Dlist777 how exactly are you tying your excess tether to tighten the bridge like that?There's lots of ways to shorten up your bridge if you want. You can pull the stock bridge and replace with a small climbing runner (girth hitched on one loop and then connected to the other via caribiner). I use two runners each girth hitched to each side and then I connect to caribiner in the middle. Or, you can tie down. Here is a pic of my set up and tied down. View attachment 36496View attachment 36498