Clay O’Brien Cooper explains the way heel ropes are tied and the importance of understanding how to care for a rope in all climates.

Clay O’Brien Cooper is the master of the heel loop, and in this video, he explains a common problem he sees with lower number heelers who come to his roping schools. Cooper explains how the angle of the heel loop stays consistent throughout the heeler’s delivery.

Trap or scoop? Handshake? Thumbs in? How exactly does The Champ view the heel loop delivery? This video breaks down Clay O’Brien Cooper’s theory on delivering the heel loop, with Jake Barnes’ take, too.

Timing is everything. Clay O'Brien Cooper explains how to go one swing for one jump to get in time with a jumping steer.

How and when do you know to get your rope up on the heel side? Travis Graves breaks down his experience. 

What happens to cause a heeler to rope his horse's front feet? Wesley Thorp demonstrates and explains. 

What angle should your loop have to give you the most coverage of the feet? Joseph Harrison explains. 

In this archived video, the late, great teacher Rickey Green explains the intricacies of tying on when heeling. 

Derrick Begay gives a roper a quick tip about guiding his heel loop to the feet rather than forcing it.

Some heelers prefer to use a lot of rope on the ground, and Tyler McKnight is one of them. In this video, he demonstrates how he throws a big loop and why.

Getting your rope up and ready after you find your position is critical in being ready to rope when your header turns the steer. In this video, American Champ Ryan Motes talks about how he scores and rides and then when and how he feeds his heel rope. 

The angle of your swing affects the way your bottom strand drives to the ground. Matt Sherwood demonstrates how heel rope angle changes the bottom strand's connection with the ground and the feet.

In the practice pen, you don't always have to throw your rope. Miles Baker explains how stopping a heel horse instead of throwing your rope reiterates the frame a horse should be running in.

Riding a strong horse through the corner means you've got to be intentional about controlling your heel loop. Matt Sherwood talks through a game plan on a horse he knows doesn't work in a way that lets him throw fast.

World Champion Jeremy Buhler has retooled his heeling to help himself stay sharp. In this video, he explains what he's doing to get better and why when it comes to the mechanics of his loop and the position he rides.

Clay Tryan talks through a quick, easy drill on the roping dummy to help improve your rope control and your slack speed.

Don’t get distracted by a steer with big hops. Two-time world champion Matt Sherwood talks about whether or not you should adjust your loop and your delivery on steers that really get air.

Keeping your tip down and staying to the front of your saddle gets your bottom strand under the steer's feet. Bille Jack Saebens shows you how.