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Lots of good advice, and to be fair to Murph his guy is as smooth as you like in the vids I've seen. Funnily, on the occasions where we don't bother with a device and we use a wrap around the tree he can bring himself to let it run a bit. (I use the old style plaited rope as well as the blue...

OK I'll give it another go, sometimes I'm too fixated on the finish and the paycheck, on a job where we're coasting we should practice a bit where there's no danger.

Knowing it means you adjust a bit, rope down a lot of things myself, leave a bit of slack if I want it to drop a bit away from me, keep pieces small, I do get a bit jealous when I watch vids of top groundies slowing stuff smooth as silk on lowering.

Tried bollocking him, Makes no difference. Thinking about it, what would work is if he saw it done by a pro. In Answer to 1bus, he doesn't climb.

He does, it seems he puts the fear of losing it and watching it plummet into the target less scary than the fear of watching me buck around like a fool on a spar, possibly losing teeth or worse. I've given up trying.

Ok, so you used a standard friction device (as I have) I have often asked my groundy to "let it run a bit" on mine, he finds it impossible because he is too cautious. Does anyone have any tips as to how "learn him a bit"

Very good, looked cold. Those bucket trucks are handy!