Originally Posted by
Trooper224
Well, no shit Captain Obvious. Thanks for that pearl, but it's not quite that simple.
Since you don't seem willing to answer a pretty simple question and seem to be willingly obtuse, I guess I'll go both ways.
Competition: yes, it's a valuable skill to have. Any skill that's consistently repeatable will be of advantage in a fixed and known environment. In this case, that of a square range competition.
Defensive use: proficiency with ones weapon is always an advantage. However, the ability to execute a subsecond draw is not as great a priority as one might think. Every situation is different. The threat will never come from the same direction or even be of the same form. The environment and the stimulus it provides will be different every time. None of it will be similar to a square range with cardboard targets and there won't be a recognizable stimulus in the form of a buzzer to react to. There will be decisions to make before the draw and after the draw that will occupy your decision making process, all of which are far more important than a subsecond draw. If your purpose is self defense, you're wasting a lot of time working towards that particular goal that should be focused eleswhere.