diff --git a/benchmarks/Grid_wilson.cc b/benchmarks/Grid_wilson.cc
index 32255b3e..3b0d04bc 100644
--- a/benchmarks/Grid_wilson.cc
+++ b/benchmarks/Grid_wilson.cc
@@ -31,11 +31,9 @@ int main (int argc, char ** argv)
   std::cout << "Grid is setup to use "<<threads<<" threads"<<std::endl;
 
   std::vector<int> seeds({1,2,3,4});
-
   GridParallelRNG          pRNG(&Grid);
-  //  std::vector<int> seeds({1,2,3,4});
-  //  pRNG.SeedFixedIntegers(seeds);
-  pRNG.SeedRandomDevice();
+  pRNG.SeedFixedIntegers(seeds);
+  //  pRNG.SeedRandomDevice();
 
   LatticeFermion src   (&Grid); random(pRNG,src);
   LatticeFermion result(&Grid); result=zero;
@@ -55,8 +53,10 @@ int main (int argc, char ** argv)
   Complex cone(1.0,0.0);
   for(int nn=0;nn<Nd;nn++){
     random(pRNG,U[nn]);
-    if (nn!=0) U[nn]=zero;
-    else U[nn] = cone;
+    if(0) {
+      if (nn==-1) { U[nn]=zero; std::cout << "zeroing gauge field in dir "<<nn<<std::endl; }
+      else       { U[nn] = cone;std::cout << "unit gauge field in dir "<<nn<<std::endl; }
+    }
     pokeIndex<LorentzIndex>(Umu,U[nn],nn);
   }
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ int main (int argc, char ** argv)
   WilsonMatrix Dw(Umu,Grid,RBGrid,mass);
   
   std::cout << "Calling Dw"<<std::endl;
-  int ncall=1000;
+  int ncall=10000;
   double t0=usecond();
   for(int i=0;i<ncall;i++){
     Dw.Dhop(src,result,0);
diff --git a/lib/Grid.h b/lib/Grid.h
index a1ad74c4..1e513a46 100644
--- a/lib/Grid.h
+++ b/lib/Grid.h
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@
 
 namespace Grid {
 
-
   void Grid_init(int *argc,char ***argv);
   void Grid_finalize(void);
   // internal, controled with --handle
diff --git a/lib/Grid_init.cc b/lib/Grid_init.cc
index 7ff698c6..7fce4793 100644
--- a/lib/Grid_init.cc
+++ b/lib/Grid_init.cc
@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@ void Grid_init(int *argc,char ***argv)
   if( !GridCmdOptionExists(*argv,*argv+*argc,"--debug-stdout") ){
     Grid_quiesce_nodes();
   }
+  if( GridCmdOptionExists(*argv,*argv+*argc,"--dslash-opt") ){
+    WilsonMatrix::HandOptDslash=1;
+  }
   GridParseLayout(*argv,*argc,
 		  Grid_default_latt,
 		  Grid_default_mpi);
diff --git a/lib/Grid_simd.h b/lib/Grid_simd.h
index 6d7411d3..785c9539 100644
--- a/lib/Grid_simd.h
+++ b/lib/Grid_simd.h
@@ -162,6 +162,74 @@ namespace Grid {
 // Permute 3 possible on longer iVector lengths (512bit = 8 double = 16 single)
 // Permute 4 possible on half precision @512bit vectors.
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+template<class vsimd>
+inline void Gpermute0(vsimd &y,const vsimd &b) {
+  union { 
+    fvec f;
+    decltype(vsimd::v) v;
+  } conv;
+  conv.v = b.v;
+#ifdef SSE4
+  conv.f = _mm_shuffle_ps(conv.f,conv.f,_MM_SHUFFLE(1,0,3,2));
+#endif
+#if defined(AVX1)||defined(AVX2)
+  conv.f = _mm256_permute2f128_ps(conv.f,conv.f,0x01); 
+#endif  
+#ifdef AVX512
+ conv.f = _mm512_permute4f128_ps(conv.f,(_MM_PERM_ENUM)_MM_SHUFFLE(1,0,3,2)); 
+#endif
+ y.v=conv.v;
+};
+template<class vsimd>
+inline void Gpermute1(vsimd &y,const vsimd &b) {
+  union { 
+    fvec f;
+    decltype(vsimd::v) v;
+  } conv;
+  conv.v = b.v;
+#ifdef SSE4
+  conv.f = _mm_shuffle_ps(conv.f,conv.f,_MM_SHUFFLE(2,3,0,1)); 
+#endif
+#if defined(AVX1)||defined(AVX2)
+  conv.f = _mm256_shuffle_ps(conv.f,conv.f,_MM_SHUFFLE(1,0,3,2)); 
+#endif  
+#ifdef AVX512
+ conv.f = _mm512_permute4f128_ps(conv.f,(_MM_PERM_ENUM)_MM_SHUFFLE(2,3,0,1)); 
+#endif  
+  y.v=conv.v;
+};
+template<class vsimd>
+inline void Gpermute2(vsimd &y,const vsimd &b) {
+  union { 
+    fvec f;
+    decltype(vsimd::v) v;
+  } conv;
+  conv.v = b.v;
+#ifdef SSE4
+#endif
+#if defined(AVX1)||defined(AVX2)
+  conv.f = _mm256_shuffle_ps(conv.f,conv.f,_MM_SHUFFLE(2,3,0,1)); 
+#endif  
+#ifdef AVX512
+  conv.f = _mm512_swizzle_ps(conv.f,_MM_SWIZ_REG_BADC); 
+#endif  
+  y.v=conv.v;
+
+};
+template<class vsimd>
+inline void Gpermute3(vsimd &y,const vsimd &b) {
+  union { 
+    fvec f;
+    decltype(vsimd::v) v;
+  } conv;
+  conv.v = b.v;
+#ifdef AVX512
+  conv.f = _mm512_swizzle_ps(conv.f,_MM_SWIZ_REG_CDAB); 
+#endif  
+  y.v=conv.v;
+
+};
+
 template<class vsimd>
 inline void Gpermute(vsimd &y,const vsimd &b,int perm){
 	union { 
@@ -170,36 +238,12 @@ inline void Gpermute(vsimd &y,const vsimd &b,int perm){
 	} conv;
 	conv.v = b.v;
       switch (perm){
-#if defined(AVX1)||defined(AVX2)
-      // 8x32 bits=>3 permutes
-      case 2: 
-	conv.f = _mm256_shuffle_ps(conv.f,conv.f,_MM_SHUFFLE(2,3,0,1)); 
-	break;
-      case 1: conv.f = _mm256_shuffle_ps(conv.f,conv.f,_MM_SHUFFLE(1,0,3,2)); break;
-      case 0: conv.f = _mm256_permute2f128_ps(conv.f,conv.f,0x01); break;
-#endif
-#ifdef SSE4
-      case 1: conv.f = _mm_shuffle_ps(conv.f,conv.f,_MM_SHUFFLE(2,3,0,1)); break;
-      case 0: conv.f = _mm_shuffle_ps(conv.f,conv.f,_MM_SHUFFLE(1,0,3,2));break;
-#endif
-#ifdef AVX512
-	// 16 floats=> permutes
-        // Permute 0 every abcd efgh ijkl mnop -> badc fehg jilk nmpo 
-        // Permute 1 every abcd efgh ijkl mnop -> cdab ghef jkij opmn 
-        // Permute 2 every abcd efgh ijkl mnop -> efgh abcd mnop ijkl
-        // Permute 3 every abcd efgh ijkl mnop -> ijkl mnop abcd efgh
-      case 3: conv.f = _mm512_swizzle_ps(conv.f,_MM_SWIZ_REG_CDAB); break;
-      case 2: conv.f = _mm512_swizzle_ps(conv.f,_MM_SWIZ_REG_BADC); break;
-      case 1: conv.f = _mm512_permute4f128_ps(conv.f,(_MM_PERM_ENUM)_MM_SHUFFLE(2,3,0,1)); break;
-      case 0: conv.f = _mm512_permute4f128_ps(conv.f,(_MM_PERM_ENUM)_MM_SHUFFLE(1,0,3,2)); break;
-#endif
-#ifdef QPX
-#error not implemented
-#endif
+      case 3: Gpermute3(y,b); break;
+      case 2: Gpermute2(y,b); break;
+      case 1: Gpermute1(y,b); break;
+      case 0: Gpermute0(y,b); break;
       default: assert(0); break;
       }
-      y.v=conv.v;
-
     };
 };
 
diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
index 82459763..6bb5e187 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ libGrid_a_SOURCES =				\
 	Grid_init.cc				\
 	stencil/Grid_stencil_common.cc		\
 	qcd/Grid_qcd_dirac.cc			\
+	qcd/Grid_qcd_dhop.cc			\
+	qcd/Grid_qcd_dhop_hand.cc		\
 	qcd/Grid_qcd_wilson_dop.cc		\
 	algorithms/approx/Zolotarev.cc		\
 	algorithms/approx/Remez.cc		\
diff --git a/lib/lattice/Grid_lattice_base.h b/lib/lattice/Grid_lattice_base.h
index 1d3b1efb..4a6d3180 100644
--- a/lib/lattice/Grid_lattice_base.h
+++ b/lib/lattice/Grid_lattice_base.h
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@ class LatticeTrinaryExpression :public std::pair<Op,std::tuple<T1,T2,T3> >, publ
  LatticeTrinaryExpression(const std::pair<Op,std::tuple<T1,T2,T3> > &arg): std::pair<Op,std::tuple<T1,T2,T3> >(arg) {};
 };
 
+void inline conformable(GridBase *lhs,GridBase *rhs)
+{
+  assert(lhs == rhs);
+}
+
 template<class vobj>
 class Lattice : public LatticeBase
 {
@@ -60,7 +65,8 @@ public:
     typedef typename vobj::scalar_type scalar_type;
     typedef typename vobj::vector_type vector_type;
     typedef vobj vector_object;
-    
+ 
+   
   ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   // Expression Template closure support
   ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -276,17 +282,15 @@ PARALLEL_FOR_LOOP
 }
 
 
-#include <lattice/Grid_lattice_conformable.h>
 
+#include <lattice/Grid_lattice_conformable.h>
 #define GRID_LATTICE_EXPRESSION_TEMPLATES
 #ifdef  GRID_LATTICE_EXPRESSION_TEMPLATES
 #include <lattice/Grid_lattice_ET.h>
 #else 
 #include <lattice/Grid_lattice_overload.h>
 #endif
-
 #include <lattice/Grid_lattice_arith.h>
-
 #include <lattice/Grid_lattice_trace.h>
 #include <lattice/Grid_lattice_transpose.h>
 #include <lattice/Grid_lattice_local.h>
diff --git a/lib/lattice/Grid_lattice_conformable.h b/lib/lattice/Grid_lattice_conformable.h
index faa8c7a7..a77e57af 100644
--- a/lib/lattice/Grid_lattice_conformable.h
+++ b/lib/lattice/Grid_lattice_conformable.h
@@ -3,16 +3,11 @@
 
 namespace Grid {
 
-    template<class obj1,class obj2>
-    void conformable(const Lattice<obj1> &lhs,const Lattice<obj2> &rhs)
+    template<class obj1,class obj2> void conformable(const Lattice<obj1> &lhs,const Lattice<obj2> &rhs)
     {
         assert(lhs._grid == rhs._grid);
         assert(lhs.checkerboard == rhs.checkerboard);
     }
-    void inline conformable(const GridBase *lhs,GridBase *rhs)
-    {
-        assert(lhs == rhs);
-    }
 
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/qcd/Grid_qcd_wilson_dop.cc b/lib/qcd/Grid_qcd_wilson_dop.cc
index 318e18df..9a3f5f6a 100644
--- a/lib/qcd/Grid_qcd_wilson_dop.cc
+++ b/lib/qcd/Grid_qcd_wilson_dop.cc
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 #include <Grid.h>
 
 namespace Grid {
@@ -7,15 +6,7 @@ namespace QCD {
 const std::vector<int> WilsonMatrix::directions   ({0,1,2,3, 0, 1, 2, 3});
 const std::vector<int> WilsonMatrix::displacements({1,1,1,1,-1,-1,-1,-1});
 
-  // Should be in header?
-const int WilsonMatrix::Xp = 0;
-const int WilsonMatrix::Yp = 1;
-const int WilsonMatrix::Zp = 2;
-const int WilsonMatrix::Tp = 3;
-const int WilsonMatrix::Xm = 4;
-const int WilsonMatrix::Ym = 5;
-const int WilsonMatrix::Zm = 6;
-const int WilsonMatrix::Tm = 7;
+  int WilsonMatrix::HandOptDslash;
 
   class WilsonCompressor {
   public:
@@ -39,28 +30,28 @@ const int WilsonMatrix::Tm = 7;
 	mudag=(mu+Nd)%(2*Nd);
       }
       switch(mudag) {
-      case WilsonMatrix::Xp:
+      case Xp:
 	spProjXp(ret,in);
 	break;
-      case WilsonMatrix::Yp:
+      case Yp:
 	spProjYp(ret,in);
 	break;
-      case WilsonMatrix::Zp:
+      case Zp:
 	spProjZp(ret,in);
 	break;
-      case WilsonMatrix::Tp:
+      case Tp:
 	spProjTp(ret,in);
 	break;
-      case WilsonMatrix::Xm:
+      case Xm:
 	spProjXm(ret,in);
 	break;
-      case WilsonMatrix::Ym:
+      case Ym:
 	spProjYm(ret,in);
 	break;
-      case WilsonMatrix::Zm:
+      case Zm:
 	spProjZm(ret,in);
 	break;
-      case WilsonMatrix::Tm:
+      case Tm:
 	spProjTm(ret,in);
 	break;
       default: 
@@ -157,316 +148,36 @@ void WilsonMatrix::MooeeInvDag(const LatticeFermion &in, LatticeFermion &out)
   MooeeInv(in,out);
 }
 
-void WilsonMatrix::DhopSite(CartesianStencil &st,LatticeDoubledGaugeField &U,
-			    std::vector<vHalfSpinColourVector,alignedAllocator<vHalfSpinColourVector> >  &buf,
-			    int ss,const LatticeFermion &in, LatticeFermion &out)
-{
-    vHalfSpinColourVector  tmp;    
-    vHalfSpinColourVector  chi;    
-    vSpinColourVector result;
-    vHalfSpinColourVector Uchi;
-    int offset,local,perm, ptype;
-
-    //#define VERBOSE( A)  if ( ss<10 ) { std::cout << "site " <<ss << " " #A " neigh " << offset << " perm "<< perm <<std::endl;}    
-
-    // Xp
-    offset = st._offsets [Xp][ss];
-    local  = st._is_local[Xp][ss];
-    perm   = st._permute[Xp][ss];
-
-    ptype  = st._permute_type[Xp];
-    if ( local && perm ) {
-      spProjXp(tmp,in._odata[offset]);
-      permute(chi,tmp,ptype);
-    } else if ( local ) {
-      spProjXp(chi,in._odata[offset]);
-    } else { 
-      chi=buf[offset];
-    }
-    mult(&Uchi(),&U._odata[ss](Xp),&chi());
-    spReconXp(result,Uchi);
-
-    // Yp
-    offset = st._offsets [Yp][ss];
-    local  = st._is_local[Yp][ss];
-    perm   = st._permute[Yp][ss];
-    ptype  = st._permute_type[Yp];
-    if ( local && perm ) {
-      spProjYp(tmp,in._odata[offset]);
-      permute(chi,tmp,ptype);
-    } else if ( local ) {
-      spProjYp(chi,in._odata[offset]);
-    } else { 
-      chi=buf[offset];
-    }
-    mult(&Uchi(),&U._odata[ss](Yp),&chi());
-    accumReconYp(result,Uchi);
-
-    // Zp
-    offset = st._offsets [Zp][ss];
-    local  = st._is_local[Zp][ss];
-    perm   = st._permute[Zp][ss];
-    ptype  = st._permute_type[Zp];
-    if ( local && perm ) {
-      spProjZp(tmp,in._odata[offset]);
-      permute(chi,tmp,ptype);
-    } else if ( local ) {
-      spProjZp(chi,in._odata[offset]);
-    } else { 
-      chi=buf[offset];
-    }
-    mult(&Uchi(),&U._odata[ss](Zp),&chi());
-    accumReconZp(result,Uchi);
-
-    // Tp
-    offset = st._offsets [Tp][ss];
-    local  = st._is_local[Tp][ss];
-    perm   = st._permute[Tp][ss];
-    ptype  = st._permute_type[Tp];
-    if ( local && perm ) {
-      spProjTp(tmp,in._odata[offset]);
-      permute(chi,tmp,ptype);
-    } else if ( local ) {
-      spProjTp(chi,in._odata[offset]);
-    } else { 
-      chi=buf[offset];
-    }
-    mult(&Uchi(),&U._odata[ss](Tp),&chi());
-    accumReconTp(result,Uchi);
-
-    // Xm
-    offset = st._offsets [Xm][ss];
-    local  = st._is_local[Xm][ss];
-    perm   = st._permute[Xm][ss];
-    ptype  = st._permute_type[Xm];
-
-    if ( local && perm ) 
-    {
-      spProjXm(tmp,in._odata[offset]);
-      permute(chi,tmp,ptype);
-    } else if ( local ) {
-      spProjXm(chi,in._odata[offset]);
-    } else { 
-      chi=buf[offset];
-    }
-    mult(&Uchi(),&U._odata[ss](Xm),&chi());
-    accumReconXm(result,Uchi);
-
-
-    // Ym
-    offset = st._offsets [Ym][ss];
-    local  = st._is_local[Ym][ss];
-    perm   = st._permute[Ym][ss];
-    ptype  = st._permute_type[Ym];
-
-    if ( local && perm ) {
-      spProjYm(tmp,in._odata[offset]);
-      permute(chi,tmp,ptype);
-    } else if ( local ) {
-      spProjYm(chi,in._odata[offset]);
-    } else { 
-      chi=buf[offset];
-    }
-    mult(&Uchi(),&U._odata[ss](Ym),&chi());
-    accumReconYm(result,Uchi);
-
-    // Zm
-    offset = st._offsets [Zm][ss];
-    local  = st._is_local[Zm][ss];
-    perm   = st._permute[Zm][ss];
-    ptype  = st._permute_type[Zm];
-    if ( local && perm ) {
-      spProjZm(tmp,in._odata[offset]);
-      permute(chi,tmp,ptype);
-    } else if ( local ) {
-      spProjZm(chi,in._odata[offset]);
-    } else { 
-      chi=buf[offset];
-    }
-    mult(&Uchi(),&U._odata[ss](Zm),&chi());
-    accumReconZm(result,Uchi);
-
-    // Tm
-    offset = st._offsets [Tm][ss];
-    local  = st._is_local[Tm][ss];
-    perm   = st._permute[Tm][ss];
-    ptype  = st._permute_type[Tm];
-    if ( local && perm ) {
-      spProjTm(tmp,in._odata[offset]);
-      permute(chi,tmp,ptype);
-    } else if ( local ) {
-      spProjTm(chi,in._odata[offset]);
-    } else { 
-      chi=buf[offset];
-    }
-    mult(&Uchi(),&U._odata[ss](Tm),&chi());
-    accumReconTm(result,Uchi);
-
-    vstream(out._odata[ss],result);
-}
-
-void WilsonMatrix::DhopSiteDag(CartesianStencil &st,LatticeDoubledGaugeField &U,
-			       std::vector<vHalfSpinColourVector,alignedAllocator<vHalfSpinColourVector> >  &buf,
-			       int ss,const LatticeFermion &in, LatticeFermion &out)
-{
-    vHalfSpinColourVector  tmp;    
-    vHalfSpinColourVector  chi;    
-    vSpinColourVector result;
-    vHalfSpinColourVector Uchi;
-    int offset,local,perm, ptype;
-
-    // Xp
-    offset = st._offsets [Xm][ss];
-    local  = st._is_local[Xm][ss];
-    perm   = st._permute[Xm][ss];
-
-    ptype  = st._permute_type[Xm];
-    if ( local && perm ) {
-      spProjXp(tmp,in._odata[offset]);
-      permute(chi,tmp,ptype);
-    } else if ( local ) {
-      spProjXp(chi,in._odata[offset]);
-    } else { 
-      chi=buf[offset];
-    }
-    mult(&Uchi(),&U._odata[ss](Xm),&chi());
-    spReconXp(result,Uchi);
-
-    // Yp
-    offset = st._offsets [Ym][ss];
-    local  = st._is_local[Ym][ss];
-    perm   = st._permute[Ym][ss];
-    ptype  = st._permute_type[Ym];
-    if ( local && perm ) {
-      spProjYp(tmp,in._odata[offset]);
-      permute(chi,tmp,ptype);
-    } else if ( local ) {
-      spProjYp(chi,in._odata[offset]);
-    } else { 
-      chi=buf[offset];
-    }
-    mult(&Uchi(),&U._odata[ss](Ym),&chi());
-    accumReconYp(result,Uchi);
-
-    // Zp
-    offset = st._offsets [Zm][ss];
-    local  = st._is_local[Zm][ss];
-    perm   = st._permute[Zm][ss];
-    ptype  = st._permute_type[Zm];
-    if ( local && perm ) {
-      spProjZp(tmp,in._odata[offset]);
-      permute(chi,tmp,ptype);
-    } else if ( local ) {
-      spProjZp(chi,in._odata[offset]);
-    } else { 
-      chi=buf[offset];
-    }
-    mult(&Uchi(),&U._odata[ss](Zm),&chi());
-    accumReconZp(result,Uchi);
-
-    // Tp
-    offset = st._offsets [Tm][ss];
-    local  = st._is_local[Tm][ss];
-    perm   = st._permute[Tm][ss];
-    ptype  = st._permute_type[Tm];
-    if ( local && perm ) {
-      spProjTp(tmp,in._odata[offset]);
-      permute(chi,tmp,ptype);
-    } else if ( local ) {
-      spProjTp(chi,in._odata[offset]);
-    } else { 
-      chi=buf[offset];
-    }
-    mult(&Uchi(),&U._odata[ss](Tm),&chi());
-    accumReconTp(result,Uchi);
-
-    // Xm
-    offset = st._offsets [Xp][ss];
-    local  = st._is_local[Xp][ss];
-    perm   = st._permute[Xp][ss];
-    ptype  = st._permute_type[Xp];
-
-    if ( local && perm ) 
-    {
-      spProjXm(tmp,in._odata[offset]);
-      permute(chi,tmp,ptype);
-    } else if ( local ) {
-      spProjXm(chi,in._odata[offset]);
-    } else { 
-      chi=buf[offset];
-    }
-    mult(&Uchi(),&U._odata[ss](Xp),&chi());
-    accumReconXm(result,Uchi);
-
-    // Ym
-    offset = st._offsets [Yp][ss];
-    local  = st._is_local[Yp][ss];
-    perm   = st._permute[Yp][ss];
-    ptype  = st._permute_type[Yp];
-
-    if ( local && perm ) {
-      spProjYm(tmp,in._odata[offset]);
-      permute(chi,tmp,ptype);
-    } else if ( local ) {
-      spProjYm(chi,in._odata[offset]);
-    } else { 
-      chi=buf[offset];
-    }
-    mult(&Uchi(),&U._odata[ss](Yp),&chi());
-    accumReconYm(result,Uchi);
-
-    // Zm
-    offset = st._offsets [Zp][ss];
-    local  = st._is_local[Zp][ss];
-    perm   = st._permute[Zp][ss];
-    ptype  = st._permute_type[Zp];
-    if ( local && perm ) {
-      spProjZm(tmp,in._odata[offset]);
-      permute(chi,tmp,ptype);
-    } else if ( local ) {
-      spProjZm(chi,in._odata[offset]);
-    } else { 
-      chi=buf[offset];
-    }
-    mult(&Uchi(),&U._odata[ss](Zp),&chi());
-    accumReconZm(result,Uchi);
-
-    // Tm
-    offset = st._offsets [Tp][ss];
-    local  = st._is_local[Tp][ss];
-    perm   = st._permute[Tp][ss];
-    ptype  = st._permute_type[Tp];
-    if ( local && perm ) {
-      spProjTm(tmp,in._odata[offset]);
-      permute(chi,tmp,ptype);
-    } else if ( local ) {
-      spProjTm(chi,in._odata[offset]);
-    } else { 
-      chi=buf[offset];
-    }
-    mult(&Uchi(),&U._odata[ss](Tp),&chi());
-    accumReconTm(result,Uchi);
-
-    vstream(out._odata[ss],result);
-}
-
 void WilsonMatrix::DhopInternal(CartesianStencil & st,LatticeDoubledGaugeField & U,
 				const LatticeFermion &in, LatticeFermion &out,int dag)
 {
   assert((dag==DaggerNo) ||(dag==DaggerYes));
   WilsonCompressor compressor(dag);
-
   st.HaloExchange<vSpinColourVector,vHalfSpinColourVector,WilsonCompressor>(in,comm_buf,compressor);
 
   if ( dag == DaggerYes ) {
+    if( HandOptDslash ) {
 PARALLEL_FOR_LOOP
-    for(int sss=0;sss<in._grid->oSites();sss++){
-      DhopSiteDag(st,U,comm_buf,sss,in,out);
+      for(int sss=0;sss<in._grid->oSites();sss++){
+        DiracOptHand::DhopSiteDag(st,U,comm_buf,sss,in,out);
+      }
+    } else { 
+PARALLEL_FOR_LOOP
+      for(int sss=0;sss<in._grid->oSites();sss++){
+        DiracOpt::DhopSiteDag(st,U,comm_buf,sss,in,out);
+      }
     }
   } else {
+    if( HandOptDslash ) {
 PARALLEL_FOR_LOOP
-    for(int sss=0;sss<in._grid->oSites();sss++){
-      DhopSite(st,U,comm_buf,sss,in,out);
+      for(int sss=0;sss<in._grid->oSites();sss++){
+        DiracOptHand::DhopSite(st,U,comm_buf,sss,in,out);
+      }
+    } else { 
+PARALLEL_FOR_LOOP
+      for(int sss=0;sss<in._grid->oSites();sss++){
+        DiracOpt::DhopSite(st,U,comm_buf,sss,in,out);
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/qcd/Grid_qcd_wilson_dop.h b/lib/qcd/Grid_qcd_wilson_dop.h
index 96b29cd0..87418603 100644
--- a/lib/qcd/Grid_qcd_wilson_dop.h
+++ b/lib/qcd/Grid_qcd_wilson_dop.h
@@ -6,10 +6,22 @@ namespace Grid {
 
   namespace QCD {
 
+  // Should be in header?
+    const int Xp = 0;
+    const int Yp = 1;
+    const int Zp = 2;
+    const int Tp = 3;
+    const int Xm = 4;
+    const int Ym = 5;
+    const int Zm = 6;
+    const int Tm = 7;
+
     class WilsonMatrix : public CheckerBoardedSparseMatrixBase<LatticeFermion>
     {
       //NB r=1;
     public:
+      static int HandOptDslash;
+
       double                        mass;
       //      GridBase                     *    grid; // Inherited
       //      GridBase                     *  cbgrid;
@@ -56,14 +68,6 @@ namespace Grid {
       void DhopEO(const LatticeFermion &in, LatticeFermion &out,int dag);
       void DhopInternal(CartesianStencil & st,LatticeDoubledGaugeField &U,
 			const LatticeFermion &in, LatticeFermion &out,int dag);
-      // These ones will need to be package intelligently. WilsonType base class
-      // for use by DWF etc..
-      void DhopSite(CartesianStencil &st,LatticeDoubledGaugeField &U,
-		    std::vector<vHalfSpinColourVector,alignedAllocator<vHalfSpinColourVector> >  &buf,
-		    int ss,const LatticeFermion &in, LatticeFermion &out);
-      void DhopSiteDag(CartesianStencil &st,LatticeDoubledGaugeField &U,
-		       std::vector<vHalfSpinColourVector,alignedAllocator<vHalfSpinColourVector> >  &buf,
-		       int ss,const LatticeFermion &in, LatticeFermion &out);
 
       typedef iScalar<iMatrix<vComplex, Nc> > matrix;
 
@@ -71,6 +75,31 @@ namespace Grid {
     };
 
 
+    class DiracOpt {
+    public:
+      // These ones will need to be package intelligently. WilsonType base class
+      // for use by DWF etc..
+      static void DhopSite(CartesianStencil &st,LatticeDoubledGaugeField &U,
+		    std::vector<vHalfSpinColourVector,alignedAllocator<vHalfSpinColourVector> >  &buf,
+		    int ss,const LatticeFermion &in, LatticeFermion &out);
+      static void DhopSiteDag(CartesianStencil &st,LatticeDoubledGaugeField &U,
+		       std::vector<vHalfSpinColourVector,alignedAllocator<vHalfSpinColourVector> >  &buf,
+		       int ss,const LatticeFermion &in, LatticeFermion &out);
+
+    };
+    class DiracOptHand {
+    public:
+      // These ones will need to be package intelligently. WilsonType base class
+      // for use by DWF etc..
+      static void DhopSite(CartesianStencil &st,LatticeDoubledGaugeField &U,
+		    std::vector<vHalfSpinColourVector,alignedAllocator<vHalfSpinColourVector> >  &buf,
+		    int ss,const LatticeFermion &in, LatticeFermion &out);
+      static void DhopSiteDag(CartesianStencil &st,LatticeDoubledGaugeField &U,
+		       std::vector<vHalfSpinColourVector,alignedAllocator<vHalfSpinColourVector> >  &buf,
+		       int ss,const LatticeFermion &in, LatticeFermion &out);
+
+    };
+
   }
 }
 #endif