Posted: 3/7/2017 8:51:25 PM EDT
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Got my first IDPA match coming up this Saturday, barring some kind of major crisis at work or home. Looking for advice on preparing myself (outside of the obvious "more range time", "more dry fire", and "don't fuck up"). I'm planning to shoot my P320C from my usual IWB holster and I have a two-mag holster for the other side.
I've read the rules but I imagine a lot of them will make more sense seeing them in person. Thanks! |
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http://shootingsportscalendar.com/beginners-guide-to-action-pistol-shooting/
The main thing is to just be safe. Be hyper aware of your muzzle at all times. Keep your finger off the trigger anytime you're moving or reloading. Don't try to go too fast, just follow your sights. Be careful when drawing from an IWB holster and don't sweep yourself at any time. Don't worry about how well you shoot, just get through your first match safely and everyone will be happy. |
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Best piece of advice I received was from the MD of my first USPSA match:
Go slow and exaggerate your safety. Being your first time, you're nowhere near as fast the guys who've been here for years. Even if you think you CAN kick everyone's tail here, slow down and prove your safe gun handling today, then come back next month and win it all. |
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Don't move till the safety officer tells just listen to them. Finger way off the trigger up on the frame anytime your not shooting especially re loading and re holstering. Watch your muzzle.
Tell them your new and they will walk you through it all. It's a lot of fun! |
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Don't try to go fast. Just try to follow all the rules and make sure you do what they ask when they ask.
After shooting a couple of matches, and being familiar with everything, you can then start trying to speed it up. |
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Thanks all for the advice. Definitely not worried about speed this time; I want to focus on technique (safety) and accuracy at this point. Speed will come later; asone of the lieutenants from my firefighting days put it, "slow is smooth, smooth is fast".
Truth told, I'm not really aiming for or expecting really competitive times even after getting experience. I'm looking at this more as a chance to practice more than just slow fire on paper targets while stationary. As long as I don't finish last... |
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Just shot my first match last weekend. It was a lot of fun. like everyone else said keep it slow making shot placement first priority, well after safety. Watch others go first and always walk the course and ask questions! I screwed up on my first course and lost 5 seconds because I wasnt clear on the rules. Either way just have fun and remember you are there to learn, nobody expects you to be a hot shot pro, besides you will most likely be with a beginner group so everyone will be inexperienced.
Good luck and get ready to come back! |
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Originally Posted By Everythingisawesome:
One more tip: establish perfect accuracy before you try to build higher speed. Accuracy will be the yardstick your speed will be measured by, not the inverse. |
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Originally Posted By Everythingisawesome:
I agree, but fast misses are less valuable than slow hits. Originally Posted By Everythingisawesome:
Originally Posted By Daytona955i:
If you want to learn how to shoot fast, you have to shoot fast. I agree, but fast misses are less valuable than slow hits. 
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Originally Posted By Everythingisawesome:
I agree, but fast misses are less valuable than slow hits. Originally Posted By Everythingisawesome:
Originally Posted By Daytona955i:
If you want to learn how to shoot fast, you have to shoot fast. I agree, but fast misses are less valuable than slow hits. |
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Originally Posted By Scooter308:
Do about a million dry fires from your holster before you get there. When I get to the range, I am constantly standing in the safe area drawing and getting my site picture. Thant helps a LOT. Think of it as stretching before some sort of other sports. Do the walk through as many times as you can. hands up as if you are holding a pistol (I use a mag), pretend to shoot the target, counting rounds as you go. Notice where you can do a reload without being infront of a target. I would say count steps, but that is pushing it. BTW, everyone has a good plan until that beep goes off, then it goes to shit 
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If people treated their guns like they treated their cars, prisons would need to be w WHOLE lot bigger
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Originally Posted By TruckinAR:
much truth here. When I get to the range, I am constantly standing in the safe area drawing and getting my site picture. Thant helps a LOT. Think of it as stretching before some sort of other sports. Do the walk through as many times as you can. hands up as if you are holding a pistol (I use a mag), pretend to shoot the target, counting rounds as you go. Notice where you can do a reload without being infront of a target. I would say count steps, but that is pushing it. BTW, everyone has a good plan until that beep goes off, then it goes to shit |
