One of my local walls has both, so I should probably go and do a couple of sessions & then decide.
Thanks guys. Looks like no clear consensus either way (counting Nibs as a vote for both - some kind of Italian PR voting system). 1000: surely more than adequate for my current needs.2000: would be more of an ego/ambition stroker.One of my local walls has both, so I should probably go and do a couple of sessions & then decide.
I've been using a 1000 as my main fingerboard for some time and it's been easily adequate for training into the low-mid font 7s. Even once you reach that stage there's more than enough you can do on it to get stronger, I certainly have many goals on it that I still feel a long way off (ie. hanging any hold on it that isn't massive one-handed). As Dexter said, the main holds the 2000 has that the 1000 doesn't are two-finger slopey pockets and 45 degree slopers, both of which I would not have considered going anywhere near when I was at a 6b level (they still both feel near-impossible even now). Also, if you manage to get any finger injuries on it the jugs on the 1000 are a godsend and way more comfortable (imo) than a bar to do pullups on.
Ensure you mount correctly... :/
Quote from: tomtom on July 27, 2011, 04:04:38 pmEnsure you mount correctly... :/Looks like your curtains need ironing too Tom. Tsk.
Quote from: underground on July 29, 2011, 12:38:35 amQuote from: tomtom on July 27, 2011, 04:04:38 pmEnsure you mount correctly... :/Looks like your curtains need ironing too Tom. Tsk.Humph.. it was a miracle it stayed up for 3 months screwed into the congealed soot that holds my house together..
welcome to your future!
Quote from: Nibile on August 03, 2011, 05:51:38 amwelcome to your future!What do I do now? Current temperatures preclude sweating. I've tried lightly moistening with spit & water: no joy. Not foolish enough to try chalk. Not keen on coarse sandpaper as I don't want to wear my new toy away / inadvertently change the angle. But what then? If I can't even begin to hang it how can I break it in?why wouldnt you use chalk? i always find it grips better with a bit of chalk ground in. when brand new the damp fingers thing doesnt seem to work as well as when its been used for a few weeks with chalk. they are all different though, mine at home is far harder than the one down the wall but its just going to make me stronger if i can do hangs on mine.
QuoteQuote from: boulderingbacon on February 08, 2012, 10:24:22 pmQuote from: Muenchener on February 08, 2012, 09:33:18 pmQuote from: Nibile on August 03, 2011, 05:51:38 amwelcome to your future!What do I do now? Current temperatures preclude sweating. I've tried lightly moistening with spit & water: no joy. Not foolish enough to try chalk. Not keen on coarse sandpaper as I don't want to wear my new toy away / inadvertently change the angle. But what then? If I can't even begin to hang it how can I break it in?why wouldnt you use chalk? i always find it grips better with a bit of chalk ground in. when brand new the damp fingers thing doesnt seem to work as well as when its been used for a few weeks with chalk. they are all different though, mine at home is far harder than the one down the wall but its just going to make me stronger if i can do hangs on mine.Thats easy for you to say
Quote from: boulderingbacon on February 08, 2012, 10:24:22 pmQuote from: Muenchener on February 08, 2012, 09:33:18 pmQuote from: Nibile on August 03, 2011, 05:51:38 amwelcome to your future!What do I do now? Current temperatures preclude sweating. I've tried lightly moistening with spit & water: no joy. Not foolish enough to try chalk. Not keen on coarse sandpaper as I don't want to wear my new toy away / inadvertently change the angle. But what then? If I can't even begin to hang it how can I break it in?why wouldnt you use chalk? i always find it grips better with a bit of chalk ground in. when brand new the damp fingers thing doesnt seem to work as well as when its been used for a few weeks with chalk. they are all different though, mine at home is far harder than the one down the wall but its just going to make me stronger if i can do hangs on mine.
Quote from: Muenchener on February 08, 2012, 09:33:18 pmQuote from: Nibile on August 03, 2011, 05:51:38 amwelcome to your future!What do I do now? Current temperatures preclude sweating. I've tried lightly moistening with spit & water: no joy. Not foolish enough to try chalk. Not keen on coarse sandpaper as I don't want to wear my new toy away / inadvertently change the angle. But what then? If I can't even begin to hang it how can I break it in?why wouldnt you use chalk? i always find it grips better with a bit of chalk ground in. when brand new the damp fingers thing doesnt seem to work as well as when its been used for a few weeks with chalk. they are all different though, mine at home is far harder than the one down the wall but its just going to make me stronger if i can do hangs on mine.
why wouldnt you use chalk? i always find it grips better with a bit of chalk ground in. when brand new the damp fingers thing doesnt seem to work as well as when its been used for a few weeks with chalk. they are all different though, mine at home is far harder than the one down the wall but its just going to make me stronger if i can do hangs on mine.
Quote from: Nibile on August 03, 2011, 05:51:38 amwelcome to your future!I finally bought one, rigged a hanging arrangement for it, and started the beginners' repeater programme for a test drive. And quickly discovered a problem.On well broken-in beastmakers at walls, I can hang the 35 sloper well in control. I haven't tried rigorously timed repeaters, but I can do multiple several-second hangs. On my new shiny one, I can't hang the sloper at all What do I do now?
Couldn't see on the beastmaker website any mention of timings for the exercise
Repeaters consist of hanging a grip type for 7 seconds then resting 3 seconds and then holding for another 7 seconds, this should be done for 6 to 7 reps so if you’re on a stopwatch and you start hanging at 3 seconds the finishing line is at 1 minute 10 seconds.