I do it that way, and also have a block behind the blade while the motor is running. Nudge the block forward and see how much it kicks back
@OzarkSawdust
The more aggressive the motion of the blade, the harder it is to make sharp turns, at least in my experience. Of course it does cut fast that way.
Not really a tuning tip, but I set my saws (ex-21) speed at 3/4 or a little higher. In my experience I get better cuts, feed the work slowly and the multiple times the blade moves up and down seem to reduce the fuzzies on the back a lot.