You'll enjoy it, this coming from someone who has participated 3 times, a few years back. My third time I was allowed to bring my very safety-minded and careful 16 year old son. The organizers let him to use a Mark III .22 instead of center fire, for the experience and not counted for competition.
Everyone who carries concealed should take this class, at first not with a mind to win, but with a mindset to hit the targets safely IMO. As life allows I hope to return and join in again. IDPA is way better than golf, but it takes about the same amount of time out of your weekend.
Full size 9mm is a good choice.
Edit: P.S. As a little kid on a summer swim team, my son would regularly finish last but win the heat in breast stroke. All the other kids DNF'd due to improper stroke as they hurried to finish. We talked about that for IDPA and the little bugger's score bested mine. When the subject comes up I let him know he was shooting .22 to my 9mm, but that conversation drove the point home, to be slow and smooth, and it worked.
Everyone who carries concealed should take this class, at first not with a mind to win, but with a mindset to hit the targets safely IMO. As life allows I hope to return and join in again. IDPA is way better than golf, but it takes about the same amount of time out of your weekend.
Full size 9mm is a good choice.
Edit: P.S. As a little kid on a summer swim team, my son would regularly finish last but win the heat in breast stroke. All the other kids DNF'd due to improper stroke as they hurried to finish. We talked about that for IDPA and the little bugger's score bested mine. When the subject comes up I let him know he was shooting .22 to my 9mm, but that conversation drove the point home, to be slow and smooth, and it worked.
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