Posted: 6/19/2011 7:26:04 AM EDT
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I shot in my first IDPA match last week. I got my scores sent to me two days later by e-mail and have some questions.
Is having a fast time better than having a low score? I shot a 237.20 (17). Some poeple shot faster like a 218.93 (77) or a 233.72 (85) and out shot me. Out of 120 shooters that day no one had a lower score than me (17). It looks like faster wins compared to where your round go. Help me understand how this works.  But I have to say I did have
a lot of fun shooting in it. |
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In the beginning, IDPA was supposed to bring back the "practical" that the International Practical Shooting Confederation was initially founded to promote. However, any time you introduce a timer into the equation, and later on prize tables, all semblances at "practical" training go right out the door and IPSC, and USPSA, become just another game. Sadly, IDPA has gone that way too, for the exact same reasons. Don't get me wrong, I like games and especially gun games. They are great fun and will teach you how to shoot your weapons quickly and accurately. But they are NOT real-world practical training! |
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In the beginning, IDPA was supposed to bring back the "practical" that the International Practical Shooting Confederation was initially founded to promote. However, any time you introduce a timer into the equation, and later on prize tables, all semblances at "practical" training go right out the door and IPSC, and USPSA, become just another game. Sadly, IDPA has gone that way too, for the exact same reasons. Don't get me wrong, I like games and especially gun games. They are great fun and will teach you how to shoot your weapons quickly and accurately. But they are NOT real-world practical training! ding ding ding |
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I didn't see an answer in either of those replies.
The lowest time wins. http://www.pmrpcidpa.com/documents/IDPA_Scoring.pdf |
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I didn't see an answer in either of those replies. The lowest time wins. http://www.pmrpcidpa.com/documents/IDPA_Scoring.pdf Link fail. |
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I shot in my first IDPA match last week. I got my scores sent to me two days later by e-mail and have some questions. Is having a fast time better than having a low score? I shot a 237.20 (17). Some poeple shot faster like a 218.93 (77) or a 233.72 (85) and out shot me. Out of 120 shooters that day no one had a lower score than me (17). It looks like faster wins compared to where your round go. Help me understand how this works. But I have to say I did have
a lot of fun shooting in it. Well, procedural violations etc add to your time, which affects your overall score. If you had procedurals you might not have realized it at the time. A "no-hit" adds 5 seconds, for instance. Shooting a friendly adds time as well, but I forget how much. If you drop a magazine that has any ammo in it, it adds time. If you reload in the open it adds time, etc etc.etc. Basically every foul adds time, which is how you place. Accuracy and speed is the name of the game... and it is a game. 
It's your first match. Don't let it worry you. As you learn the rules, you will get better. Here's my best advice: Only compete against yourself. Wear your EDC gear (holster, spares carrier, etc.) Fight the urge to compete with gear you don't (or wouldn't) use in daily carry. Use the trigger time to improve on your life saving skills. |
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Fast hits win gunfights. IMO if you are making 100% of your shots, your not pushing yourself. You have to leave your comfort zone until the "wheels fall off", and then back it down to where you are making around 80% of your shots (0 zone hits). A lot of people say "slow is smooth and smooth is fast", but really slow is just slow. If you want to learn some more about IDPA, and its scoring system check out these videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1ceh7vq6Ag If you want to learn about combat shooting then buy this book: http://www.vikingtactics.com/book.html One thing I wont change shooting IDPA is my carry gear I always shoot with the gear I CCW with, if this cost me a few seconds oh well. I think this is a good habit to have. |
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Fast hits win gunfights. IMO if you are making 100% of your shots, your not pushing yourself. You have to leave your comfort zone until the "wheels fall off", and then back it down to where you are making around 80% of your shots (0 zone hits). A lot of people say "slow is smooth and smooth is fast", but really slow is just slow. I shoot for 90% so I end up at 80% 
OP: Basically IDPA scoring was designed to punish poor accuracy explicitly in a tangible manner. If you get a -1 it better be because you can't make a better shot with an extra 500 milliseconds. Think about that. 1/2 second extra time to get the -0 instead of a -1. Conversely if you take 1.5 seconds to get that -0 hit but could have done a -1 hit in .5 seconds, you just spent .5 seconds extra there that you could have just shot the -1 and been on your way. Is IDPA tactical training? No. It's a game, and games have to have rules to be fun and competitive. Agreed; Real life has a lot more gray. But drawing from concealment and using cover is fun 
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