21ssExtreme,

I think they described the way I break down my flippin' stick. I always pull it out all the way, and pull it hard to make sure it is set in place. The problem then is that it doesn't easily collapse. So I take it and gently throw it at the ground so the bottom of the handle hits. It has never taken me over three of these moves to collapse my stick.

Is that what you were asking about? BTW, make sure your reel seat is screwed down tightly also, otherwise you could bounce your reel across the ground.