In reply to SeasonalDrip:
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> I agree with highclimber. Practice makes perfect. It might be worth popping a post on the lift & partner forum and meeting up with some people at a local indoor wall, or joining a club. Climbing with more experienced people can really help as they'll be able to offer some friendly advice here and there.
And practicing wrong movements engrains them in your memory meaning they become your default way of doing things. Not good.
Many walls now do a cheap beginners intro to movement type class. Are the BMC still doing the movement class things ?
More experienced people often don't know why they do what they do and can find it hard to explain because that's just why they've always done it.
It took an experienced coach to notice i wasn't using my feet enough. they were in the right places, so it all looked good, but i wasn't working them anywhere near how i could. I regularly climb with people who are much better than me but no one else noticed it.
It may be that the OP just wants to feel less clumsy and in that case more time on rock and getting in with more experienced climbers could do the trick BUT if he wants to improve and get somewhere near his potential i believe coaching is the way to go.