Originally Posted by speedracerntrixie

Yes, a controversial comment for sure and in this case could be inaccurate. When flying pattern or IMAC one of the things judges look for is constant speed throughout the sequence. When wind is introduced into the mix this means using less power when flying downwind and more power when flying into the wind. While we are trying to maintain a constant speed from ground perspective the airplane experiences different airspeed going each direction. The result is that the rudder would be more effective while performing knife edge into the wind so less is used. As control cross coupling is not linear the upwind passes will experience it less then downwind passes that would require more rudder input due to slower airspeed. Different amounts of rudder used will result in different amounts of control cross coupling and in some cases such as this could have the cross couple showing up in opposite directions. This is of course all dependent on if the OP is trying to maintain precieved ground speed or not.