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[10] Knight
The best of the best do not move their stick all the way to the restrictor gate. In fact, riding the gate is discouraged by just about every tournament player in the scene, especially those who grew up playing on japanese sticks (aka us Asian players). The important word here is "tap" Most Japanese balltop grips (e.g. wineglass) are designed so that you only use minimal finger and wrist movements and no arm movement at all.