My only concern with those boots is that if they do not hug the calf super tight they will fall down when you invert. I had a pair like that – that I gave away because they fell down. But if they fit your calf well then they are super grippy and great for pole work.

I have a white pair of pleaser stiff tops that I love. Another pair in black that don’t grip well and I just got a pair of thigh black patent leather stiff top boots – haven’t poled in them yet but they should be pretty grippy.