I agree, you are very likely to distroy the cantilever of the Denon, by backtracking.
The Shure SC35C sounds more suitable. Though broadcast record cueing engineers would place the stylus on the record a little before the point where they wanted to play, then using headphones they would rotate the platter by hand, clockwise, until they just heard the start of the track. They would then lift the arm and move the record back a 'smidgen' (technical term that) and lower the arm. Since all broadcast standard TTs were equipped with an 'instant start' facility the cueing was very effective.