New harness cant footlock

[Hollands]

  atree said:

lol,where you been climbing ad?do you want me to come for old times sake and crack the whip?

That elm in burnside near the carpark. Yea might have to wheel you out next week aye?

[Peter]

  Hollands said:

just spent a couplee hours footlocking and seem to be getting to grips with the "clip". I seem to be getting up there OK but i'm pretty knackered when i get to the top and my technique is kind of jerky, I know this is probably another thread, but any more tips would be awesome.

 

Keep the rope as vertical and straight as possible at all times. So when you bring your feet up and make the lock, before standing up on it tuck your feet under your bum, and get straight before standing up. That way you wont waste energy by pushing horizontally away from you, all your effort goes into vertical lift. Hope that makes sense.

 

Slow down to concentrate on technique, try to make everything flow together in one smooth action, lock, thrust, push up all in one smooth continuous motion.

[atree]

  Hollands said:

That elm in burnside near the carpark. Yea might have to wheel you out next week aye?

 

cool,yeh should get out,have a gd time in aucks, KOL next sunday

[Hollands]

  Peter said:

Keep the rope as vertical and straight as possible at all times. So when you bring your feet up and make the lock, before standing up on it tuck your feet under your bum, and get straight before standing up. That way you wont waste energy by pushing horizontally away from you, all your effort goes into vertical lift. Hope that makes sense.

 

Slow down to concentrate on technique, try to make everything flow together in one smooth action, lock, thrust, push up all in one smooth continuous motion.

Cheers mate all good advice. Just done the comp and done the footlock in 40 secs, I stuffed up the in the middle section and got all tangled, at least i got to the top i guess. Can only get quicker. I find its a bit easier towards the top when the rope is a bit tighter. Practice,practice,practice.

[DrewB]

Was a fun day bro-good effort.

[Peter]

  Hollands said:

Just done the comp and done the footlock in 40 secs,

 

 

Nice one, thats respectable for a first comp. By the next one you'll be flying up there!

[Hollands]

  Peter said:

Nice one, thats respectable for a first comp. By the next one you'll be flying up there!

lol cheers man. Am hoping to shave at least 10 seconds off that.