Knowledge Hub: Technique & Movement
Dropknees & Twistlocks: Rotational Force & Leve...
Dropknees and twistlocks are rotational leverage systems that stabilize the body, increase friction, improve reach, and reduce arm load. They work by repositioning the hips, aligning the force vector, and...
Dropknees & Twistlocks: Rotational Force & Leve...
Dropknees and twistlocks are rotational leverage systems that stabilize the body, increase friction, improve reach, and reduce arm load. They work by repositioning the hips, aligning the force vector, and...
Deadpoint Mechanics: The Physics of Perfect Timing
A deadpoint is a four-phase system: preload, acceleration, float, and catch. Success depends on CoM path, hip geometry, foot vector, and timing—not power. Quiet, controlled deadpoints result from precise mechanics,...
Deadpoint Mechanics: The Physics of Perfect Timing
A deadpoint is a four-phase system: preload, acceleration, float, and catch. Success depends on CoM path, hip geometry, foot vector, and timing—not power. Quiet, controlled deadpoints result from precise mechanics,...
Stability Through Positioning, Not Muscle Tension
Stability comes from geometry, not muscular tension. When your hips, CoM, and force vectors align with the hold, friction and stability increase automatically. Muscles only maintain good position — they...
Stability Through Positioning, Not Muscle Tension
Stability comes from geometry, not muscular tension. When your hips, CoM, and force vectors align with the hold, friction and stability increase automatically. Muscles only maintain good position — they...
Footwork Principles: Precision, Timing & Force ...
Footwork is not about accuracy or “trusting your feet.” It’s about producing the correct force vector, timed correctly, through rotation and hip support. Good footwork stabilizes the kinetic chain; bad...
Footwork Principles: Precision, Timing & Force ...
Footwork is not about accuracy or “trusting your feet.” It’s about producing the correct force vector, timed correctly, through rotation and hip support. Good footwork stabilizes the kinetic chain; bad...
Force Precision vs. Force Quantity
Climbers rarely fail from lack of strength. They fail from poor force precision — wrong direction, wrong timing, wrong joint angle. Precision aligns force with hold geometry and eliminates leaks...
Force Precision vs. Force Quantity
Climbers rarely fail from lack of strength. They fail from poor force precision — wrong direction, wrong timing, wrong joint angle. Precision aligns force with hold geometry and eliminates leaks...
Managing Swing & Counterforce
Swing is not caused by weakness — it is caused by off-axis force and unmanaged angular momentum. Counterforce from feet, hips, flags, and body rotation is how elite climbers neutralize...
Managing Swing & Counterforce
Swing is not caused by weakness — it is caused by off-axis force and unmanaged angular momentum. Counterforce from feet, hips, flags, and body rotation is how elite climbers neutralize...