Everyone's given you valuable advice, and I always value BG's input; he's always been one of my favorite posters from a knowledge standpoint.

He's got a great point, too. As Dan showed, you can see exactly how I tie in my D-loops -- and that thread contains a lot of the "tricks of the trade" BG alluded to. But, sometimes, after I initially tie in my loop, the string really hasn't been "shot in" yet... My brand-new Ally is a good example. I tied my loop on and now that I've got a few shots through it, I need to stick it back in my press and give the string a half-twist so that the loop isn't having to correct for the string settling in.