I agree with TS. We have moved onto better things. From several friends who can provide anecdotal evidence, when they had to use their pistol at close distance, they didn't see anything. They just pointed and shot.
At first glance one would say, "Aha, point shooting works.". When you decipher their skill level and training you would come to a different conclusion. They were able to hit the bad guy on the first shot because they new what "right looked like". Even great civilian shooters like rob lathem and others will tell you for close in shooting, just aim down the slide. Bottom line is you are still aiming. If you are close enough to shoot from the hip, you are one step from hand to hand and at that point a five year old has the skill to hit the target.
The old school method of point shooting has the shooter holding the pistol above waist level in a particular stance. If you think about it, you are still using a form of aiming. You are training your body to assume a position upon draw. After draw you "point" the gun at the target. If you want to admit it or not, you are still aiming. You have learned what "right looks like" upon draw before firing.
The only difference between modern rapid aimed shooting and point shooting is the ability of the shooter to switch to longer distances.
