KNC, LTCTerry does mention in the title that it was an aerotow, not a winch launch; so at 200 feet he may not have had much, if any runway in front of him. He also mentions in his later post that there was a downhill gradient to the runway, so he might easily have found himself going along in ground effect or rolling down the runway in a glider with little inclination to stop had he attempted to go straight ahead. Glider wheel brakes are notoriously bad, so he was wise not to try and rely on it.