trooper
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... I finally shot my first IPSC match
Of course I sucked badly. Had lots of fun though and met a whole bunch of cool folks.
I had to realize again that there's a whole big difference between training and match... adrenaline and spectators really add something I screwed up three to four stages out of eight but it was a blast anyway. I learned a lot from it and will try to attend as many matches as possible from now on.
These are the lessons that I learned yesterday:
- it's a good idea to take along enough magazines - preferably at least one more than you think you might need if you really really screw up
- if you never had a mag falling out again because it wasn't seated properly it will inevitably happen on that stage where you need every single mag on your belt
- if you hear a "TING!" it doesn't necessarily mean that the steel is going to fall
- I hate reshoots... especially on a stage that involves poppers at 50 yd. and a sprint over the same distance
But hey, at least I didn't get DQ'ed
Trooper
(still smiling )
Of course I sucked badly. Had lots of fun though and met a whole bunch of cool folks.
I had to realize again that there's a whole big difference between training and match... adrenaline and spectators really add something I screwed up three to four stages out of eight but it was a blast anyway. I learned a lot from it and will try to attend as many matches as possible from now on.
These are the lessons that I learned yesterday:
- it's a good idea to take along enough magazines - preferably at least one more than you think you might need if you really really screw up
- if you never had a mag falling out again because it wasn't seated properly it will inevitably happen on that stage where you need every single mag on your belt
- if you hear a "TING!" it doesn't necessarily mean that the steel is going to fall
- I hate reshoots... especially on a stage that involves poppers at 50 yd. and a sprint over the same distance
But hey, at least I didn't get DQ'ed
Trooper
(still smiling )