davidb72 Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 On 5/4/2018 at 10:52 AM, Dutchman195 said: Anything over 1.5 hour drive is to much for me for a local. Its not worth it once you factor in gas, 25 match fee, sunburn and wasting my only day off for maybe 300ish seconds of shooting. Unless there is a Major coming up and I try to cram as many locals as I can in. A major problem I have with my area is that these matches have kick off at 10AM and dont finish until dinner time 4-6ish. I would rather have kick off at 8 and get home earlier. I'd love to start my matches at 8:00 AM but I'd have to get there at 5:00 AM to set up. You DO help set up right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jstagn Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 What new club? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchman195 Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 On 5/23/2018 at 10:07 AM, davidb72 said: I'd love to start my matches at 8:00 AM but I'd have to get there at 5:00 AM to set up. You DO help set up right? No I do not help set up....BUT... The club(s) sets up after work Friday or Saturday before the match so I cant get out there because of my work schedule... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synchronicity Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 I am lucky enough that my Monthly IDPA Matches are only 45 min away. If I shoot USPSA I can get 2 Matches a month, but I am focusing on the Revolver. Rifle Matches are a solid 5.5 hours each way and minimum 2 nights, Worlds are 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpolk Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 I drive as far as three and a half hours to shoot local matches. I do it because I enjoy the sport and have a good time doing it. I don’t come in first place and I’m fine with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddc Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 (edited) I've driven to state matches and sectionals that are 2 to 3.5 hours away and didn't think anything of it. I wouldn't want to do that every weekend. Would I? I don't know. Luckily local matches are all within about an hour for 3 matches a month and about 2 hours for the fourth if I choose to shoot it. If I add in IDPA then there are 2 more matches a month that are within 60 minutes. Edited June 24, 2018 by ddc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc68cal Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Anything farther than an hour and a half needs to be worth it. There's a club that does a good match that is about a 2 hour drive that I'll sometimes go to, and it is totally worth going to, but it still is a long drive. I only go to it maybe once a season because there are other good matches a bit closer. For sectionals and major matches, I drove 4.5 hours, or 6 hours if carpooling with someone. Driving myself, I usually drive the day before, look at the stages, stay in a hotel, wake up the next morning and compete, then either drive for a bit and stay at a different hotel, or go back to the same hotel then drive again the day after the match for safety. Anything that would take longer than 5 hours to drive solo, I'd probably fly to it and rent a car at the airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nalle2491 Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Our local matches are anywhere from 8 to 12 people per squad. I couldnt imagine shooting a 20 person squad. It already goes slow enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfBastard Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 There's a match south of me that runs 20/squad. 6-7 hours for a local match can be rough, especially in july and august. On 7/24/2018 at 4:28 PM, Nalle2491 said: Our local matches are anywhere from 8 to 12 people per squad. I couldnt imagine shooting a 20 person squad. It already goes slow enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuey Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Mine is 5 hours, after that you are spending a lot more time on the road than actually shooting. Also you do get a little tired and it is not worth it. Jacking yourself on caffeine before a match is counterproductive.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHAVEGAS Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 On 7/24/2018 at 3:28 PM, Nalle2491 said: Our local matches are anywhere from 8 to 12 people per squad. I couldnt imagine shooting a 20 person squad. It already goes slow enough. I would need to find a hobby to do while I was waiting to do my hobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTJer Posted August 3, 2018 Share Posted August 3, 2018 How’s that new club match doing? Help out and make it a good match. I volunteer at 3 “local” clubs. Closest is an hour and the other 2 are about an hour 20min. I enjoy this sport and will put in the time/energy to help make it better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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