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Paying out slack with Gri Gri 12-Oct-2010 At 8:23:56 PM WM

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from the squashed dog thread some people seem to think "everyone takes their brake hand off to give slack with a Gri Gri" ...

How do you pay out slack when using a Gri Gri?

in case the options need clarification:
new method = brake (right) hand always encircles rope, thumb of brake hand is above gri gri and depresses lever to prevent device locking while other (left) hand pulls slack through
original method = brake hand drops rope, reaches under grigri and up the other side to depress lever with one or more fingertips to prevent device locking while other hand pulls slack through

post edits:
@voodoo: option 4 added
@simey: the question asks what you do "when using" a gri gri - doesn't matter how rare/often that might be.
@dimpet: option 5 added