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I have heard many definitions of point shooting, but I give it a very liberal (oops) description. Shooting without taking the time to acquire a sight picture. Even if time allows to see the front sight, I consider it point shooting. I have heard it called instinct shooting, as well, but I think there's more to it than instinct.
Applegate was trained by Fairbairn, who studied the methodology of one hand gun fighting prior to WWII. Fairbairn postulated that the best combination of speed and accuracy came not from the hip, but rather from an outstretched hand, centered with the body, at belt level, while crouching.
"The winner of gunplay was the one who took his time. I would shun flashy trick-shooting, grandstand play, as I would poison. In all my life as a frontier peace officer, I did not know a single proficient gunfighter who had anything but contempt for the gun-fanner or the man who shot from the hip." -Wyatt Earp
Applegate was trained by Fairbairn, who studied the methodology of one hand gun fighting prior to WWII. Fairbairn postulated that the best combination of speed and accuracy came not from the hip, but rather from an outstretched hand, centered with the body, at belt level, while crouching.
"The winner of gunplay was the one who took his time. I would shun flashy trick-shooting, grandstand play, as I would poison. In all my life as a frontier peace officer, I did not know a single proficient gunfighter who had anything but contempt for the gun-fanner or the man who shot from the hip." -Wyatt Earp