You have made a 75 year old man FINALLY master this important skill. Thank you very much!

Wow, this is great! So far this morning I recoiled 4 extension cords, 2 shop-vac cords, and a vacuum cleaner cord. I'm rummaging around looking for more. My life is complete!

31 Years setting up and tearing down gigs, and yours is the best explanation of over-under technique.

My dad taught me this. He learned it in the navy, coiling ropes in the 1940's. Another way is to coil the rope on the floor in a 'figure 8', then fold the 'figure 8' in half, so that the crossings are all at one side, then secure with straps. This is better for thicker cables that are too heavy to do over your arms.

This technique is so clearly presented here. What a great teacher! My brother-in-law was trying to show me how to do it, but because he was doing it left-handed, I was totally lost. Seeing it illustrated right-handed and explained with the thumbs meeting really did the trick. Now I can do it easily and quickly. Thanks ever so much!

Thanks for this video! Just starting with a small production company. Worked 4 events but this is the best explanation and visual presentation I've seen. Can't wait to try this technique next event!

After 20 years in the AV business, this video is the first to show it right 🤝 Amen, brother!

Pretty damn near perfect. Awesome step-by-step procedure. Thank you.

This guys voice is weirdly relaxing ahaha

My quality of life improved after watching this

Clean, concise, and competent. This is a perfect video demonstration. Thank you!

I work in IT and as a part-time drummer. I often find myself laying down and picking up cables of all kinds. Thanks for this valuable resource!

Currently in cable-management hellscape and this has helped, thank you!

Just heard about this technique this morning and had to do some research on it. Thank you for the very informative and easy to follow video! :)

Full Mark's! 15 people were shown this video and ALL 15 were able to reproduce the proper results. The use of the whiteboard backdrop was excellent. Noticing this consideration of foresight made the gang trust in how they were being taught. The rolling of the cable (rock climber's R or L lay of rope awareness) was the clincher! Your inspiration went too far as this gang of post-grad students tried their new skills on bigger game. They dismantled my hoses (new seeded lawn) and started playing with them. Hey wait isn't it supposed to be work! You taught my gang to fish, and then went a step further. You taught them how to teach - teaching. How to segment the parts, plan success with each phase of the process. How to pay attention to what they are feeling. Now they eagerly teach others this pattern of planned successes. The 3 domains of learning: Affective; Cognitive,& Psychomotor were all "performed" by you in this excellent video of great video framing, sound control, and ease of empathy in the narration. The gang think you planned your script and production ahead of time. If you did this off the cuff - out of thin air in one take with no editing, you are amazing! 30 thumbs Up! I then muted it and showed it to 4 women ( not known for being handy and one is a master killer of all things wrapped and coiled) 2 performed flawlessly on the first viewing. The second time through with requested stop action was able to get all 4 to wrap a 50 cord!

Thanks for actually explaining it, sure helps!

Thanks for your kindness to make this video. So cool!!

I heard of the over under but just saw it done. I'll be trying it out, Thanks

Oooooh...now I get it. Best demo ever.

Very helpful. Thanks!

Thanks. This came in useful for keeping the charging cable for my car tidy

I almost passed out at 0:13

Very well done. Thank you!

This was crucial. Thank you for this

in the end, I wanna thank you, cause you made me that much stronger

Thank you for this explanation, with the multiple angles.

Super easy to understand, thanks!

Great and helpful! A wonderful replacement to the Gordian Knot technique I always ended up using. Of interest, there's an entire branch of mathematics--knot theory--dedicated to the study of knots. Many samples come from various audio and video cables....

Thank you, your video is the only one that I was able to actually slow it down to .25 & see the way you twisted for the under. The thumbs together is what made it click so thanks!

Awesome, thanks! 👍🏾

The way I learned it was to simply twist the cable as your coiling it. It naturally performs the over under as you twist.

Thank you and may God bless you

Thank you for this! The first time I was able to wrap it right.

A really clear video, Thanks! Does need some practice but you've explained it well.

Excellent!!!

I’m currently in a Live Entertainment Technology (LET) degree program and I needed to learn this today to coil some cords.

I love your video. I actually start the cable in my right hand, with the male end towards me, as well as having the velcro strap always on the male end. It's essentially the same thing, but done slightly different. The reason we do velcro at the male end, is that you know exactly which end to start unrolling your cable.

This feels impossible like learning to tie your shoes when you are a kid. Back to my cable pile!

Yeah bro! It finally makes sense , 25 years union carpenter.. just loop after loop it tangles.. thx !!

Finally got it! Never remembered how it was done. Thanks for a clear explanation. FYI - Make any DIY intro very short. Explanations best at end.

I've watched about 10 of these this was the one that made it click for me

thankyou so much dude. i was trying to get this right in class and just couldnt do it.

Very good clear explanation, and well done for making sure that your hands and the cable are visible in the video. I lost count of the number of videos that didn't show "all the moving parts", and bored on and on about incorrect techniques (...they're irrelevant after all, and not what people have tuned in to watch). So, well done for that! I've been doing mine wrong for so many years. I plan to put your method to use now.

Thank you!

Cool technique

yooooo i got it thank you!

White background really helped! Other videos I've seen have black cable with dark background, hard to see!

good video, thank you.

Thank you, sir!

Rolling up extension cords and water hose brings me peace lol

Great video. No hype or flashy graphics, straight to the point and functional, done in three minutes. Perfect.

Excellent explanation. Thank you!

Learned this from "audio" guys years ago. (Strangely, the guys at the "Lighting Equipment Rental place" didn't like this coil and when they saw it would immediately recoil it with a simple 'elbow wrap.') One big difference: I was taught to start with the socket pointed towards my body and the coil laid out running away from me. The coil method was described simply as first lay it in your hand 'over hand', then lay the next coil in your hand 'under hand' (or 'back handed'.) I was also told to be certain to let the cable role or spin (never say twist) in my hand as I coiled it. A good way to see if you're doing it correctly is to practice with a FLAT cable. If any twist occurs, you did it wrong. Now, if you could just explain the best way to 'tie off the ends' using ONLY the cable itself. The sound guys who taught me this roll somehow formed a 'hang-loop' out of the cable. Sadly, I never learned that one.

So you twist the second loop. I like it 👌 I take both ends of the extension cord, match them up and pull the rest of the cord through the middle. I think I like your way better. Thanks

Thank you!!

Thanks!

I was taught the under-over technique. Exactly the opposite. I was told it is called the ABC Roll from the early days of TV.

Couldn't grasp the concept after many tutorials etc, nailed it as soon as you talked about palms and thumbs. Thanks! :)

Thanks from Australia: works a treat!

Any suggestions for dealing with a new, fairly rigid cord? It has a mind of its own.

Great Job! I learned as you did, "By turning the Palm!" "BUT" Most in the industry Coil CLOCKWISE, NOT Counterclockwise. It does make a difference that creates an issue for the Majority in the industry in clockwise practice! Unfortunately experiencing that conflict with the new Techs learning Counter and Union Members understanding SOP's of Production and Clockwise. .. Have a Great Day!

thank you for noting the "weird bends"...it bugs the crap out of me that people think over-under is the only thing they need to know. in fact, you can "properly" coil a cable the other ways too (yes, even around the elbow), with or without over-under....and you can over-under and still trash them

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Thanks

nice

I thought I was doing it wrong the whole time. So the first "wrong" example you did is what I constantly see and questioned myself If I kept doing it wrong. but for some reason their coils *look* nice. The problem then arises when I do the "right" over and under sometimes the cable has minor warps. My question is: If I get hired for particularly gigs, should I *force* the way I know (your example) or abide by how they've been doing it because a lot companies I get hired on to help is 50/50 on which one they do.

I was taught the over under method when I worked at a TV station years ago. I now work at a high school and I cut my own cables from a spool of Coaxial cable from a local hardware store. We use these cables to run SDI signal from camera to switcher. The Coax cable is more rigid and does not coil well. I saw a local production company wrapping their coax cable up in a plastic spool type device, which looked much easier than fighting the coax. My question is should I continue with the over under method with Coax cable or could I wrap it around a cable holder (or spool) without damaging it. I would like to see what your thoughts are. Thank you in advance for any suggestions that you can give on the topic.

I learned doing it on the ground. Easier to train your hands. Eventually you'll get really fast with it.

Could someone link more of this guiys videos

Finally no more warped Ethernet cables for me !

My old man taught this to me- called it the cowboy roll or something lol

Finally. Someone who explained this perfectly. Thanks!

face your connector towards you and coil in a clockwise direction.... that is the industry convention

Try doing your long cables on the ground (horizontally) whilst still doing over under. Practice with your garden hoses.

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Thank you. Got my first roadie job this weekend and I'll be practicing this plenty til then!!

Now what about uncoiling? I have a co-worker that sometimes will uncoil a cord, and it sits in a twisted mess on the floor whenever he touches it. Then I spend forever trying to untwist it. It's fine whenever I'm the only one that touches it.

Good Video. But can you explain to novice like me what the purpose of this method is?

who makes the best cable ties?

But how does it help me with my cable bill?

I'll give this a try, but can someone tell me why this is better than simply looping the cord (without weird twisty loops)?

How do you UNWRAP the cable without getting a bunch of knots in it?

Who would give this video a thumbs down? Great video! I was going to make a video but great job. In freelance television if you can’t over under you better learn. Once you get it you can coil very fast.

why over/under vs a continuous circling like over your arm or on a spool?

My husband has been a stagehand for four years and has tried showing me how to coil cable every once in a while for the whole time, and I never understood until watching your video.

You must be a teacher in how clearly you explained it. It looks nice and easy to do...but here’s my question how do you coil up a very heavy 30 mts electric cable that is already twisted wrongly? (It’s as thick as my thumb).I just did how you said and it looks just as bad as before 🤪. Any suggestions? Thanks.

I'm weird. I'm right handed and hold it in my right and wrap with my left.

correct. over and under = removes the single twist from the previous loop, in the remaining cord dangling. Good for you. Oldtech...

Lol 1:39

Until you grab the wrong end and got 10 knots in a row. I always Roll cables in a circle with proper tension and radius. we have like 100 of XLR cables and 50 Speakon and we always roll like i describe. and there is never any problem unwinding them.

Yep, the one thing I like to add is that this video is the base. It is not a black and white thing, There is a grey area. While you are winding the cable 'over' and 'under' you also have to listen to the cable. Feel the cable. It tells you what it wants. Sometimes it simply wants an extra over or an extra under. just "go with the flow" and "feel your cable". This is sound engineering going deep :)

I bet this work with garden hoses... I'll report further

This may seem easy the first time, not when doing it with a 50 meter triax cable that is 2 times the thickness (im in film school and hate to have to dk this fast)

I don't get it

This was great. But I wish you added some tips for UN-coiling the cable when it's time to use it. I always get it into knots because I picked the end up through other loops. It's hard to figure out how to route the cable during the uncoil.

So I am curious to know if anyone can please explain the purpose of the "under" part? For decades I have coiled my cables using only the "over" part and employing the quarter twist part to keep the rotation of the cable uniform. My cables don't knot or twist and look exactly the same in the end with half the effort. This seems unnecessarily complicated by going over and then under. I have watched this over and over and don't understand the purpose of the under part.

Best way to coil indeed but those high tech techniques are not worth on my opinion It is so much faster and easier to twist the cable to make the first coil, then simply to twist it the other direction to create the second. The hand do not change position, do not loose contact with the cable, so it is fast and easy. May be not recommended to help the coiling of expensive cable with about a quater turn one then the other direction but it just helps it does not really twist the cable more than it is naturally by the coils. Regards

И всё что ли?

You cannot at all see how you do the first loop

Compare (contrast) your method with this one: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/q99jlNuV3arIe6c.html