KevinDalrymple Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 What are the reasons you participate in tier 3 and above matches? What is the benefit besides better stages then my local IDPA matches? I have shot my state match and looking at shooting some other tier 3 stages, but wondering what benefit is vs spending $100 plus dollars to shoot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Watson Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 More and better stages. Hobnobbing with The Right People. Most high end and well traveled shooters are interesting to get to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
synchronicity Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 FUN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowdyb Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 22 hours ago, Jim Watson said: Most high end and well traveled shooters are interesting to get Thanks for the compliment. Haha It all depends on what you want out of it. Of you identify as a "competitor" a good match is invaluable. If you're there as a hobbyist or to have fun it might not be worth it. Exposure to new things is the best value. If you only know your local club match you probably don't know much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RePete Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 On 1/15/2020 at 10:25 AM, Jim Watson said: More and better stages. Hobnobbing with The Right People. Most high end and well traveled shooters are interesting to get to know. More - yes. Better - not necessarily - a lot of them don't follow their own rules (read illegal stages.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malarky112 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 (edited) Usually better props, better looking stages. Stages with more options. Most clubs have their own flavor, you ca usually guess how each clubs stages will be. A level 3 will be all the stage designers mixed into one big match. My personal expirence is that there is a bigger diffeeence between local stages vs big match stages in IDPA then there is in USPSA. Also get to see some of the big names in the sport. Last year I ended up squadding with Mason Lane. Was awesome not only watching him shoot but he’s very down to earth and it was awesome chatting with him during the match. Edited January 21, 2020 by Malarky112 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas H Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 On 1/21/2020 at 8:53 AM, RePete said: More - yes. Better - not necessarily - a lot of them don't follow their own rules (read illegal stages.) I have personally found that major matches are significantly more likely follow the rulebook and to NOT have "local rules" based on the MD's personal opinions. Obviously, opinions vary on this, and it really seems to depend on where (geographically) you are. The majors I've been able to attend (which aren't many, maybe 1-2 a year, though I'm getting three this year) have all been solid in terms of interesting stages with some actual choices in what you do, with a good mix of skills being tested, all following the rulebook. Local matches I've seen tend to more often have local rules added depending on the MD's "interpretation" of what IDPA "should be about." That's from a fairly small sampling of majors, though: Arkansas State, Iowa State, Kansas State, and Oklahoma State matches, plus the Silver Dollar match that used to be held at the Double Tap Ranch in Texas. The fun I've had at majors is why I stay shooting IDPA, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zincwarrior Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 1. The strong desire to get my head handed to me. 2. As has already been noted, usually the stage props are more developed. While I have found local clubs can put on stages as good or better ( and frequently we steal the stages for our own local matches) they typically don't have all the gear to put together the typically prop intensive stages for every stage that are often seen at majors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RePete Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 I have seen stages at the Nationals and Worlds that were not IDPA legal, and they have run with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarilynMonbro Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 I shoot tier 2+ for.. Better stages, more stages, prizes, raffles, vendors, more SOs and staff, more competitors, better competitors, making new friends, shooting with friends, traveling to new places Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GmanCdp Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Normally lots and lots of Sharks there to gauge where you might end up at, unless you are a killer Whale.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowdyb Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 Solely to earn points to shoot at Nats. That's the only reason I do it now. But in years past I did it because you saw better stages and better shooters than I ever would have locally. Also when I was new I seemed to learn as much about myself and my shooting in one big match as I would in 4 or 5 local matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteekay Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 On 2/4/2021 at 6:41 AM, rowdyb said: Also when I was new I seemed to learn as much about myself and my shooting in one big match as I would in 4 or 5 local matches. That's a huge part of it. There's a lot to learn about the nature of long/multi-day matches too, down to silly things like how you manage your water/calorie intake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeyScuba Posted February 6, 2021 Share Posted February 6, 2021 Cuz it’s FUN! Visit different places, meet new people, make new friends and learn new things. Until covid anyway, put the brakes on our fun this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Watson Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 On 2/5/2021 at 5:22 PM, matteekay said: silly things like how you manage your water/calorie intake. I was rather famous as the guy who passed out on the Brock's Gap (Birmingham, Ala.) range and tested their emergency measures. It wasn't very hot and I had been hydrating as well as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SergeRingo Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 Most important is you get better competition. New ideas onstage planning etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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