I'm thinking more of the player who floats is at the top and from face on there is very little space between the shaft and the shoulder.
The player needs great hands to get it back from there, like Sergio. I would certainly be careful with a student that he can recover from a lot of accumulator lag. I think I remember someone saying that Sergio type lag is great for distance, not so great for accuracy, but Sergio is a wonderful driver of the ball... so, it must depend... I believe these "snap" type release procedures to be geared more towards very accomplished players.
Kevin
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I could be wrong. I have been before, and will be again.