Posted: 5/26/2017 7:16:54 PM EDT
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I recently shot my first IDPA match and I decided to write a review on IDPA as a whole and whether it has any relevance to real life usage of a firearm. As always I'm interested in feedback.
Here's a link to the article and video from the match: https://gunpowdermeditation.com/2017/05/26/idpa-review/ |
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IDPA is a game just as much as USPSA is a game (whether they admit it or not).
The perhaps ironic thing is that USPSA is the better suited game for the guy who wants to apply "real world" tactics or use a sport for training. USPSA is freestyle. Use cover how you see fit. Retain your mags or don't. No one cares. As long as you're safe, do what floats your boat. USPSA also allows AIWB carry. OP, do you think it is not possible to compartmentalize and play a gun game without applying tactics? Treat it as a purely technical exercise? |
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Originally Posted By Aimless:
Trying to argue over the real world merits of gun golf is pretty fruitless. Good luck  Competition is a test of technical ability, nothing more. If I were a gunfighter, I would want both a superior knowledge and ability to apply sound tactics AND superior technical skills. Tactics and skills are complementary, not mutually exclusive. |
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Originally Posted By wtturn:
OP, do you think it is not possible to compartmentalize and play a gun game without applying tactics? Treat it as a purely technical exercise? Over long periods of time? No. I believe they'll become habits, muscle memory will form, and under stress it will become a default action. |
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Repeatedly throughout the match I saw people leaning on one foot trying to balance and shoot because that was the only way they could get a shot on the target without breaking the fault line. I had to do it myself. It was an incredibly unstable shooting platform. What’s one of the very first things you learn in shooting? A good stance. Does that mean in real life you’re always going to have one? Of course not, but I’m not going to intentionally put myself in a bad stance if I don’t have to. That said, I completely agree that balancing solely on 1 foot is absurd. I see "Master" shooters doing the "gun ballerina" and want to revoke their man card right then and there. I don't think that should be allowed in the rules. The other big problem with IDPA and cover is they force you to crowd it. Shooting On The Move Jelly’s most famous gunfight in the Wren Hotel when he was attempting to arrest a fugitive gangster. When he opened the hotel room door, Jelly saw the fugitive laying on the floor pointing a pistol at him.. Jelly quickly sidestepped, drew his .44 spl S&W revolver and fired five times before the criminal could pull the trigger. He hit the man in the head with four out of the five shots. “In real life you would…” I was flagged for not wearing a cover garment. I’d still like to get the practice shooting in scenarios I didn’t have to create. But I need to keep it relevant for me and avoid developing any bad habits at this juncture in my shooting timeline. I won’t be winning any matches shooting this way but that’s not my goal either. |