Newbie here and just starting to move into backpacking from car camping. I have been walking several miles with a loaded pack every evening to begin to get in shape for my first trip in late june.

I just got a set of trekking poles and have a cadence question. Most info that I have found on line seem to indicate moving the poles at the same cadence as my stride. I find this to be a bit awkward. My natural cadence with the poles seems to be about half my walking cadence, but is somewhat independent of my stride.

Should I just go with what feels natural, or attempt to train myself to use them differently?

Sorry for the dumb question, but if I am going to use them, I want them to work for me.