this, I simply do not trust the poles to stay secure when I'm on the lifts. I do not take my pole straps off when I get on the lifts and will just let them dangle with regular straps. I will not do that with the Leki Trigger grips because I'm worried I may hit the eject button and lose one. On the subject of injury protection, I can see very, very limited instances when the trigger grips will make a difference, like skiing in the trees. (When I do that, I take my straps off.) Most ski pole injuries are caused by the body coming in contact with the pole that has been planted in the ground, and in those instances, the release properties of the trigger grip will make no difference at al. Furthermore, thumb injuries are caused by falling with the pole in the hand. In those instances, the trigger grips will make no difference at all because they might release only after the fall. Anecdotal internet evidence provides no support for the supposed injury prevention, and some have even suffered thumb and wrist injuries while using the trigger grips. If there were any solid evidence of injury prevention, you would expect that Leki would post it on their website. But all they have are vacuous claims of safety and security. I realize that some folks may think otherwise, and they are free to use these grips, but for the vast majority of skiers, the straps are a solution for a problem that does not exist. In short, the trigger grip is another fine example of increasing the complexity of something that was and should be simple. You are right that most reviews are glowing, but I agree with you. I just don't see it.
Buying the leki gloves will totally make a difference. I'm using leki wcr poles and I prefer them a lot. The mechanism really makes things easier and faster. Even when using the strap and not leki gloves it's still really easy to take gloves on or of. I'm just untightening the straps and taking off the gloves. The straps don't fall down for me, unless I take them off the gloves manually.
Valid points. help with # 3 dangling poles while on lift... not sure if all the wrist straps have it, but the ones I just got ( on much cheaper poles than what everyone else is talking about- guess I just got a good deal ) have a button on the strap that goes around your thumb connecting it to the on the backhand. wrist strap stays on, pole clips in strap , but strap unhooks and can dangle. Hope that helps with that aspect at least.
I like the original lake trigger handles except for a couple of freeze UPS in powder over my head. I too take my gloves off and on a lot and found that a problem which I think will be minimized with the integrated glove integrated glove and trigger combination by just taking the glove off and leaving it with the Pole. Worth it maybe when it is time to replace your gloves.
They do! Not sure they would be worth the cost, though. And you can leave the Leki strap on your glove and remove your hand from the glove. It's just another "thing" as you move about.
It’s just my opinion tho. I understand the reasons he is Luke-warm about them however. It depends on the skier’s need for dexterity & tactile qualities
Ordered from Skis.com. Bought two sets of polls, $30 each. I moved handles from one set to my poles, other set turned out to be correct height for my wife who started using them just this month. Maybe I'll see what she thinks of them for a small update.
I give it a 4.8/5 they are great and when you are having ski races once every two weeks in the winter and practice 5 times a week in the winter it is very helpful. They are fast and easy and comfortable. When you have leki brand race gloves their is no need for the strap. The glove comes on and off perfectly with the leki brand gloves. The loop is sewed onto the gloves and their is no strap. It takes me less the a second to take off and put on my race poles with my leki Gloves. I highly recommend this product and trigger 3D is even better. Also the price for leki is worth it. I have broke my pole on a slalom gate on my race course and they sent me a new pair for free. It came in two weeks of me sending my old pair to them with 5 day shipping. Great service great products.
Honestly, I understand why some people aren’t a fan, however personally I can’t go without the Leki system. The grips are high quality and ergonomic, I have never had issues with the icing over of the grip, the customer service and warranty is fantastic (got a replacement pole for a broken one in less than a week), and the Trigger 3D system is even easier to use and is much safer. Furthermore, I find the power transfer to the pole to be much more efficient using the Leki system than with traditional pole straps. Especially with the speed system gloves, it’s a killer combo.
I have been using trigger poles since the original black & blue, aluminum/carbon hybrid. I love them! Best glove/pole connection ever! It’s all I’ve skied with for 14 years. However, I don’t have kids & I’m not too concerned about gummi frogs. That’s just my take an old mogul skier
Brad,
I found your review to be right on. I have the Carbon 14 and the pole shafts themselves are fine. They are lightweight; nothing special there, just good shafts.
But when actually skiing downhill, the trigger grips add no performance advantage as compared to loop straps. However, as you pointed out, they do add inconvenience and hassle while not skiing. When you need to use your hands (which I do often every day I ski) to adjust your boots, open your pockets, pull out your lift pass, etc. you have to unclip, do something with the loose pole(s), and then after using your hands, put the poles back on. And the straps are so tight that simply taking your hand out of your regular size ski glove can be somewhat difficult. With my regular straps, I let the poles go, do what I need to do, flick my wrist,/arm, and the poles are back where they should be.
Next, while skiing, the straps position the poles in my hands in a spot that isn't quite right, and they are so tight and precise, that they can't be adjusted.
Finally, I had a strap prerelease while simply poling on flat section. (I guess my hand inadvertently hit the eject button.) Because of this, I simply do not trust the poles to stay secure when I'm on the lifts. I do not take my pole straps off when I get on the lifts and will just let them dangle with regular straps. I will not do that with the Leki Trigger grips because I'm worried I may hit the eject button and lose one.
On the subject of injury protection, I can see very, very limited instances when the trigger grips will make a difference, like skiing in the trees. (When I do that, I take my straps off.) Most ski pole injuries are caused by the body coming in contact with the pole that has been planted in the ground, and in those instances, the release properties of the trigger grip will make no difference at al. Furthermore, thumb injuries are caused by falling with the pole in the hand. In those instances, the trigger grips will make no difference at all because they might release only after the fall. Anecdotal internet evidence provides no support for the supposed injury prevention, and some have even suffered thumb and wrist injuries while using the trigger grips. If there were any solid evidence of injury prevention, you would expect that Leki would post it on their website. But all they have are vacuous claims of safety and security. I realize that some folks may think otherwise, and they are free to use these grips, but for the vast majority of skiers, the straps are a solution for a problem that does not exist.
In short, the trigger grip is another fine example of increasing the complexity of something that was and should be simple. You are right that most reviews are glowing, but I agree with you. I just don't see it.
Buying the leki gloves will totally make a difference. I'm using leki wcr poles and I prefer them a lot. The mechanism really makes things easier and faster. Even when using the strap and not leki gloves it's still really easy to take gloves on or of. I'm just untightening the straps and taking off the gloves. The straps don't fall down for me, unless I take them off the gloves manually.
Valid points. help with # 3 dangling poles while on lift... not sure if all the wrist straps have it, but the ones I just got
( on much cheaper poles than what everyone else is talking about- guess I just got a good deal ) have a button on the strap that goes around your thumb connecting it to the on the backhand. wrist strap stays on, pole clips in strap , but strap unhooks and can dangle. Hope that helps with that aspect at least.
I like the original lake trigger handles except for a couple of freeze UPS in powder over my head. I too take my gloves off and on a lot and found that a problem which I think will be minimized with the integrated glove integrated glove and trigger combination by just taking the glove off and leaving it with the Pole. Worth it maybe when it is time to replace your gloves.
Excellent insights. Thanks!
Thank that’s my mind made up 👍
It seems not to be a choice between this leki system and regular straps but rather between no straps and the trigger system.
Such great points! Thank you for such an honest review. Maybe Leki will develop a glove with the loop built into it? Great video!
They’ve been making gloves with that loop for a while now! They’re great
They do! Not sure they would be worth the cost, though.
And you can leave the Leki strap on your glove and remove your hand from the glove. It's just another "thing" as you move about.
It’s just my opinion tho. I understand the reasons he is Luke-warm about them however. It depends on the skier’s need for dexterity & tactile qualities
I ski with kids.... I take my gloves off so many times during the day....I might as well leave my gloves in the car....
Hey! Do you mind me asking where you found these? I really want leki poles, but I can’t justify spending over $100…
Peter Glenn has some for about $70-90
Let me see if I have a receipt/confirmation. I want to say I paid like $20. . .
Ordered from Skis.com. Bought two sets of polls, $30 each. I moved handles from one set to my poles, other set turned out to be correct height for my wife who started using them just this month. Maybe I'll see what she thinks of them for a small update.
@@brmadsenad thank you so much!!
The trigger s works great if you have the gloves too.
Get a Leki glove with Trigger S build-in. Just my 2C
Love the system, and the safety aspects off the system is a big deal for me. You completely missed that. Give you a 0 for that review