[fizzwheel]

I bet you'd get the same result, by changing down with clutch and getting your corner speed correct with the front brake and holding that lower gear just like you are doing. IMHO its probably the fact that you are using the lower gear to drive you through and out of the corner thats making the bike feel better, not the fact that you are downchannging without the clutch. Also the way you are riding at the moment with less input to the front brake isnt unsettling the front of the bike as much so its giving the suspension and tyres an easier time of dealing with the road surface, which in turn is probably giving you more feedback through the front, which is increasing your confidence which is why you feel like you are ( and probably are ) going through the corners faster.

Please don't think I'm a ridnig god, I'm not. If what you are doing now works for you then cool stick with it.

As always just my opinion.