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basically it's like a punch... would you rather have somebody punch you with a completely straight arm when it impacts your jaw or would you rather have them have some bend at the elbow and straighten it thru jaw . . .

So you basically want to have some accumulator left to bust the ball with . . . BUT . . . you do want it to straighten . . . don't hang on to the bend like this cat could be doing . . . for a multitude of possible reasons.

If I could choose - I would take a straight one to the jaw.