Nuke8401

Thanks to all, I like Robert Rays reply best of course as it fits my needs. There was a stage that had a minimum distance to engage the steel, good plan on their part. I guess my point is that when asked to do something out of the ordinary it pushes IDPA towards a thinking game vice a skill game. In other words I become a procedural magnet when my brain gets too involved. Thanks for the replies.

Sorry for your loss. I don't think as a human I could ever do enough for my dogs to deserve the loyalty and love they have given me and my Family. During a rough time raising my teen daughter we adopted a grey hound to "save it", I really think it ended up "saving" my daughter.

I just shot a great regional match, the match was great not my shooting! But there was one "rule" concerning steel engagement. The COF had a mixture of steel and paper, the steel was to be "engaged" before the paper. The COF also stated that the steel had to "Fall" before moving to the paper or it was a procedural. My limited experience with steel in IDPA is that it must be engaged (shot at, not necessarily hit) to be considered engaged, not fall. My understanding is that the shooter will get a 5 second penalty if any steel is left standing, so most shooters would return to any steel that they missed or failed to knock down on the first shot. This is no big deal but to someone like me who shoots too fast for my skill level I end up waiting on steel poppers to fall before moving on to the next target. What are the thoughts out there? This was quite possibly the best organized and run match that I have been too. Awesome job to all involved!!!!!!!!! David E.