I bought 2 poles from walmart and did an overnight round trip from Amicalola to Springer, a few days ago.
I could not get used to using the poles.
I know that when you your left foot goes forward, youre supposed to use your right pole, etc..... But I kept using the right pole when I used my right foot..... and the left pole when I used my left pole.
I could not get into rhythm. It seemed when i intentionally tried to do it properly, I ended up taking larger steps than usual, and had to stop after about 5 or so steps and just carry my poles.
They did come in really handy tho when i was doing down-hill and had to maneuver around rocks/roots.
How long did it take you to get into the rhythm and get used to using them properly? (I'm probably not going to walk around town with these to get used to them)