Great tutorial, Mike.  The only comment:

If you are not careful about grabbing the male XLR end of the cable (in your example) and throw it, you quite possibly could end up with a BUNCH of granny knots along the length of the cable!  This usually happens if the original end is grabbed.  Not always so, but I’ve seen this happen enough to try to always grab the final end.

Yes I am guilty of wrapping cable around my elbow..however it IS actually possible to do so without introducing kinks simply by introducing a twist on each turn similar to your example in image 3..and it IS a Hell of a lot quicker.

You are using the Over and Under technique. As Fred Thomke has pointed out, you are liable to end up with a whole series of knots if you pull the wrong end. If you use the Over and Over technique you won’t get the knot problem. You have to give the cable a twist in your hand, and this goes down the cable, so that has to be worked out. If you walk with the cable as you coil it works itself out as you move. For longer cables you can start in the middle and work back to either end. The Over and Under is best if you are wrapping a large cable into a road case - you always know which end to grab, so the knots aren’t a problem. A proper cable should have a tie and an ID marker on the male end - you don’t want a piece of tie line dangling in front of the singer’s face. Tie line, boot lace or leather strap work better than   Velcro particularly for mic and signal lines, because Velcro grabs everything, including carpet and other cables.

I have better luck putting the two ends together then folding the cable in half till it’s about 3’ long then tie in a loose knot. No need for ties. To undo untie knot grab the two ends and toss. You only have trouble if the cable ever gets coiled.

I used to do the over/over method. I now use the over/under method described here. I always roll the cable from the male XLR end to the female XLR end. I also have my cable strap at the male XLR end.
I very seldom get knots when the cable is rolled out and it always lays nice and flat with no kinks.

However….trying to get the rest of the crew/musicians to follow the same procedure is another story entirely…..

Nice post and you tell to everyone step by step.
I Like your method and post is too good but For longer cables you can start in the middle and work back to either end. The Over and Under is best if you are wrapping a large cable into a road case - you always know which end to grab, so the knots aren’t a problem.Thank you so much for a good blog.

Another technique that can be used for very thick, long cables (such as a large snake) is to coil it on the ground in a figure-8 pattern. The over/under method is often unwieldy for these large cables, which can weigh in well over 100 pounds. You could do the over/under technique on the ground, but it can be tricky with large cables.

Every commet is best. but I like somthing different.
So make sommthing new.