The point of straps is to be able to put weight on the pole without carrying them in a death grip all the time. The GG Lightreks are so light and so easily adjusted in your hands as you go along that I never grip them that hard, and I don't have the straps. Used to use straps all the time with the heavier metal poles I have.
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