Many demos isolate an element of the swing.. I have never seen Pujois, Trout etc stand in the box flat footed and just move their hands. That's the problem when critiquing these pros, not looking at the big picture. They are breaking their craft down piece by piece, and I can understand how that looks odd to some people. But when integrated into the entire swing, it makes sense. Pujois is "down to" like most other MLB hitters.
I have no issue with any of that. In fact, I have no issue with Pujol's demo at all. Never did... If that is what he feels, great. If hitters learn from it, better yet. My only caution is that people need to be careful when applying such "feels". If you only isolate that one element and don't get the other elements right, you are no further ahead. In fact, you could make things worse. The same goes with all the guru stuff. It doesn't matter if you follow Ted Williams, Jack Mankin, or Charley Lau. It doesn't matter if you follow Matt Lisle, Matt Antonelli, or Justin Stone. It doesn't matter if you follow Teacherman, SwingBuilder, or 1ChapterAhead. They each have their own beliefs, and they each tend to break things down in various different ways. It the focus is specifically on one element and the "big picture" is missed, the entire concept will not be understood. That is why I brought up some of the ferris wheel detractors in the other thread. Some people arguing against the ferris wheel are "isolating an element" without "looking at the big picture".