The butt and tip are off the center axis by exactly the same amount no matter how you get there - or you'll miss the shot. BHE doesn't describe where you end up; it describes how you get there - if you don't place your bridge and then pivot, you're not using BHE.
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That last part is not entirely accurate.
One can get to the exact same position & alignment as what you say is BHE by going straight down into that alignment set up without having to set the bridge & then pivot. So... the result would be the same & hence BHE.
Some if not many do that because they like & want their body, eyes, etc, on the stroking line & NOT off line as when done with the pivot.
Some do the pivot but move their whole body & not just the hand for the same reasons, but naturally the hand goes with the body shift .
Best Wishes.
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