its hard to say what life span cos ive hurd people on here saying there slx pole is 4 years old with hardly any were but my slx is just over a year old and the number 1 section is starting to get badly worn to the extent its pxxxxing me off lol , ide like to try a extreme or even a facelift neon but not yet desided i mite just try a facelift edge next as they do a himod edge in longer poles so not shore if there as good as a super max?