McDaniel's main theories behind the quick-draw were these: in drawing from a hip holster, you need to move your hand at exactly the same speed from start to finish, and you complete the draw by planting the elbow of your gun arm against your stomach as close to the center-line of your body as you can get it, depending on your build, but always in the same spot; and pulling the trigger the instant your elbow is seated against your body. McDaniel's student practiced quick-draw not for speed, but for smoothness and consistency that automatically developed speed. Most people waste an enormous amount of time in drawing a handgun by bringing the hand into the holster very fast, but then stopping the hand completely to wrap the fingers around the butt of the gun, and finally drawing the gun as fast as possible, which may look flashy, but is actually very slow.