Bench pressing: touch the chest?

[curioususer]

I'm one of the guy that dumped barbell for dumbbells.. best decision I've ever made.

[G Lock]

I think touching your chest is going to give the best results for most people, I said most, I could say there might be a couple people in the world that maybe just can't touch their chest. But you have to ask yourself, are you doing less of the full range of motion because your body limits your or because your letting your ego in the way and your trying to bench the most without looking like a whimp.
If it is your body that wont allow you to touch your chest than don't.
When I first started lifting I would come close to my chest but never touched it because it was much harder.
But then one day I said I'm going to get the full range of motion even if I have to start off with less weight I'll just work my way up.
Ever since my gains on the bench been coming every week or two. I noticed faster gains with my body when I got the full range of motion. Now I bench more than I do when I was doing those not full form reps.
I would say that most people don't touch their chest because of the ego though, most people want to lift the heaviest amount of weight to show off or not look weak or feel weak.
I don't drop the bar down super fast but not super slow either, I find that if you drop the bar down to fast you'll tend to bounce more off of your chest then if you went down at a regular pace, I always explode up though.
My opinion 85% of the people should do full range of motion and maybe the other people whos bodys wont let them can come close.
I think in powerlifting you have to touch your chest for it to count as a rep, dont quote me on that im not to sure.