Flagging in Climbing

Reviewer Explains the reasoning behind each flag choice, not just the moves - this is how you teach it.

Moderator This is the sub-skill, full stop - introduces why flagging matters, then systematically covers all three types (outside, back, inside) with the actual conditions for each (opposite hand/foot, vertical plane, hip position), applied to real boulder problems.

Reviewer Excellent -- clearly structured, includes a real practice drill, and brings in elite-level nuance at the end.

Moderator Squarely and extensively about flagging -- defines the problem it solves (barn-dooring when off-balance with fewer than four points of contact), demonstrates side flag and back flag, gives a practice drill, and previews the inside flag, then brings in an elite climber for advanced nuance.

Reviewer Genuinely sharp - reframes a common excuse and gives you a specific drill to fix it.

Moderator Entirely and specifically about the counterbalancing (flagging) foot - why it matters, how it takes load off the arms, and how to position it. Squarely the sub-skill, nothing else.

Reviewer Explains the mechanics properly and admits when a back step beats the flag. Best of the bunch on the why.

Moderator Entirely flagging - definition, mechanics, and an honest comparison against the back step and the plain frontal position on the same holds.

Reviewer Catches a real technical error in how people execute the back flag and fixes it.

Moderator A detailed, specific breakdown of the back flag variant - why it's used, how the angle depends on the move, applied directly to moves on a real boulder problem. Entirely on topic.

Reviewer Shows the technique working on a real move, with and without it - you can see exactly why it matters.

Moderator A coach explaining flagging as counterbalance, covering all three variants, then demonstrating a specific applied combo move on an actual climb. Entirely on topic and thorough.

Reviewer Well-designed drill with the reasoning explained, not just steps.

Moderator A structured drill built entirely around flagging -- outside/inside/back flag counterbalance rules, forcing hand moves off a flagged foot. Squarely on topic.

Reviewer Gives you an actual rule for which flag to use, not just the names.

Moderator An explicit, structured introduction to flagging - when to use a standard flag versus a back/inside flag based on hand-foot relationship, plus the active/passive distinction. Entirely on topic.

Reviewer Clear, correct, no filler.

Moderator Same lesson as the original Lesson 2 video - barn door problem, standard flag, back flag, all clearly demonstrated. Squarely about flagging start to finish.

Reviewer Clear, correct, and easy to apply on the wall.

Moderator Textbook flagging lesson - defines the barn-door problem, then demonstrates both the standard/outside flag and the back flag as direct fixes, with clear before/after comparisons.

Reviewer An actual practice plan, not just theory - drill these below your grade and film yourself.

Moderator Three drills, all built around flagging, plus sensible framing on how to run them. Squarely on the sub-skill.

Reviewer Short clip, real coaching value -- clear error and fix.

Moderator Short-form, entirely back flag -- what it is, applied to real V4/V5 and V6/V7 problems, plus the classic error (toe into the wall) and its fix. Squarely on topic.

Reviewer The lazy-flag warning alone is worth the watch.

Moderator Entirely about flagging - walks through the one-foot balance concept, several named flag variants, and specifically calls out the 'lazy flag' mistake.

Reviewer Clear definitions that actually distinguish the three types from each other.

Moderator A concise, accurate guide to flagging and its three variants (traditional, back, inside) - squarely on topic throughout.

Reviewer Honest and specific - shows exactly when this move pays off and admits when it doesn't.

Moderator Deep dive on one specific flag type - squarely about flagging, just narrower in scope (inside flag specifically) rather than the whole topic. Grounded in real V6/V7 boulder problem analysis.

Reviewer Good instruction, and it gives you something to actually go drill.

Moderator Whole episode is flagging: defines it, covers standard and back flag with clear use-cases for each, and gives a concrete systems-wall drill to practice both.

Reviewer Real fixes - flag as far as you reach, and push with that foot. Worth it despite the subscribe gag.

Moderator Whole video is flagging and nothing else - six failure modes, the three flag types, and when a flag is the wrong call. That's the sub-skill front to back.

Reviewer Real insight, though an ad break and rambling delivery cost it some.

Moderator Entirely, deeply about one flag variant -- what it is, when to use it over a drop-knee or two-foot option, foothold orientation theory. Squarely on topic.

Reviewer Short but the cues are exactly right for a beginner flag.

Moderator Short and entirely about fixing first-time flagging form -- arm bend, foot angle, hip position, leg straightness. Squarely the sub-skill.

Reviewer Great physics-first explanation - this teaches you to understand the barn door, not just imitate a move.

Moderator The whole video is built around the barn door problem, with back flag as one of three named solutions, given real depth (how to judge flag depth for the right balance point). The other two solutions (counter-pressure heel hook, tensioning through it) are adjacent techniques rather than flagging itself, which is why this isn't a full 2, but flagging gets serious, well-reasoned treatment here.

Reviewer Right three mistakes for a first-timer, and the barn-door comparison sells it. Sit through the book plug.

Moderator Flagging only - he sets up a system wall specifically to drill it, defines the move, then three errors beginners make.

Reviewer Strong conceptual teaching, just comes with a pitch for the paid subscription partway through.

Moderator Directly about choosing and applying flags - the 'vertical line' is specifically a decision principle for which flag to use based on where the foothold sits relative to the handhold, applied across slab, vertical, and overhang terrain. Squarely on the sub-skill, at a more advanced conceptual level.

Reviewer Rough production, but the technique explanation itself is clear and correct.

Moderator Core of the video is flagging - explains the barn door problem, shows outside flag and back flag, correctly notes the foot doesn't need to go high, just past your center of balance. Last third shifts to a related-but-different high-foot momentum technique, which pulls it slightly off pure flagging, but the flagging content itself is the clear centerpiece.

Reviewer Clean first explanation, but it's an overview - you'll want something with drills next.

Moderator Pure flagging primer - balance, which way to flag, foot swap, inside and back flags, active flagging on a twist. Nothing else in it.

Reviewer Great technique explanation, badly diluted by a long ad break.

Moderator Entirely about the back flag -- line of tension, barn-dooring, supportive base, and how it compares to the inside flag and step-through. Squarely on topic and genuinely well explained mechanically.

Reviewer Correct but thin - an orientation, not a lesson.

Moderator Two minutes, all flagging - what it's for, the barn door, regular and back flag.

Reviewer Good concept, but a confusing self-contradiction on stance width, and it's just the setup for later parts.

Moderator Explicitly titled 'Flagging 101' and entirely focused on the underlying concept (base of support) that flagging exists to solve. On topic throughout, from a credentialed coach.

Reviewer Correct and memorable, but stays pretty surface-level.

Moderator A basic explanation of flagging using a flag/flagpole analogy for the standing leg versus the countering leg - squarely on topic, just kept at a surface level.

Reviewer Solid, specific hip-mobility drill that'll genuinely help your flagging.

Moderator This is specifically about warming up and mobilizing the hips FOR flagging ('need help with your flagging? try these two exercises... so you can move more efficiently on the wall'), from a specialized climbing-physio account. It's not teaching the flagging movement itself, it's prehab in direct service of it, so I've got it just under the +2 band.

Reviewer Decent drill buried in a vlog - and they bail on it halfway.

Moderator Flagging is the episode's teaching topic, but this is a six-week-challenge vlog - a big share of the runtime is Ginger's backstory and her attempts on the pink route. The block on the outside flag and the drill is maybe a third of it.

Reviewer Good condensed explanation, just don't expect the depth of a dedicated flagging video.

Moderator Flagging gets a real, non-trivial explanation here - barn door, all three flag types, when each applies - but it's one of seven techniques covered in the video, so it's sharing space rather than being the focus.

Reviewer Passive vs active flag is a good takeaway; the rest is skimmed.

Moderator Half the video is smearing. The flagging half is real - passive versus active flag - but it names inside, back and outside flags and then waves them off as 'they all basically do the same thing'.

Reviewer Useful idea, hard to extract without watching.

Moderator A real case study of flagging solving a specific hard foot-swap on a specific problem, which is legitimate application-level teaching. But it's tied to one gym's route and leans on visuals ('so this is here, and here') that don't survive in transcript form, and a chunk is just class-schedule chat.