Originally posted by JimR
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Q1. I've never known a little lubricant to make that much difference in swivel or punchers performance. A swivel change, perhaps - but on a known good swivel, I haven't seen it. But I haven't trained in a large gym location and had to tolerate lots of others messing with the equipment. But if you keep working with it, (slow down a bit) your control should come back.
Q2. You might try to wipe some of it off. I wouldn't recommend putting a soft grainy material on the swivel. That will most likely just gum it up.
Q3. Yes, it should make a difference. Ask the other users if they have noticed a control issue since it was oiled. Swivel changes or adaptions usually leave several people struggling to regain control.
Good luck and hope this helps you.