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I attended Gelhaus' presentation at Tac-Con 2022. Turns out he was a student in US Army 15E Pershing Missile Crewmember AIT at Fort Sill, OK, when I was the Branch Chief. Smallest world. The data Gelhaus presented was compelling.

No one position is always best. My choice of ready position varies by firearm and situation. For long guns, I prefer low ready. For handguns I prefer high compressed ready or averted ready.

For handguns, I like the way Karl Rehn explains ready positions in his safety briefing at KR Training. He uses a high compressed ready that is count three of the four-count draw stroke as describe by the late Paul Gomez. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OZfgutNufU This position places the handgun in an easily supported position that does not obscure one's view, points the muzzle in a safe direction, and keeps the muzzle below the berm.

John Corriea, Active Self Protection, describes it as the direction of least consequence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0n9CClf1FCM No one position is always best.