Putting a swivel in the loop will only allow your hitch to twist the rope more. You can try it, but I've been there and done that. You have to look at the CAUSE of the twisting, not a bandaid to add to the system to cover it up. I quit using a pulley on my friction saver as well for the same...
Biggun, that's the same VT I use. Do you find it twists your lifeline on long descents? I ended up reversing the last crossover and that helped reduce the line twist. (This cord is about an inch too long)
I tried the 5/16" cord for a while because all the cool kids were using it. But one day somebody gave me a piece of 3/8" cord (Thanks, Stumper) and I instantly realized that smaller wasn't necessarily better. The larger hitch cord worked much smoother with a lot more forgiveness, and it didn't...
On your distel hitch/ vt, you can simply shorten up the cord to eliminate slop in the setup and make the hitch more responsive. One of the first things I learned when experimenting with the advanced hitches was "make your hitch cord as short as possible without binding".
This hitch cord is...
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