Foot Cuts & Re-Engagement: How to Restore the Kinetic Chain
Foot Cuts & Re-Engagement: How to Restore the Kinetic Chain

Foot cuts aren’t core failures — they’re torque events. Effective re-engagement requires stopping rotation, bringing the hips back under the CoM path, placing the foot passively, and rebuilding the kinetic chain before moving again.

Dynamic Coordination Moves: Timing, Sequencing & CoM Control
Dynamic Coordination Moves: Timing, Sequencing & CoM Control

Dynamic coordination moves aren’t chaotic — they’re predictable systems driven by CoM trajectory, sequencing, timing and counterforce. Successful coordination requires soft contact, precise absorption and exact hip alignment, not brute power.

Micro-Adjustments: 1–2 mm Movements That Change Everything
Micro-Adjustments: 1–2 mm Movements That Change Everything

Micro-adjustments — tiny changes in wrist angle, hip position, foot rotation and finger placement — dramatically improve friction, stability and force direction. Climbing feels easier when these micro-movements keep the system aligned.

Sloper Technique: Pressure, Vector Alignment & Micro-Movement
Sloper Technique: Pressure, Vector Alignment & Micro-Movement

Slopers rely on surface area, pressure direction, and micro-movement — not strength. Proper sloper technique requires inward force, wrist alignment, hip positioning, and precise CoM control. Strength without alignment makes slopers worse.

Heel & Toe Hooks: Force Direction, Lever Arms & Stability
Heel & Toe Hooks: Force Direction, Lever Arms & Stability

Heel and toe hooks are lever systems that create counterforce, stabilize rotation, and control the CoM. Their effectiveness depends on force direction, hip engagement, and smooth tension transitions—not strength or “gripping with the foot.”

Dropknees & Twistlocks: Rotational Force & Leverage
Dropknees & Twistlocks: Rotational Force & Leverage

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 using inward foot pressure—geometry, not strength.

Deadpoint Mechanics: The Physics of Perfect Timing
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, not strength.

Stability Through Positioning, Not Muscle Tension
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 cannot fix bad positioning.