rhino Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 Okay ... let's say I wear my knee pads during a match. Do I get a FTDR for each stage I wear them, or just one for the whole match? Same goes for my newly disallowed Blade-Tech mag carriers and holster with Tek-Lok ... one for each stage? One for each stage per piece of disallowed gear? I think we should tally our FTDRs in our first matches under the new rules and post the numbers here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlin Orr Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 It would appear that you are shooting for the fun of shooting rather than a possible trophy or the "win." Good Man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhino Posted January 10, 2005 Author Share Posted January 10, 2005 It's easy to have fun when you know you're not going to win. Unfortunately, I accidentally won ESP and was in the top 3-4 overall in the match a few times last summer. If I go back to how I shot when I first started, creeping around cover like I would do "in real life," I think I could return to the back of the pack even without penalties. I'll try to go prone as often as possible too, even when it's not necessary ... nothing adds time like me going prone then trying to get back up. It will be interesting to see how many we can get per person and for the whole match overall! I just realized that if everyone continues to shoot their no-longer-approved gear, then we'll all get the same penalties, and the results will shake out the same as they usually do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snokid Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 The problem is that you won't just get a ftdr but a match dq and if you are a repeated offender then you get your idpa membership pulled.... Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pisgahrifle Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 That's true- you could get your membership pulled for having fun and protecting your knees. What's wrong with you, man? Where's your dedication? Aren't you willing to risk an intensely painful surgery because of some knee injury for the sake of the "spirit of the game"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhino Posted January 10, 2005 Author Share Posted January 10, 2005 If that's the case, I might actually be proud of being the first guy to get his membership revoked for wearing knee pads that someone can see. It would really demonstrate the true mentality of the people doing the revoking. If it happens, I will expect them to refund my dues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sestock Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 I would love to see the justification for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snokid Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 PC 2. Disqualification (DQ): A. Results from unsportsmanlike conduct, unfair actions, or the use of illegal equipment, which, in the opinion of the MD, tends to make a travesty of the defensive shooting sport will result in an FTDR or DQ from the entire match at the discretion of the match director. Repeated offenses reported to the AC or HQ can result in having membership revoked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_Mink Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 So repeated use of carry gear could earn you a revoked membership to the IDPA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diehli Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 They'd hate me. Knee pads, untucked polo shirt concealment garment, 13-round mags... I'm a walking travesty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhino Posted January 11, 2005 Author Share Posted January 11, 2005 Knee pads are a travesty! A TRAVESTY!!! [say that aloud like you're Charlton Heston yelling that Soylent Green is people!] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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