Hmmm.. Girl or Guy poles?

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Its the same technology, just a sales gimmick to sell more poles.

If it works for you....then whats the difference....

[ortiz55]

I have been told that the sail peice in the mystic "girl poles" is lower.

[primetime614]

i used a "girls" pole when i was smaller and it didn't make a differnece.

But when i bent the pole (which wan't much back then) it seemed like it bent back really quickly and it sometimes flung be around, which sacred my coach.

[spike gibeault]

i used a pacer mistic when i was jumping 10'6 and it was the softest pole ive ever been on, it barley unbent and it was 35 pounds over my weight, i moved to a ucs spirit and i gor right to 13' and then 13'6"

[JTred]

I always thought the only difference was that they make the "girls" poles in smaller sizes and that they're thinner? For smaller hands? That's what I was always told. I've used mystics before and so do 2 of the guys on my team. I could never tell any difference.

[rainbowgirl28]

I always thought the only difference was that they make the "girls" poles in smaller sizes and that they're thinner? For smaller hands? That's what I was always told. I've used mystics before and so do 2 of the guys on my team. I could never tell any difference.

Mystics used to be on smaller mandrels, but I know in the 12'6 and shorter lengths they now go with a little bit bigger mandrel (these are still small poles, like an 18 mandrel instead of a 21) to make the carry weight lighter, so now they probably have a similar mandrel size to their Skypole and Spirit counterparts.

[Tim McMichael]

I think a lower sail piece should work best for most girls. They certainly worked best for me, and I think it had something to do with my being so much shorter and lighter than the other athletes.