No GlueBall, (I'm currently flying A340/A330) and depending on weather, crew, flight time, airport experience and other conditions, when I decide to hand-fly the aircraft I also disengage the ATS.
Its not against SOPs, since my company leaves that decision (for trainning purposes) to the Captain, although AI philosopy is to make use of ATS and disconnect it only if ATS is not providing adequate response.
Let me tell you that, on the A310, I didn't feel the need for that "trainning" once, most of the time, one had to "accompany" the work of the Auto-Throttle, trim the aircraft for changing speeds and configurations, and feeling the reactions of the auto-throttle, receiving those clues from throttle movement.
V.