With what i have done with them I find the facelift better, that why I'm ordering 2 different ones soon! 18ft everyday pole and the 26ft ultralight both full carbon.
how long did you work with the clx and the facelift pole for to decide which one was best ?
Oh Mr windybenn, you caught me out, I must not of use these poles to comment on the post, that would just be a silly thing to do.
Who would give advise on something they new nothing about? Maybe a young 20yr that's knows nothing about wfp and only been shown for a day maybe more?
In answer to you question
I have used clx and slx with someone else when I did some work with them, about 2yrs, then I have also used a couple of other poles that I can't remember the name of, not very good ones, then started on my own, I use unger ones at the minute and my own built ones due to all money went onto setting up wfp system and van, poles are poles when you are starting out, personally I wasn't 100% impressed with the clx or the slx hence why I have never bothered to upgrade my poles, why spend money on something your not happy with.
Then on the first day the facelift pheonx poles was released in was there to see them and haveva little play with them, the look and the feel of them felt a lot better than the clx or the slx did for me, the clamps are better etc.
So that's why I'm willing to spend over £500 on upgrading my poles to the pheonix's ones. I never waste money, I wanted something that felt right to me, and these ticked all the boxes!