Hey guys sorry it took so long to get back. I worked 76 hours last week. So after trying and trying I still can't seem to get it. It's either a fatboy problem or finesse problem. I ordered a 5 foot split tail and tried drt and I honestly like it better. I had much better success and it was even easier then srt. However I looked at my split tail after climbing one time and there is some uncomfortable amount of burnt and split strands after the very first climb. I can't win for losing! If I had to guess a static rope vs a 8mm Samson Ice Tail wasn't meant to be and if I want to continue this I need to buy 75 feet of Samson Predator rope. I want to say thank you to all that have given such great info in this post. I also want to say to anyone that hasn't tried this and thinking about it, give it a shot! It's a lot of fun! It isn't working for me now but I plan on correcting my life and losing weight and getting into this more.