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Are the levers designed for mini-v brakes rather than long arm v-brakes? If so that could very well explain it, your symptoms do sound very much cable pull ratio related.
If you Google v brake vs mini v brake cable pull ratio there is an excellent article explaining exactly that which I'm failing to articulate any better. It may have even been a Sheldon but I can't remember. Hope that helps!
And the above poster is correct. The two anchor points are indeed to allow for usage with different brake types. However if you are in the v position and yet the lever is designed for mini v you will still experience the sponginess described.