I say, don't get so obsessed with the man. Pay attention to his writing.There is a possibility that Elf Books has a card up his sleeve which he's not devulging publicly.
And that is; he runs a fully automated trading system.
It's within the possibilities because (a) he probably has the money and contacts to achieve this feat, (b) he's obviously thought out carefully how to systematically trade intraday (c) he doesn't need to disclose to the public how he trades (d) imo anyone who spends a great deal of time writing books, spending hours on youtube DOES NOT HAVE TIME to be a manual or discretionary intraday scalper unless maybe he only trades 1-2 hours a day, even then it would still be difficult.
Note: even using Elf Book's methods, for the retail trader much of how you replicate his system, it would still involve discretionary trading unless algo coded and automated.
Also it's worth noting I never said Brooks was a "guru". He's just another author, among many authors I've read over the years. It's fair to say ONLY @padutrader idolizes Al Brooks and would devote all his god-given talent and all his time in learning his materials. As for me, I know there are many, many, many materials elsewhere just at important as Brooks' books that can also help you on your trading journey. So don't get so hung up, whether you like him or not. If Brooks is not your cup of tea, simply move on to something else.