Pole Weapons Expertise Question

[Steve Plambeck]

When standing vs a charge, I'm having a little trouble accepting that the stationary defender with a pole weapon should be able to aim a shrewd thrust. It seems cinematically incorrect, especially if you picture the defender has braced their pole arm with the butt grounded. Shouldn't it be viewed more like, the attacker by charging in is aiming their body at the defender's spear-point, not the defender aiming their spear-point at a particular spot on the attacker?