Sizing a stick properly: Not sure what size stick you may need. No problem. All you need to know is the height of the person your buying for, then refer to my GRIP CHART and you’ll find the size stick you need. ( Pictures needed: Natural blank, Finish blanks needed, Wild Berry, Cascade, Alpine, wildlife ) SELECTING YOUR NATURAL OR FINISHED BLANK. Each Tacoma Walking Stick offered will include the following information. A DESCRIPTION OF EACH STICK. GRIP HEIGHT; Measurement from the foot of the stick to the center of the grip area is THE GRIP HEIGHT. THE OVEALL HEIGHT OF THE STICK CAN THIS STICK BE SHORTENED ?----NO____ YES____ UP TO____INCH’S YES, I WOULD LIKE THIS STICK SHORTENED BY ____ INCH’S IF YOU DON’T KNOW YOUR CORRECT GRIP HEIGHT OR THAT OF THE PERSON YOU’D LIKE TO PURCHASE A STICK FOR, NO PROBLEM YOU JUST NEED TO KNOW THE HEIGHT OF THE INTENDED RECIEPIANT , AND REFER TO MY GRIP CHART. If your interested in more information regarding stick selection and the distinction between a walking stick, hiking stick, and a staff, you may treat yourself to the long winded dissertation that follows. The most important measurement in selecting a stick is the height to the center of the grip area as measured from the foot of the stick. This is the GRIP HEIGHT. This is the measurement that determines whether or not the stick will fit its intended user. Realizing that this measurement may not always be obtainable as in the case of a gift etc… I developed a GRIP CHART based on a simple formula using a persons height to determine their correct GRIP HEIGHT. All you need is the height of the intended recipient. THERE IS A FAIR AMOUNT OF LEEWAY HERE. THE GRIP HEIGHT REFERS TO THE CENTER OF THE GRIP AREA, GENERALLY LEAVING SEVERAL INCH’S OF GRIP AREA ABOVE AND BELOW THE GRIP HEIGHT MEASUREMENT. SO ITS NOT AN EXACT SCIENCE, OFTEN PEOPLE WITH-IN A FEW INCHS OF ONE ANOTHER IN HEIGHT ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THE SAME SIZE STICK. The overall height of a stick is always relative to the grip height for any given person. Though a walking stick is generally shorter than a hiking stick, often by as much as ten inch’s the grip height remains the same for both sticks. A hiking stick is taller than a walking stick with a radical changes in elevation, longer grip area to allow the hiker the ability to adjust his or her grip to accommodate gripping higher on the stick when going down and lower on the grip area as elevation increases going up.If you would like a hiking stick simply combine the grip height with the overall desired height you’d like. [I like the overall height of my hiking stick at shoulder height. A Staff is taller than a hiking stick. In my humble opinion a staff should be as tall or taller than the person using it. I like mine, about six inch’s above my head. Designed for extreme elevations, the wrist strap is placed at the top of the grip area allowing the hand to move freely up and down the grip area which often twice the length of the grip area on a hiking stick. Remember going up you get tired, coming down you get injured. Its coming down when you realize the benefit of a hiking stick or staff with its additional height and grip area.
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