I describe the best way to make use of the footwork tips that you've probably already heard. The tips themselves are easy to implement for beginners, but for intermediate/advanced climbers, it's best to think about how the underlying principles behind these tips can have a greater impact on your climbing even as you progress through the grades.

Ramblings that didn't make the video:
I've spent years thinking about what constitutes good footwork. I'd always watch videos on how to improve it, and I think that they're usually on point with how they present the beginner tips. But I also noticed that it felt like I wasn't learning anything new that would help me progress through grades quicker, despite that I knew that footwork was something I still needed to improve.

This video is to provide what I wish others would've told me when I was searching for those very answers. In it, I take 3 common pieces of advice and talk about how those who've already practiced these for awhile can take the underlying principles to continue progressing their footwork. (If you're new to these tips, though, then my recommendation is to practice them, but still keep the underlying principles in mind for when you're ready to start applying them).

Each tip was chosen both for how ubiquitous they are in the climbing community, but also for how each one's underly principle relates to climbing progression as a whole.
1. Problem solving and creativity
2. A full bodied approach to tension and stable body positions
3. Mental focus and the ability to control and coordinate many different body parts

I don't know how many of you will take the time to read this supplementary description, but if you did then I hope some of this food for thought helps you in your climbing progression. Always remember that it's a process and to have fun with it :)



TIMELINE
0:00 Intro
0:42 What is good footwork?
1:16 Straight Arms
1:58 Straight Arms for learning movement
4:05 Foot Placement
4:58 Foot Placement to show muscular chains
6:46 Silent Feet
7:27 What really matters for silent feet
8:27 Outro


My favorite climbing progression resources:

BOOKS:
Rock Climbing Technique: The Practical Guide to Movement Mastery by John Kettle: https://amzn.to/3HxwufX
Mastermind by Jerry Moffatt: https://amzn.to/3ju903o
9 out of 10 Climbers Make the Same Mistakes by Dave MacLeod: https://amzn.to/3RwCl9S
Make or Break: Don't Let Climbing Injuries Dictate Your Success by Dave MacLeod: https://amzn.to/3YnOeRF