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The zipper has been promoted as an effective defense because it permits placing multiple shots on target as soon as the gun leaves the holster and on it's way to COM and aimed fire without losing any time (with practice). It is a natural progression from the retention shots I described. Just remember to MOVE as you shoot!
"It is an absolute must, IMHO, to be able to make [uninterrupted] hits all the way throughout your draw stroke.....one handed or two. .... and zipper them up[wards] " Sweatnbullets
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I'm sorry, but there is nothing fast about the "zipper" technique. First, you have to draw your weapon up to get it out of the holster. By the time the barrel clears the holster you are almost in position to rotate the gun 90 degrees and push it forward to shoot, so why complicate things? Once the barrel rotates 90 degrees it can be fired at any time (ie the BG is too close to fully push out the gun). The same can not be said about the zipper technique and firing from low ready. Drawing, making a conscience effort to push the gun to low ready and shoot up from low ready up to COM would take more time and effort then drawing the weapon correctly and putting meaningful shots on COM.