Mitchell how to thread 302, inertia brake broke

In the great " mitchell how to thread" from years ago this line came up

"What does this do:
It spools the line on a straight up and down pattern. The old Mitchell 302's had a bob pattern spooling the line up a little, down a little, then up a little the down a little, by the use of planamatic gears orbiting inside the main gear. It may have been great in theory but even Mitchell must have realized the problem with wind knots during casts as they offered a crosswind cam to replace the planamatic gears.

Is it true that either way of winding the line on is equally good??

Also my anti inertia brake broke off where exactly does the new one attach too. Thanks all