They're really light in fact, the difficulty you have is securing the head. A few have tried a bolt through the bottom but struggled to stop the head from spinning. Pawl had a small piece of MG welded to his but it then snapped at the weld. As they're skinny it's difficult to find anything strong enough to attach the head. You could drill and tap the bottom for possibly an M5 or M6. I've not tried using one yet so I only know what others have tried.
Also if you drop the mallet then running over it makes no difference, unlike the ski poles.
They're really light in fact, the difficulty you have is securing the head. A few have tried a bolt through the bottom but struggled to stop the head from spinning. Pawl had a small piece of MG welded to his but it then snapped at the weld. As they're skinny it's difficult to find anything strong enough to attach the head. You could drill and tap the bottom for possibly an M5 or M6. I've not tried using one yet so I only know what others have tried.
Also if you drop the mallet then running over it makes no difference, unlike the ski poles.