Possible military application of bungee ropes

In the footage of those Israeli soldiers trying to board a ship by sliding down ropes suspended from a helicopter, the whole operation seems very clumsy;

a) the rope has to be dropped first, so the people on the deck know where the soldiers will land;

b) the people on deck can drag the end of the rope to one side to slow down the vertical descent and force the soldier to jump the last few yards; and

c) the soldiers need both hands to hold the rope, so can't have their weapons at the ready*.

What I would invent, if I could be bothered, would be a bungee rope with a single-handed release mechanism**. All you have to do is judge how much bungee rope you need so that the bottom of your fall is a few feet above where you want to land and to clip the other end to the helicopter; plus a bit of training in when to release yourself when you hit that nadir. I suspect that the dread of slamming into the deck and breaking both ankles would focus your attention on getting the length of the rope right; and the dread of missing the nadir and ending up dangling in mid-air would focus your attention on releasing yourself at the right moment.

This would make it much more difficult for those being descended on to judge where you were going to land; each soldier could have his own bungee rope for mass attacks; and most importantly it would leave you one hand free to hold your weapon, or indeed to enable you to fire at people on the way down.

What's not to like?

* As an afterthought, with a bungee, you wouldn't need to wear thick gloves to prevent rope burns.

** At its simplest. this would be a loop at one end of the rope to which you cling with one hand, letting go at the opportune moment, it would have to be a very springy rope to not pull your fingers off or break your wrist, of course.