>>1405521You obviously have no clue what you are talking about and you certainly have no clue how to use axes properly. You NEVER solidly hold any striking tool as it strikes. It has to be just loose enough to take the vibration without losing control of it. Rolling the axe or hatchet as it hits is standard. Even with a spiting maul you only strike through the top 1/3 of the log round and never all the way through to hit the surface it is sitting on. The follow through is what you are doing.
You can't lose control of the tool using this technique because it allows you to remain in more control of the tool than to actually grip it firmly when hitting. That always seems counter-intuitive to people who were never trained to use the tools properly. So, they end up beating up their hands and joints, getting tired too fast, dulling/breaking their tools, etc.
>>1405913That's because no one taught you how to use an axe properly. Once you know the methodologies, stances, and grips to use you can do exceptionally well in only a few minutes. It is kind of like the need to learn how to shoot a rifle or swing a bat properly. There's 100s of ways to do it incorrectly and most people do it incorrectly 5-10 times in a single session of using an axe.