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Switch rod can be used single OR double handed. Spey rod can only be used double handed. Switch rods are normally between 10'6 and 12' long, where as a spey rod is normally between 12-14' long. A switch rod normally has a grip length of about 10-12 for the front grip and about 4-6 for the rear grip. Where as a spey will normally have around 14-15 for the front grip and 6 for the rear grip.
The cylinder area on the other side of the piston has no rod, thus more volume available for fluid pumped in from the helm. The piston side with the rod will move farther per turn of the wheel (less turns to hard over) because less space is available for the fluid than the side with no rod. A balanced cylinder has a rod on each side of the piston, so will move equally to either side per wheel turn to that side.