I am going to add just a pure technical counterpoint, not related to any tactical or application standpoint.
I think depending on how you typically draw and acquire the sights… and how heavy your gun is and how small you consider your target, hand on grip would be preferable speed and accuracy wise to low ready.
So let me define some terms and variables. Say somebody is 7 yards from me, and I only consider upper thoracic 6 inch circle as my target. Sweeping up through the legs and pelvis I am not considering as being on target.
Now also, assume that a typical draw uses a compressed high ready intermediate step to a press out… and at any point from the compressed high ready you can pick up your sights and break the shot because the muzzle and sights are already on target, even before full extension.
The problem I have with low ready is the muzzle sweeps up and I also have to stop the muzzle once it gets there. That takes time, adds angular momentum to the muzzle and I don’t get sights or muzzle on target until the very end of the lift.
Whereas with a draw, I go through a high compressed ready and the muzzle does not sweep or move off target through the whole extension. It is more stable, and I can pick up the sights earlier, leading to an earlier trigger break.
I’m on vacation, so a flashlight is the best I can do. Look at the flashlight as the muzzle of a gun.
My normal draw brings muzzle to the target early so it does not wobble as I press out. I can pick up the sights early and the muzzle is also not wobbling so it’s easier to break difficult shots once I get there.
If you need some proof of concept, do it with a heavier gun or weight. If you use a two or 3 pound weight, which is similar to some of our competition guns, it’ll be clearer. In competition we do a lot of punch out presentations from single hand low.
I suspect this is what @
JHC friend was suggesting or demonstrating.
Of note, the smaller and more technical the target, the more I would prefer a hand on grip to a low ready because I don’t want to take the time to stop and steady the muzzle off a transition (in this case it’s a low to high transition instead of a side to side transition).
Just my $0.02 of some additional considerations without any comments on technical application or tactics.