I picked up some Buckingham spurs from an electric company employee. Traded a Benjamin air rifle for them. He has only used them a couple of times. Went right to management two months after being hired. They look great and have new shin cup pads. I climbed up and down about 10- 15 feet on a dying oak that needs to come down. That's when my mind kicked in and questions started formulating. My first is after watching tree services working and videos I noticed some guys leave nubs where they cut branches and some cut smooth with the trunk. Then I've seen them run the lanyard on top of the nub like a safety. Is this a good practice or does it just get in the way? Seems like it could be good or bad. Just wondering. And should I wrap the lower strap around the spur? Seems tighter that way but that's just from watching too. No personal discussion. Thanks