Quote Originally Posted by Joegags View Post
Is this simply because the heel is closer to the tang and your grip, making it more ridgid, whereas the toe is farther away and is influenced by the flex of the blade?
There is more pressure down towards the heel than the toe. The blade is not flexing the way you are thinking, the spine is rigid. You can get flex on the edge side of the blade if you apply too much pressure down in that direction.