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[Star Wars] When a saber throw is utilized in combat, is the saber freely spinning through the air after leaving the hands or is it being controlled by the force?

If it is controlled by the force, isn't that a lot of effort on part of the thrower to be exterting? Might as well use that concentration to just make the opponent's heart stop or something.
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Most lightsabers have a dead man's switch that turns off the blade when the handle is dropped, so at the very least, the ignition button is being held down using the Force. Some models *do* have a switch to keep it going, but that's uncommon.

You're right' there are a lot of tactics that a Force user *could* employ in combat that they don't actually use. There are a few reasons for this:

First, Jedi see certain uses of the Force as anathama. Directly stopping another being's heart might go against their code, because they're directly using the "living Force" to create death. A Sith wouldn't have the same issues, howevr.

More importantly, Force users are able to actively prevent other Force users from attacking their bodies. Kylo Ren is able to use the Force to grab and hold people still, but that doesn't work against Rey, because she can use the Force to actively counter that attack.

Their ability to defend against direct attacks seems greater than their ability to defend against an attack using a weapon, like a thrown lightsaber, so that's what their combat looks like.