I think we are in agreement.Then either the hammer/trigger spring is too strong, or your trigger finger too weak. Either one is fixable.
Maybe you don't mean this, but for clarification, the trigger pull should NOT begin as soon as the hand grasps the gun. My "start point" is when hands come together in front of the body. Then you can put the finger inside the triggerguard and begin the DA pull. This takes a LOT of practice, of course.
Why is it only for competitvie shooting? When a deadly threat exists, getting a shot off ON target FAST is a good thing.
There is a BIG difference between reacting to a deadly threat that will kill you in the next couple of seconds and dealing with a suspicious person that doesn't require shooting (yet). No one is suggesting that each time you draw the gun you begin the trigger pull, but in the face of an immediate deadly threat, it sure makes sense to practice it to the point of mastery if a DA gun is your defensive handgun of choice.
In my situation, the effort required for the DA pull (10#) is 'great' compared to the effort required for the SA (3#). Neither are a problem, but they require a different approach.
My preference in a competition draw is to take up the trigger during the presentation, from the moment my WH joins the SH on the grip. Certainly, an LEO would benefit from this technique if s/he were faced with imminent deadly force. LEOs I've seen shoot at the range are very sequential in their method; much time is wasted after their presentation taking up the full brunt of their gun's trigger weight while trying to keep the gun steady. Fine in most circumstances, but too slow if they get in real trouble.
Don't get me wrong, I realize that having to fill reams of paper for each shot fired is no fun, nor is being sued....when I hit a no-shoot, all I lose is 10pts.
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