V-BOARD
Coming soon!!! Sooooo psyched…
What is the V-Board? Well, it’s a hangboard (or fingerboard), which I designed over the last couple of seasons hanging out in the rain. I’ve used hangboards my whole life, because the best way to become a stronger free climber, is to develop finger power (something I was sadly born with very little of). So, if I want to climb well, I have to earn it by building my contact strength. The best way to do this, is by deadhanging on progressively worse holds. Note; you should not do this too much, or too quickly in your climbing career, but when you’re ready, you’ll definitely notice the difference.
What makes it different? First of all the V-Board is handcrafted of wood not plastic. So there’s no texture to “help” you cheat, er, I mean, to stay on the wall. The wood is raw, so it’s smooth and slick, forcing you to engage your muscles and apply more force to stay off the ground. Secondly, The V-Board is the first EVER systematic finger board. It’s designed to take a 5.10 climber all the way through the process and spit you out on the plus side of 5.13. And even then, you’ll still be challenged by the V-Board. Nobody’s left behind.
What’s it look like? There are four wooden edge strips in total. Like a mini campus board (if you will), for your dorm room,office or private dojo. Each edge gets progressively smaller by 1/4 of an inch, and each edge contains 3 different curves or slopes, a.k.a round-overs. Each slope or round-over also gets progressively worse. So, as you master the first one, you can safely move on to the next, and the next, and so on and so fourth. The reason it’s in a 4 separate screw on configuration is because it’s easier to craft, lighter to ship, and thus less expensive for you to buy, this way, you can start training sooner without humming and hawing over whether or not you should. You know you should. So we tried to make it easier for you by making the price competitive.
Isn’t Hangboarding really boring? Well yah, it can be, but so is falling off your dream project like 200 times. It doesn’t take much, about two or three 20-30 minute sessions per week. That’s it. You can even integrate it with your gym climbing, your TV watching, and/or your love making, so you don’t have to choose between the three. But, the fact remains, the sooner you get to work on the V-Board, the sooner you’ll develop more local contact strength, more endurance and more confidence in your grip. You can also do dynamic moves between each rung, but this is a violent form of training and only reserved for the most experienced climbers. The greatest benefit you’ll get from the V-Board is to use it sensibly, avoid injury, and gain strength over time. Imagine a year in quarters, not weeks.
Pricing, Pictures and Video coming soon. Thanks for your patience. Don’t let go.
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