Many years ago I had a friend that was a policeman and an IPSC competitor. During a traffic stop he had to draw his weapon and got into the "Shooter Ready" position of his hands above his shoulders to wait for the beep.
Fortunately he drew before the other guy or things would have come out differently. Too much competition shooting can kill you but some will help you. It's all a balancing act.
There's no polite way for me to say this but I straight up don't believe you.
1. The start position has nothing to do mentally with the action of drawing the gun. In my mind I have never confused the two.
2. Even if it magically did, the same issue could happen to anyone who practiced drawing a gun. So what's the solution here, never practice? The issue has nothing to do with competition.
I was regretting starting this thread back in the day. It was painful to view myself stating the obvious.
Now I'm glad it's revived.