GOF Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Has anyone noticed an increase, or a decrease, in IDPA participation in their area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
45 Raven Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 (edited) A fairly significant and consistent increase over the past two to three years. Edited November 15, 2023 by 45 Raven Add missing word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drell Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 A decrease at my local match. We can hardly get anyone to show up anymore. But I do live in a gun hating communist state (WA) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racinready300ex Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 A drastic decrease locally. My local club is really the only IDPA club in the area. The next closest is 110 miles from me. The local club used to hold 6 matches a month and a State Championship. They got tired of IDPA rule changes and confusion. Now they run 5 matches under their own rules and 1 IDPA match. The state match didn't happen last year. Rumor is this year they're doing one but it's really intended to promote their own game which they'll be hosting a major for the day after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zincwarrior Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 No major change, maybe a modest increase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Watson Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 My already small local club is down from what it used to be. The nearest affiliated match fell off during Covid and is only slowly building back up. The next nearest match is less than it was, pre-Covid, when they were filling up. So generally, down in attendance where I shoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runswithwood1 Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 It's pretty hit or miss around nw mo, some nights we'll have 20, which is a busy night, some nights only 8 people sign up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 I'm a member of two clubs, CTASA in Fort Worth and Collin County IDPA. CTASA outdoor matches may see 20ish shooters vs 45-60 at CCIDPA. CTASA indoor matches usually fill up pretty quickly, but they are capped at 28 shooters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddc Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 Since Covid there has been slow steady growth at our local IDPA match. More recently there has been a noticeable increase. A lot of new shooters. And not all of them are total newbies. There were 65 shooters at the recent match which included the 72 round classifier. More than half were unclassified and who I'd never seen before. Our local USPSA matches have also had a fair amount of new shooters. Again, some have decent skills coming in. And one unclassified guy who will probably be M/GM by the end of 2024. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 6 hours ago, ddc said: Since Covid there has been slow steady growth at our local IDPA match. More recently there has been a noticeable increase. A lot of new shooters. And not all of them are total newbies. There were 65 shooters at the recent match which included the 72 round classifier. More than half were unclassified and who I'd never seen before. Our local USPSA matches have also had a fair amount of new shooters. Again, some have decent skills coming in. And one unclassified guy who will probably be M/GM by the end of 2024. Man, I wish one of our clubs would run the long classifier. I only got to shoot it once in 2018. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddc Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 4 hours ago, RangerTrace said: Man, I wish one of our clubs would run the long classifier. I only got to shoot it once in 2018. I had not shot it since the 5x5 was implemented.but maybe 5 times before that. Also the original 90 round version also several times. Much more comprehensive tests than the 5x5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted November 16, 2023 Share Posted November 16, 2023 6 hours ago, ddc said: I had not shot it since the 5x5 was implemented.but maybe 5 times before that. Also the original 90 round version also several times. Much more comprehensive tests than the 5x5. Agreed. Try as I might, I cannot shoot the 5X5 fast/clean enough to make MA. I think I'd be better off with the long one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb72 Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 Overall I have seen a decrease in IDPA matches and attendance. At my local club there is a very dedicated group that put on very high quality monthly matches. They have had good attendance and it seems to be growing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ddc Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 16 minutes ago, davidb72 said: Overall I have seen a decrease in IDPA matches and attendance. At my local club there is a very dedicated group that put on very high quality monthly matches. They have had good attendance and it seems to be growing. Same at my local. Solid MD's who make a serious attempt to stay in touch with the rulebook and good stages. Attendance has grown slowly over the past several years. Lately there has been a noticeable increase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocMedic Posted December 25, 2023 Share Posted December 25, 2023 I find at least locally we have a good amount of fair weather shooters that shoot IDPA. During the warmer days we see matches fill up like crazy +50 shooter vs the moment temps drop under 60s we'll get less then 50-75% participation. With USPSA shooter it usually have to get pretty nasty for people not to show up to match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlchevy Posted December 29, 2023 Share Posted December 29, 2023 Houston area seems to have lost all the idpa clubs that had matches over the last couples of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADulay Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 I decided to keep our weekly Monday night IDPA match on the schedule in spite of it being New Year's Day. I was expecting about 30 regular shooters. I've got 56 signed up. We also have to go to twice a day matches (3pm and 6pm) in Jan, Feb and Mar to get all the seasonal shooters in. AD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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