Yeah, basically you keep the momentum of the ball if it comes from an inlane feed.
And you will have less power from a cradled position.
You might want to contrast that with shots that are harder on the fly, easier from a cradle. The two ramps on Mando pro are great examples of this. Both are probably easier from a cradled backhand shot. Much harder on the fly, or even cradled from the natural flipper (left flipper right ramp). Scoop is stupid easy from a left backhand cradle too, much harder on the fly.
That’s true, but this doesn’t contradict the theory of ball speed. The faster a ball rolls down the inlane, the shorter the timeframe for the shots becomes. This means the shots are getting harder. Backhands are often easier by nature and are safer (depending on the angle…).
I conducted a path comparison between shots from a cradle and shots from an inlane feed. The balls don’t fly in curves, but the angle changes slightly due to the different timing. 
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