Maybe Ollie you are one of these guys; I know and saw few pilots flying very accurately and they hand fly once in a blue moon. But this is definitely not the majority of the pilots and definitely not me. I have seen much more cases of :” I don’t need to hand fly, I’m confident in my skills” and then you see them flying and they are all over the place in the simulator… lol.
I have never forced anyone to hand fly; I recommend to do it once in a while as our FOM states. I agree pilots who insist to do it all the times is annoying and can be overwhelming for the PM in some cases. I remember one captain ex fighter pilot was doing all the times in every airport until one day he over bank more than 50 degrees xD. There is a time and place to do it considering weather fatigue etc… I love flying with or without AP. I also enjoy watching other flying to see different styles and techniques of flying. Flying should be professional but also enjoyable. =)