Jim,
I wouldn't feel at all comfortable doing as you describe, and like Don, don't feel comfortable pushing with my left hand. I know this is a personal thing, and some folks like to rip with the blade on the right side of the fence, and do the opposite as I typically do, having the blade on the left of the fence. In fact if I was cutting with the blade on the right side, I think I would still need to use my right hand to push the wood against the fence, as I do the left hand when ripping with the blade on the left side. I'm a paranoid table saw operator, mainly because that's how I was taught and was taught to never let my guard down and expect kickback always. I always try to have a strong push all the way through the distance of the blade.
Now that I have a right tilt saw, maybe that will change, but I think I will be ripping with the blade on the left side of the fence as I always do, I rarely would bevel a rip. In that case I would need to flip the fence to the other side.
BTW, one effect that I classify as kickback is cutting bevels and having the cutoff pinch between the blade and the table, firing back. I've seen some stock flying off the blade for even a crosscut. I never stand behind the cutoff side of a bevel cut (which should be the area between the blade and table.
I'm intrigued with the european style of ripping where a board is secured to the fence, allowing space at the backside of the blade and fence, and saw that Mule Cab has a
europen jig option for their Accusquare fence.
Anybody have any experience with the Accusquare fence and/or European Jig that Mule Cab sells? I've been eyeing it for my table saw, but haven't felt good enough to pull the trigger on anything. I like the Beismeyer but it's quite a bit more for the rails and fence. The European Jig looks like a nice option for the Accusquare.