What is this move called?

[BBQJOE]

From a knees bent sort of crouch, the weak arm raises to point at the target, while the strong hand unholsters the firearm and brings it up the the pointing hand.
Is this a real technique?

I think I saw it in a photo somewhere. I can see it making some sense.

 

[conw]

If I'm understanding it correctly that is what I have heard called "chasing your three" and it's not a good thing, because you might shoot your "pointing" hand.

Instead, what I do is let my support hand wait around my sternum. Strong hand draws, pulls it upward in a vertical line, mates (that's the "three" position), and they press out together.

The "rule of three" is to only mate at the sternum, because inconsistently mating can result in accidents of varying degrees of severity.

Crouching or not has very little to do with it. You need a stable base (foot position and posture) and that is dictated partly by your terrain and position, but the actions of your hands do not change (unless you are shooting one-handed in which case you don't mate them, or shooting in a cramped space in which case you might shoot using very compressed mechanics in your upper body).

 

[BBQJOE]

If I'm understanding it correctly that is what I have heard called "chasing your three" and it's not a good thing, because you might shoot your "pointing" hand.

Well crap, I'd hate to do that!!!

It just sort of seemed to me that it would almost be like getting a pre-sight picture.
I've always done it the way you describe without any name. I was just curious.

 

[bikerdoc]

Good explanation Conw

 

[conw]

Thanks Biker! All of that I owe to good mentoring in training classes. Tom Givens and Southnarc. I like your quote from Tom, and... I see you are now a mod! Congrats .

To the OP - The Fistfire series of instructionals/DVDs (and classes) from DR Middlebrook looks excellent. I don't want to try to give an explanation... but if you are interested in "secondary indexes" i.e. non-visual ways of confirming (let's not call it point-shooting) your gun's proper alignment with your intended target, that would be a great place to look.

I will say that in FOF classes, some tidbits I gleaned through posts on F-F were very helpful, but I have never (at least not yet) taken F-F instruction so I'm not qualified to comment past this. You essentially focus on using consistent body mechanics as a way to get the gun into a proper position even prior to visually confirming it (using the sights). In the above-mentioned "compressed mechanics used in a tight space" scenario (think a hallway with someone moving toward you) this proved useful to me.