My First Classifier

[tackdr1ver]

Hello all,

Last night I shot my first classifier in IDPA. I ended up coming in with a Sharpshooter (152.28). This being approximately my 4th month of shooting IDPA, IPSC or any sort of competition, I feel pretty good about it (sans some misgivings about misses). Hopefully next time will be better.

My question to you all is:

Being such a new shooter with no formal training and limited time to practice, what sort of drills and training regimen do you suggest. I know there is a wealth of information here and this subject has probably been beat to death. But I find it somewhat overwhelming and would appreciate a bit of guidance. It has been hard to discern where to start, how advanced to go etc.. Also, how should I start benchmarking my progress?

Thank you all in advance!

-tack

Edited July 22, 2010 by tackdr1ver

[MemphisMechanic]

Practice your draws and reloads. Shooting faster takes time spent shooting. Your draw and load can be huge timesavers at SS level. Movement from position to position even moreso. Learn to *run* when you're not shooting.

The difference between SS and EX isn't so much in the shooting, though an EX will drop fewer points and tag fewer noshoots in general. The EX just does all the non-trigger-pulling stuff (draw, load, and move) a good bit faster.

[tackdr1ver]

Practice your draws and reloads. Shooting faster takes time spent shooting. Your draw and load can be huge timesavers at SS level. Movement from position to position even moreso. Learn to *run* when you're not shooting.

The difference between SS and EX isn't so much in the shooting, though an EX will drop fewer points and tag fewer noshoots in general. The EX just does all the non-trigger-pulling stuff (draw, load, and move) a good bit faster.

Thanks for the insight Memphis, much appreciated. I watched a few of your videos, you're a heck of a shooter. Thanks again!

[GForceLizard]

Go to this thread in Shooting > Training Techniques

"Ben Stoeger's 15 minute Dry Fire Program"