Is a pistol grip shifter a good choice for power shifting/drag racing?

It's time for the way back machine.In the dark ages(yea, I'm old) when the pistol grip first came out,, they were the first thing to go in the trash. In went a Hurst Ram Rod or the tried and true Competition Plus. For some reason everybody had a hard time with them.Now I'm talking 45 years ago, maybe it was just a mind set,maybe it's like the way we think of China made parts,,,It's different so it can't be any good.It's all in what is comfortable for you.Hell, I knew guys that hated the hurst "T" handle and said that they would never miss a shift with the good old ball.....Just a thought.
The pistol grip is just the handle, the shifter itself WAS a competition plus.....