i think I know what you are talking about, and if I'm right, I think 2-3 seconds is an extreme exaggeration. The graphics of the game cause UB to get stuck on corners and some other places frequently, and it takes clicking in just the right place to get him off of the invisible hook. This is a pathfinding flaw and is the result of a hasty release.
Primz thinks it is 2-3. I feel it is probably between .5 to 2 seconds per stick, but that's more than enough for someone to escape.
It happens around corners, as you say, but it also happens on straight-aways. I agree about your pathfinding theory, but that doesn't explain why it is only UB.
Either way, it's annoying.