Hi John,
I like your term "zorping" - it pretty much describes my own flying skills. ;->
It's my suspicion if one intends to adopt an expocrank (or perhaps a logaricrank), they pretty well need to commit to using it exclusively. {Unless you're Bart Klapinski}, you probably can't instantly switch back and forth.
Here's a thought experiment for this. Suppose you had just flown your well trimmed stunt ship through a fine pattern. While you were off getting a coke, I visited your handle and offset the neutral adjustment, say about 1/2". Next flight, you'll wonder what happened to your model - suddenly it flies with this.. bias! Even after you figured out it wasn't your ship, you're likely uncomfortable while you compensate. Have you had a similar experience when some very good flier (whose pattern you just witnessed) invites you fly his model? It can feel all wrong, making you wonder how he flies it so well! ;->
I'm referring to how our muscle mechanics train into the control system trim and model flight characteristics. We adjust our reflexes, and eventually "lock" onto a setting, then get comfortable. Humans are very adaptable and adjustable but the training often takes time.
Anyone expecting to simply make a step function change to a different control system/feature and immediately feel at home and comfortable with it is likely to be disappointed. My first flight with an expocrank felt strange; I wondered if my model was even capable of a loop, it seemed so dead around neutral. Only when I snapped the handle and saw it respond did I start to appreciate it. Once adjusted to it, I decided like it could be an advantage for me. And I readily admit my own expectations may have been a large factor. Whatever advantage I felt, I'll take it! Hahah.
It is not my intent to prosthelytize about expocranks - I hope I didn't give that impression.
I hope everything is going well for you. I always admired your models (even though Lou Wolgast wonders why you didn't go MoPar..)
L.
"A work that aspires, however humbly, to the condition of art should carry its justification in every line." -Joseph Conrad