IDPA to get better at USPSA

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On 4/21/2019 at 10:06 AM, RangerTrace said:

I shot USPSA for about 8 years before I shot my first IDPA match.  I like IDPA purely from a lazy standpoint.  You can go shoot, have a good time and really don't have to put much thought into it.  As they say...I Don't Practice Anymore = IDPA.

I agree, it is pretty lazy - get told exactly how to shoot.

I like IDPA mainly because it gives me a reason to shoot all of the non-competitive pistols I have. I save actively trying to be competitive for USPSA.

[Gregg K]

IDPA will not make you a better USPSA shooter. Shooting USPSA will make you a better IDPA shooter. As mentioned elsewhere in this thread, shoot Steel Challenge to increase your accuracy at speed.

[chauncey]

If training for USPSA at an IDPA match is your goal:

1. As much as your local IDPA club will tolerate, shoot the IDPA match like you would USPSA

2. take the PE's

 

[coryf]

IDPA is another excuse for me to hear the gun go bang.  I have no visions of being a world champion, just want to have some fun.  No doubt the strategy is different but its fun to change up how you approach the stages.  

[shred]

Years (and many IDPA rule changes) ago, Todd Jarrett recommended shooting IDPA as a way to improve match accuracy for hosers.  I have no idea if he still recommends that.

 

[SSGGlock]

Both are fun to shoot, to me anyway.

[RangerTrace]

7 hours ago, shred said:

Years (and many IDPA rule changes) ago, Todd Jarrett recommended shooting IDPA as a way to improve match accuracy for hosers.  I have no idea if he still recommends that.

 

There are some badass USPSA folks who also shoot IDPA...BJ, Robbie, and Mike to name a few.  The nice thing about IDPA is that gaming is pretty much removed.  So the guy who shoots the fastest and most accurately wins.