Wild_Bill wrote:
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My usual method is to start with an end in my left hand, with the end
toward my body.. then twist as needed to form coils in a clockwise
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
direction.. ...

Ah, but that's the "rub", as they used to say. Each loop of cable
requires a 1/4 turn of twist in order to lay flat. In a 100' cable it
adds up and you are constantly shaking it out to be able to twist more.
Then, when it's uncoiled for use, all that twist likes to make kinks.

That's what the figure-8 or alternate left-right avoids.

Bob