4 Large Pockets

I needed some comfortable, deep pockets for my 40 degree wall and these worked perfect. These pockets feel very comfortable are far as tendon strain is concerned and are great for easing into harder moves.

These all seem to be two finger pockets except for the shallowest one which I can get three in. I was also a little worried about the shallow hold on our 20 degree overhanging wall, but I’ve been pleasantly surprised by how positive it feels.  All of the holds are easy on the fingers and fun to climb on.

I love these pockets because I don’t feel like I’m going to hurt my tendons every time I use them.

I have them set on my 45 degree wall, and the difficulty can definitely vary depending on the context.  One of the holds has a shallow 3 finger pocket, and I find that one more challenging than the rest as a start hold. The others are pretty deep (which I think keeps them in the V2-V4 range).  The dual pocket hold can be tough if set an an awkward angle with bad feet.

I think that the hold with the pinch is pretty interesting, and can be turned upside down to involve a thumb catch.

Bought these before a week in Red River, KY. We don't have many pockets where I normally climb but they helped get us prepared for the Red! These holds exposed a huge weakness in my climbing but by being able to put 2 to 3 fingers in at a time, I can gradually improve this. Love the holds, plan on buying more!

Haven't been climbing regularly for months due to covid -- got these because I was itching for some pockets to set on the new home wall, but didn't want to pop a tendon. These are perfect! Nice, rounded edges and at 25 degree overhang, they work well with the v2-v4 stuff I'm usually setting.

Really like these grips - I have them hanging on an outdoor ninja rig, mounted on a 2x12" that runs at a 45 degree angle (the side of devil steps).  I put the one with 2 holds at the very peak, where you are moving from an upward climb to a downward climb as it has 2 places for finger holds, so you can get both hands on it.  No foot holds on my rig, and you can still hold your body weight up on these with enough finger strength.

I placed these on both the vertical wall and the 30 degree. Nice for the variation on the vertical and very easy on the hands. Good addition to the 30 wall for both variation and training. Quality, smooth and well made. Nice.

Good starter pockets, not hard core.

pretty juggy; great for warming up and steep pocket pulling; lips are nicely rounded providing a more tendon safe pull; as mentioned elsewhere if you're training for thinner more tendon intensive outdoor pockets eg 5.11 and up on vert/5.12 and up on moderately overhanging/ etc other companies have more appropriate/ aggressive/and potentially injurious pocket shapes

For a guy with big hands the pockets get me to both knuckles.  They are really comfy and don't stress my hands too much.  It's nice to have pockets you don't hate and can build finger strength on.  The two pocket hold and the pocket with the pinch are nice for two hand starter holds down low or up high for a dynamic move.

Wall stats - 20 degree overhang top with vertical portion and 10 degree overhang below.
Climber stats - solid V5 to V6

These pockets are currently on a 35 degree wall and can be used to set V2 and up on this angle. Great value if you want to throw a few pockets on the wall as part of non-pocket problems, but as the other review mentions you will need to get additional pockets if you want to really set pocket only problems.

For my hand size (XL gloves) they vary in depth from 1-2 pads and vary in size
- 2 x 3 fingers
- 3 x 2 fingers (the one with two holes has one 2 finger and one 3 finger hole)

I recently put two sets of these on my home 45 deg wall.  As a red river gorge climber, I need to be able to pull steep pockets.   In "The Red," often pockets don't come just one at a time.  You might have endless pockets to choose from for 20 feet.  How and where you climb might influence what type of plastic pocket you want.   Other manufacturers make pure, single pockets.  You can tell from looking at the picture that these pockets are more complex.  Holding them can be more representative of what one encounters when many pockets are next to each other.  Are you just slipping your fingers in a slot, or are you pinching the space in between two pockets?   Pure single pockets vs pinching multiple pockets requires difference technique.  If your area has only a single pocket here and there, you might be served best by single pocket plastic holds.  If you want to practice the more complex shapes one might encounter at The Red, you could do worse than these holds.  

Finally, note that the difficulty of each Atomik pocket can change with the setting.  Some of these pockets are very positive from one direction, but rotate 180 degrees, and they're brutally sloping.  I like that ability to control the difficulty level, and get more bang from each hold buck, but other folks might like the simplicity of other company's designs.  

My hands are average sized for a 6' male.  Two fingers in each pocket isn't a problem.  Three fingers can be a challenge, depending on the move.  Typically I climb them two fingers at a time.

The double pocket hold can be turned vertical for the 2 finger pocket to feel like a finger jam in a crack which is a huge plus. All have nice rounded edges as well that feel pretty safe for the tendons.

These are much larger than I was expecting them to be. Essentially every one of these pockets are 2 and 3 finger jugs no matter the angle. I am psyched to have them on my 30 degree training wall as they will serve as good tendon friendly pocket pulling. They will also be great because I can set them to be resting pockets if need be too. No matter the angle of the wall these are a safe bet and pose for easy climbing... If you into the pocket sort of thing.

Currently on a 15 degree wall. Fantastic pockets for one or two hand starts. Can also be used for heel hooks!