I drag my pen, there is nothing wrong with it. Do whatever is easiest for you. For everyone saying "oh no top player drags", you are so wrong it hurts. There are lots of people who drag or at least do half&half. I only lift to do big jumps, but still let the pen make contact when I get to the note. I feel like I have more control when dragging than hovering. For spinners, yes you want to hover your pen. This is the one thing I always hover on. No resistance = faster spin, that is just common sense. But for general gameplay, drag away if you feel more comfortable with it. Don't let people try and tell you that it is bad because "well cookiezi doesn't do it".
I'm not a 'pro' player, so to speak, but I am definitely good enough to confidently say that dragging does not limit your ability to become great.
*Also, those saying you lose speed, you don't really need that much speed. You aren't supposed to be pressing hard on the tablet with the pen, just letting it rest on the surface. Precision > Speed. Speed will come with time and practice, and the friction from dragging is not high enough to limit your speed in such a way that it makes you not be able to move fast enough. If you can't move the pen fast enough while dragging lightly to meet the demands of a map, then your limits are with your own body and not the pen.
ery tablet player should hover unless they're spinning, it could go either way. And you have to keep it as low as possible if you want it to stay so practice doing that for a while.
