do you normaly have your friction hich on your left or your right ? im a righty so i like to work the hich with my left, i also throw my rope right over left making my hich on my right side. is that strange or common?
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what side hand is your climbers hitch on
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Moestavrn
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doesn't matter, whichever way the anchor end goes through, hopefully the running end is in front, then I hand over hand and pull the slack with whichever hand isn't holding the rope....Or I am readin this thread wrong
woodchux
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98% of the time i will pass the rope over the crotch from right to left ... and tie my blakes on the right side.
are you mostly using your left hand to work your knot?
oldirty
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when i was climbing "old school" and then onto the splittail i alway tried to make sure that i would have the rope go over the branch so that when i pulled down with my right hand i would lift up. with my right hand on the knot as well. i am a righty.
now that i run the hitchclimber it doesnt really matter.
sorry bud i didnt answer the poll question though. lol
now that i run the hitchclimber it doesnt really matter.
sorry bud i didnt answer the poll question though. lol
woodchux
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Yes.. but if its a long ascent or limbwalk ill use a slacktender pulley.
r u a righty or a lefty?
woodchux
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Right handed.. if im going up ill work the knot with my left hand ..going down i use the right.
we do the same
TreeTopKid
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I do exactly the same thing. I've used it the other way when I've had an awkward throw or such but right feels right.
Moestavrn
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ok, maybe I didn't read the post fully, but, I just like to get myself in the tree, and go however my line is set...Doesn't matter what side....
ropensaddle
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I have always switched hands to evenly build strength. I can bat left or
right,golf left or right etc. I however can't wright fer **** but am better right.
right,golf left or right etc. I however can't wright fer **** but am better right.
1savagehunter
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I'm ambi. (I'm left dominant but write with my right)
I like my hitch on my right so after pulling up on the rope I can hold the rope with my strong left while dropping my right hand down and work my pulley as needed.
I like my hitch on my right so after pulling up on the rope I can hold the rope with my strong left while dropping my right hand down and work my pulley as needed.
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senechal
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Yeah I'll second that. Ambidextrous is not an option in this poll though.
Adkpk
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Hitch is on the right hand side. I write left but I throw right, so I don't know how to choose on the poll, sorry.
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custom8726
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Right-right most of the time..
John Paul Sanborn
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I have a VT and keep it on the right side, with my flipline on a schwabish on my right.
You forgot to add the guys on a floating bridge and swivel
neither left nor right.
You forgot to add the guys on a floating bridge and swivel
neither left nor right.dont matter what your using fer a bridge the hitch is gonna b on one side or the otherI have a VT and keep it on the right side, with my flipline on a schwabish on my right.
You forgot to add the guys on a floating bridge and swivel
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