So basically, you just sprint to build up momentum, and as long as you dont walk it preserves it? So just make sure you're holding down the sprint button when you're positioning too
I believe this same mechanic allows wicked speeds with the jetpack by doing the looney type thing into the ground with the jetpack. But I haven't found out / tried how to do it consistently.
Just for clarification, does this enable you to go faster than you normally can or is it just 'skipping' the acceleration so you immediately move at max speed? At first I thought it was the latter but when you jumped that gap while carrying the bottles it seemed more like the former. (Is that jump even possible without using this tech?)
Absolutely the latter. That jump across the pit is actually what happened in the famous "give him back" clip, and there the guy wasn't even doing this exploit