I think we're on the same page here. This is what I call the launch position or "position of power" (pop) as I learned it from Hudgens long ago....
So yes, there is "some movement forward"...and I personally see these (and most other HL hitters) guys as still being "back", and in still having slightly more weight "rearward" than "centered", but especially not a "forward" position.
EDIT: But I can see how someone might say they're in a 50/50 position here, so not gonna pic nits over it any longer.
Your combining a few clips at different points. The launch position is at or near toe touch (the toe can be in the air). The power position as taught by Hudgens was many different points in the swing. The launch position is a point where the pre swing ends and the swing begins. Hudgens for example on his DVD said the power position was with the weight 60% back and at completion of the stride and "then" he shifted the weight to a centered position. So he created hip and weight shifting after the stride was down. hip slide. SO his swing was flawed what he showed happening. There is a shift of pressure happening, but not really anymore shifting forward of the mass/hips/torso/head etc., etc.,.
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