Funk testing is particularly useful on traversing pitches where bounce testing is awkward to impossible. With funk testing, no placement is too awkward or shaky to test, and you can always test while you are securely connected to your lower placement. To funk test, clip the placement as if you were going to clean it, but yank down on the piece instead of up and out. Practice will tell you when a funked piece is good and when it is trash, but usually any placement that survives even a modest funk test is solid. Last, consider how your hammer is attached to your body.
Most hammers come with a shoulder sling.
Great for nailing, but in a funk-test situation you can find yourself dangling by your neck if the piece you are on blows, and the one you are testing stays put. Top of page .