a multi - section telescoping pole including a tubular first section having a female end and an interior which defines an axial path . a second section has a male end slidably engaged within the interior of the first section through the female end and being slidable along the axial path . an internal annular groove is provided adjacent a distal end of the pole section remote from a proximal end and having a button receiving opening in the annular groove . the annular groove is configured to capture the button when the first and second sections are telescopically extended so that once the button has been captured in the groove , all that the user need do thereafter is to rotate one pole section relative to another to align the button now captured in the groove with the button receiving opening to secure the two pole sections together .