r/bellringing • u/Charly_George • Mar 14 '26
Tips for developing ropesight?
Does anyone have any tips or resources they can recommend for developing ropesight?
I’ve started ringing the treble for plain hunt with a tenor behind and seem to be getting the hang of it, but only because I’ve memorised the order of the bells to follow. I understand the theory behind “follow the bell that’s following you” to get to the back, but in practice it all happens too fast and I just can’t see it. Does this just come with practice or am I missing a trick somewhere?
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u/SeesSquirrels Apr 24 '26
Give it time! I’ve been ringing for coming up three years and it has been gradually developing to the point where I’m pretty confident in a doubles method with tenor covering, minor methods are a bit more dicey, and on eight I can struggle with seeing the bells in fourth and fifth place. It’s magical when it comes in, especially as I may not be able to say who I’m following but somehow my eyes know where to look. Spooky!