Tip down is awesome especially with that hole in the clip, makes it very easy and secure to rotate it. Can't imagine carrying it the other way around.

I take both clips off and carry my Endura open between my clenched teeth cos I’m a paranoid pirate at heart .

I prefer tip down because I learned on a Spyderco Police model in 1993 up til the late 90's and for me it's safer and my hand is already oriented exactly where it needs to be without fumbling around. I tend to flip it open to the side more to deploy it on tip up once I get it out of my pocket where tip down it's simply up open then out front deployed. This is especially true for a Spyderco. IMHO the wave feature is great but dangerous if you try opening it in a ground fight or any method where you are not standing up completely and have the room to deploy.

I will only carry tip down.

i used to have a knife as EDC that was only tip up config, i had to put a lanyard so i can grab the lanyard with the pinky and then pull and have a better grip for deployent, honestly im so glad with my tip down edc

Well laid out man. Appreciate it a bunch.

Hey Joe, I am a tiip up guy. I find it more stable of a grip because my entire hand is on my knife when I pull it. My thumb goes in my pocket and finds whatever is on the knife to deploy it. that means out of my pocket i have a full grip and no repositioning. If I go tip down, my grip starts with a pinch of my knife between thumb and forefinger which is easier to lose control or somebody knock it out of my hand and then I also have to complete my grip.

Tip up for me cuz most of my knives just feel better when I'm using them, and to me that's more important then quick deployment

Glad in 2020 there are still people figuring out mostly tip down seems faster and safer unless you wanna do a wave open function say with at zip tie . I bough in to tip up watching so many videos but on knives with bad detents have cut my self severely so many times I feel like tip down is usually the way to go.

Normally I’m a tip up guy but on a larger knife like the spyderco resilience I carry tip down for the same reasons. My hand is closer to the spydey hold

Good video my dude 🤙

Nobody talks about it, but tip up favors drawing the knife forward out of the pocket, while tip up is better for a rearward draw. Can’t stand deep-carry clips, though. Getting a quick grip with my fingertips is way more of a hassle than either tip orientation.

Yes tip down for spyderco....tip up for people looking for more safety I guess for me faster deployment is key...either way will work just individual preference.

Great video man .

I switched my PM2 to top-up because I kept scratching my knuckles on the jimping when I put my hand in my pocket. But, if I did carry in my back pocket more, I might have kept it tip down

Well I noticed the pm2 and the para 3 the clip is on opposite sides. But it’s just supposed to be a smaller version of the pm2. So confused to why they did that

Only problem I’ve found with tip down is that it vastly limits the kind of deep carry pocket clip options. The one you have installed extends outwards from the scales and that vastly takes away from the aesthetics of the knife. I prefer tip down, in fact I just ordered a Para 3 and am still searching for a deep carry clip that doesn’t cost $60

Well done!

Thanks. A few years ago I decided to upgrade my one and only Gerber Swagger pocket knife. Few videos and reviews later got a PM2. I tried to change to 'tip up', and the screws stripped the holes on the opposite end. My bad, didn't realize the liner is softer metal. So I very carefully put it back to original. I guess the manufacturer put it that was for a reason.

Haven't even bought my first knife yet.A bit concerned about accidently cutting myself if a spring assisted ver knife opening up in my pocket? So do knives come with safety instructions or rules for handling?

Tip down all day baby

Your tip down demo is backwards. Blade spine is pointing towards your junk. Your configuration for tip down is left hand carry.

What is the use of the “wave”?

Bad guys hit from ambush. Imagine one or two bad guys jump you, and you have to deploy your knife in an instant. I will never have the clip on the same end as the pivot. Also, you may be using your strong arm to ward off attackers, consider this.

You failed to point out that carrying tip down places the clip in a position that interferes much more with your fingers on the scales while tip up keeps the clip free from your fingers. You failed to mention this because you're only concerned with deployment speed which tells me you are somewhat of a paranoid person. And just let me say that deployment speed has very little to do with winning a knife fight in the long run.