Adding to this I found in some motor setup combos that I have had required the throttle position to literally almost be a touch ‘on’ in forward position, and tinkering around with brake settings and what not

yea, skewed magnets are the standard outside rc. I have not seen it applied in rc motors however. But if we are wishing for better tech a sinusoidal waveform and field oriented control is the standard for cogging control outside rc.

I have also seen poles separated longitudinally on the rotor rather than side by side which does offer some control advantages.

I do know of experimentation with magnetic material that isn’t north or south but a continuous blend from north to south and back again. this means no big changes in fields that come from stacking north and south side by side.

It's an expensive hobby. Best to read up on stuff first.

Hobbywing uses a magnet setup like that with the Axe FOC system.

I know the axe is FOC but is it running skewed magnet stacks? Hobbywing tech is legit. I believe they would be first to the punch if they aren’t already.

They run this, they call it staggered poles. You can see magnets are offset a bit