Flagging Pressure

Problem selection:

Select problems of the difficulty indicated on your plan, or make up problems of that difficulty on a wall of 0-40 degrees. Start with good hands and feet and increase the difficulty of the holds and distance of the movements as you progress.

In some cases the nature of the problem (dynos etc) may make it difficult to perform the drill. Just do the drill on moves where it’s sensible, or select problems where you can do the drill on as many moves as you can.

Focus:

On each move, you should have one foot on a foothold. Place the other foot intentionally against the wall in a position that balances you properly for the hand move. This may be a front or back flag. Consciously create pressure through that flagging foot to keep yourself balanced.

Try not to pop or swing the flagging foot – look for footholds for the other foot that allow your flagging foot to be stable, pressing into the wall, throughout the move.

Combination:

This is a general session and can be combined with any session. Perform after warming up and before any conditioning.