In reply to deacondeacon:
Very similar to me too, I'm absolutely shite at indoor climbing - but I do enjoy doing laps and getting fit.
The thing about getting used to falling is slightly funny. I struggle with it massively, so I'm not one to preach, but it's quite a complex issue.
On the sort of trad routes I do, often I really, really do not want to fall off. Quite often falling off is either genuinely dangerous or would just propel me and my belayer into a massive world of faff. I love spectacular, committing routes, involving traversing above massive overhangs over the sea and stuff, so falling off is just not sensible. I don't do these routes well within my limit, the best experiences are the ones where I am pretty close to falling off.
If I wanted to get higher up the grades, I could choose safe, non-committing E5s and fall off them all until I finally did one clean. That would be the most efficient way to climb harder routes I guess. But it isn't really what I'm interested in, I want to onsight routes where it
matters whether or not you fall off.
I completely agree that getting used to falling is extremely helpful for climbing safe, non-committing trad. However, I don't think it's that handy when you assess the situation and conclude, 'there's no f^cking way I want to fall off now'.