If you coil a cable around something like your palm or arm, with each revolution there is also a half twist. When unrolling the cable, it doesn't untwist. The

If you coil a cable around something like your palm or arm, with each revolution there is also a half twist. When unrolling the cable, it doesn't untwist. The result after repeated coiling is a twisted up cable that doesn't lay flat even when wound correctly. The roadie wrap technique removes the twist. Another technique I've found, and the one I prefer these days, is to coil the cables in the opposite direction when I put them away from when I opened them. If I wrapped the cable around my left arm before, when putting away I use my right arm. This also removes the twist like the roadie wrap. The roadie wrap removes the twist per revolution. This method removes it over the length of the cable.