One, ain't that cool. IDPA shooting in done in most areas of the country. I'm sure there's a local shoot near you. There's around 5-7 bays per shoot which have anywhere from 1-2 stages per bay. The video you have is a short stage so it can be e-mailed, however most shoots require you to shoot 2 or more magazines hence you must reload. The stages are different each week, last week there was a stage where there was rows of airplanes seats and you need to engage the bad targets up front, from a back seat while avoiding numerous good targets in front of you. Many of the stages also have moving targets. All the rules of IDPA are to make it as realistic of a shoot as possible, from the scopeless handguns you can use, to the equipment and vest to conceal your weapon as if you have a ccp, also the course rules are set for you to simply engage the target as rapidly as possible, anyway possible, if you believe running up to the target and shooting it point blank it quicker, then feel free.
The people who show up where I shoot, Pardo (home of the 84 Olympics) are a mixed bag of people. The people who run it seem to be old Marines, army dudes, seals, dudes with bald heads who smoke cigars. Then there is all kinds of cops and federal agents who come there to practice real tactical shooting. You also get Hollywood producers/directors types, whoevers, who bring actors with them (which are more offen than not pretty actresses) trying to get them comfortable shooting and handling real guns in real situations. Then there are a lot of Asians, seems Asians love shooting, seems every shooting event I participate in here in So Cal is full of Asians, they tell me Asians love guns because most of them our first generation Americans and were never allowed guns in the Asian countries they grew up in, God bless them. B-) They generally are very good shooters.
Then there are the best shooters in the country which seem to been regular fellers from inland California who have bellies, beards and wear old jeans. Literary the very best shooters are not seals, cops or federal agents but middle American dudes who look like you.
I'm trying to figure out what makes the best shooters so fast and accurate, I'm sure it's not their diet, their smoke filled lungs or their big belly, I think IDPA shooting is 95% mental and the rest is in your head. I'm figuring 3 more years before I can compete nationally, however check my scores, you can find them on-line, they are pretty darn good for a rookie. B-)
