IDPA shooting

[sauer1911]

Well I have been shooting IDPA for a little over a year now. I started and stayed with CDP. I shoot a Sig 1911 .45acp

I stayed with it for the first 6 months and just learned and helped. Got classified as a Marksman in October.

There are a lot of good shooters in our groups. I was always right around 40th overall out of 60-70 shooters. meh

Last weekend, I was 30th out of 71. I placed first in my MM group of shooters!

The slower and smoother I was about making each shot, the faster I was!

It was really nice. my points added were alot lower than in the past. Had a few ZERO down stages!


Even I can learn and get better! THAT MEANS SO CAN YOU!

be safe

 

[MrBorland]

Congrats! Good to hear you're progressing and enjoying yourself.

Yes, keeping your PDs down is important. One doesn't need to shoot it like a bullseye event, but if you drop too many points (and hit NTs), it's a sign you're not shooting within your control.

A good general rule of thumb, IMO, is about 8-12%: Time added from total PDs equal approximately 8-12% of your final raw time. More than this, and you'd do better to do whatever it takes to get better hits (usually it means slowing down).

 

[sauer1911]

hmm, I never thought about percentages. I will look it over.

One area that really got me was a stage where you start 5yds off hand 6 shots tactical 1,1,2,1,1. that was easy. The second half of the score was 10yds freestyle, 2 headshots each. I pooped all over that one, went 30 points, arrrggh.

I know what to practice, patience.

be safe.

 

[MrBorland]

One area that really got me was a stage where you start 5yds off hand 6 shots tactical 1,1,2,1,1. that was easy. The second half of the score was 10yds freestyle, 2 headshots each. I pooped all over that one, went 30 points, arrrggh.

This type of stage design isn't random - it's a deliberate (and classic) "sucker" setup, as it intentionally invites you to keep going fast when good hits (e.g. mandatory headshots) are not only tougher to make, but particularly important to make.

These scenarios aren't uncommon, so stay alert for them, as well as for any stage that has a subtle but real "disaster factor". It helps to recognize these traps in advance so you can put the brakes on when you need to.

 

[g.willikers]

It's amazing how small a 6"x6" target shrinks when the clock's running.