Iet her run.

It's great to have that kind of confidence in your rope guy. I too am blessed with a really good one and it only comes from experience and good instruction. They can literally make or break you. Watching a block of live oak swing out from over a rooftop and knowing it's not going to turn into a wrecking ball is comforting to say the least. I'm sure most guys have had a few bull rides from bad rope work too.
 
What you are saying about feathering to the ground makes complete sense, seems like that technique would be safer for the climber, and prevent shockloading equipment and ropes, extending their life as well.

So I stumbled on this video this morning, no disrespect to anyone here who may have been involved but I cringed a little with some cuts expecting the climber to get butt hit, or just slapped around by a dangling chunk, is this typical/expected?

Seems the opposite of the let her run concept.

 
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I just watched it, and I see very little to criticize. Instructor seems to know his stuff and I thought all the cuts were made fairly well. Saw nothing there that looked unsafe.
 
The statement near the end of the video that you will learn more in a weekend class than you will in an entire career is just plain stupid. You should know all the rigging shown on this video pretty quickly if you are serious about tree work. It aint rocket science!
 
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