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hibby11
Sep 8, 2005, 4:04 AM
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Alright so i've been fighting this for awhile and i'm sure there are many who can help
When i'm doing a really overhanging climb in most recent cases a boulder problem and I do a long reach or sometimes just reach at all, I have troubles keeping my feet on the wall. Am I just moving to jerky on the wall and popping my feet off or what......any help much appreciated thanks!
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davidji
Sep 8, 2005, 4:48 AM
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In reply to: When i'm doing a really overhanging climb in most recent cases a boulder problem and I do a long reach or sometimes just reach at all, I have troubles keeping my feet on the wall. Am I just moving to jerky on the wall and popping my feet off or what......any help much appreciated thanks!
Indoor climbing? Level of difficulty? How steeply overhung? Position of your body (where are your feet? where are they pointed? where are your hips pointed? which hand are you reaching with?)? Does this happen when you twist-lock?
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overlord
Sep 8, 2005, 5:19 AM
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core strength :wink:
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rastafari
Sep 8, 2005, 8:04 AM
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Are you pushing/pulling with your feet hard enough???
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jcshaggy
Sep 8, 2005, 9:51 AM
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I've been having the same problem.
Have to agree with overlord on this one-comes down to core strength but also look at your technique-maybe the problem lies there.
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hibby11
Sep 8, 2005, 2:08 PM
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We'll I kept falling off on long stretches so i've tried to stay more compact so I can keep enough force from my feet on the wall but it seems that I still come off
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jonzoclimber
Sep 8, 2005, 2:52 PM
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Theres no real hopping around looking for a reason... this is specifically why people train their core strength so you can hold your feet up when foot holds aren't as prevalent... gluck with the sit ups :)
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tobym
Sep 9, 2005, 7:26 AM
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Core strength is very important on overhangs, but there is technique involved also, such as twisting the hips perpendicular to the rock/wall, to get CoG closer etc:
http://www.planetfear.com/..._detail.asp?a_id=183
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nd2boostt
Sep 13, 2005, 8:59 PM
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Twisting so that the side of your body is against the wall (rather than you facing the wall) can really help. It can give you a longer reach and, depending on the handhold, can sometimes give you a better grip. You can sometimes do more of a smooth pivot up to the next hand hold and it can prevent your body from swinging out from the wall.
Again, definitely work on core strength. It's made a world of difference for me.
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