IDPA match critique?

[FTDMFR]

Hi guys,

I posted this in the Video Training Tips, but I thought I'd also post it in the IDPA forum. Apologies if cross-posting is not kosher... If it is, could the mods please delete the thread in the Video Training Tips section?

I'd appreciate any feedback you guys have on my latest IDPA match:

One thing I noticed in this match is that muscle memory kind of bit me in the ass when it came to reloads (reaching for empty mag pouches when the mag is on the floor or in another pouch, going for a slide lock reload instead of a reload with retention, etc.) Any tips on how to train out of this would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

[9x45]

Interesting, those IDPA stages haven't changed that much in 15 years. Couple of observations, when you have a table start, look at your gun first and not at the targets and don't look down at your mag pouch during the reload, keep your gun and head up. Check Travis Tomasie on reloads. 2nd, if you want to be really good at IDPA, then take lessons from an IDPA Master who has won many State and higher matches. Bob Hostetter is local and on this forum. Also shoot matches at other clubs, Piru, Pala, West End, Oceanside, etc.

Did the rules change recently? I see 3 mag pouches and 3 mags on your belt for Stage 6. I thought it was 2, and only 2 mag pouches on your belt.

Edited February 25, 2015 by 9x45

[FTDMFR]

Did the rules change recently? I see 3 mag pouches and 3 mags on your belt for Stage 6. I thought it was 2, and only 2 mag pouches on your belt.

Thanks for the feedback.

Technically, you can carry a third mag carrier for holding your first magazine for LAMR, but it needs to be empty by the time you're given the "Stand By" command.

On Stage 6, I was carrying enough ammo on me at the time to shoot that stage and the next one in the same bay... I forgot to move the magazine from that third pouch to my rear pocket to use on the next stage.

[RePete]

In CDP, IF you are using 7 rd mags, you can have 3 loaded on the belt.