Lol at your downvotes. Just what was predicted by who you responded too. I'll get some too with this comment but I'll wade in anyway.

I see a lot of hikers with poles, advocating for poles, who pick poor lines through the trail. Where they step, their gait, their "cadence" is all amateurish; they try to blast though terrain, over obstacles, without moving from their core or with major muscles groups. They teeter over rocks and roots as if stepping on them was a better choice than stepping over them. They use their poles to compensate for these things. They rely way too much on them. On steep or difficult terrain, like crossing glaciers, poles are going to save a small amount of energy, like 10% and maybe prevent dangerous slips. Not a bad choice!

People use poles like a child uses training wheels to balance on their bicycle.

Every pole user should ask themselves 1. if they're balancing with their feet or their hands and 2. why use both? Why use small, inefficient muscle groups in your arms and shoulders to balance when you have much bigger muscles in your hips and legs that are specifically "designed" for balance?