IDPA’s New Rulebook Inbound
The new IDPA rulebook, which has been a work in progress for the past couple of years through the use of anonymous “tiger teams” set…
Category: Competition
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Cover to Cover
Caleb’s blog post yesterday about IDPA’s cover rule led to a back channel discussion between the two of us about the use of cover in…
The Pick-Up Gun
When I was shooting IDPA more seriously, each year our team would attend a major match that invariably had a pick-up gun: a dedicated gun provided…
When the Going Gets Tough…
… the tough, so the saying goes, go cyclic. At last night’s KSTG match at the NRA, we saw this happen frequently on two stages: 3…
For Every Bullet, a Lawyer
I overheard one of those age old shooting cliches today: “Every bullet has a lawyer attached to it.” OK, but he’s not going to leap…
G34: Dominant Force
IDPA Headquarters just produced a neat little graphic on the Down Zero Blog that shows the breakdown of shooters at this year’s Nationals by class, division,…
Coast to Coast Success in Oklahoma City
The last pistol-training.com class of 2012, a combined 3-day Appendix Carry Workshop and Aim Fast Hit Fast, was held this past weekend in Oklahoma City. Students…
Personal Best vs. On Demand
Shooting a personal best on a drill is a great feeling. It’s evidence that all your effort is paying off. Many shooters can rattle off…
Four More F.A.S.T.
Congratulations to Paul Willenbrock (6.90), Allen Zant (6.15), Daryn Briggs (5.72) and class champion Tom Scott (5.52) for adding their names to the F.A.S.T. Wall…
Excellence & Humility
There aren’t a lot of top competitors who would let themselves be videotaped missing a target during a demo on national television. Even fewer would…