Hip slots nearly unusable

I can semi-reliably access items in my left hip slot, but my right hip slot is a constant cycle of dropping my weapon on the floor trying to sheathe it, or running backwards away from an enemy trying to draw my weapon.

Is there a trick I'm missing here? I've searched and found people complaining about the hip slots, but no one offering any advice that I've seen. Anything that helps with the consistency? I have no trouble with my shoulder slots, for whatever that's worth.