Mxsmanic wrote:
Is there any harm in taking off at a relatively high speed and very
gently? There seems to be plenty of runway in most cases for small
aircraft. If I leave the ground at 120 kts instead of the normal
rotation speed, I find that I can lift off ever so gently. Plus I
have lots of airspeed if something goes wrong during my gentle climb.
Are there drawbacks to this that I'm missing?

Most of us take off at a higher speed for a normal landing. The only
time you leave the ground at minimum speed is for "soft field"
technique. 120kts is insane for a span can but you may be flying the
737.

-Robert