We have had different experiences then. My metal banded poles used to snap 2-3 inches below the metal band. There must have been a reason he stopped making the metal banded poles.😁
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Yeah they had a weakness, very thin carbon, but I was always gentle.
Don’t dismiss my main point, the mk3 is a better pole, by a long way, I don’t dispute that - it’s just it would be ridiculously good if it had thin metal bands where the clamping sections are.