Well dtype, you have put your left one out there with that post
Kudos to you for asking the question, and then backing it up with your personal experiences.
I have no idea about the answers, by the way, but I hope you don’t get flamed because I would like more of this type of constructive, practical input into any of our Tech discussions.
Personally I know that I slam the brakes on as hard as I can when I am driving, I then often find that I am backing off during the process to modulate the brakes as you slow down, though I am sure that part of this is due to my compounds. Generally, I work on the basis that you are either trying to go faster or slower, there are very few times where you want to be in between.