Wow, I thought I’d ‘known’ the plastic whip for 3 months, but this made me realize I’ve been doing it wrong all along. I’ve always sent the loop over left+center, which causes the following bind to have a giant loop that requires multiple throws to undo. Sending the loop over center+right makes the thumb strings end up in front, (rather than the back) which makes the following bind perfect.
Not sure if you’re running into the same issue I was but know that you’re definitely not alone in missing ‘obvious’ things.