Your observation is right once again and puts paid to the idea that one needs to have excessive axis tilt (what Lynn terms as a "perverted idea of an axis tilt") to achieve a Max Trigger Delay.
Per the glossary:
Axis Tilt: "To change the plane of the Shoulder Turn without moving the Head, the golfer must tilt the Shoulder Axis by moving the Hips."
Balance: "Holding the center of gravity of the body inside The Stance without moving the Head."
Stationary Head: "Choosing the Head - rather than Between-the-Shoulders as the Pivot Center."
Remember, The Golfing Machine should be read as a collective whole just like other manuals instead of topically.
Thus, when we examine these three entries above, we can readily see that the hip slide is only a mere 2-3 inches, for anymore than that will cause the Head to move out of the Pivot Center as well as cause excessive axis tilt.
To cherrypick would be a sure way to misinterpretation, we must use the book to interpret the book.