I am with you on the airmanship thing and not blindly following procedures without any understanding of what is going on. But according to my training, an RTO near V1 is a risky manouevre. The FCTM backs this up as does the theory that I was taught during my ATPL ground school. I would honestly be interested to study any other references you can provide.
As a pilot, my assumption is that an RTO initiated after V1 will result in an overrun.