Several things... Butt forward with a slight cant (muzzle to the rear) worn high (NO slop) is both practical and comfortable, even on a horse! (In my younger days, when I packed into the high country on horseback, that's how I wore my Ruger Blackhawk. Advantage: you can get at the gun with either hand (assuming your belly isn't humongous). As far as the twist or cavalry draw requiring you to sweep your body, it does NOT, if properly done! You turn you hand palm-outward, thumb to the rear. Your elbow naturally points out at a 90 degree angle from your body. You lift the gun from the holster keeping the gun sights-downward until the gun is level. You then rotate your wrist and the gun sights-upward. IF you practice with an empty gun, you can start by hooking your thumb around the hammer spur as the spur clears the top of the holster. As the gun is turned upright it practically cocks itself. KEEP YOUR TRIGGER FINGER OUT OF THE GUARD UNTIL THE GUN POINTS DOWNRANGE! Until you have mastered the draw, KEEP YOUR THUMB OFF THE HAMMER SPUR! I don't use the twist draw in SASS events because I got tired of explaining the fact that it is safe! But that's how it is done.