Steve J Posted June 27, 2008 Share Posted June 27, 2008 (edited) Never mind. Edited June 27, 2008 by Steve J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boyd Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 We shot the PM 2008 yesterday. I was MD. First, I want to thank the course designers. I know it's often a thankless job. I think the Postal Match is a great idea and I hope it continues. Here are my observations, for what they they're worth: Stage One ("Deposit") was the most problematic. The directions really didn't cover some of the loopholes in the design. I've read some posts that say shooting through one target into the other target should incur a FTDR penalty. I disagree. IDPA makes it absolutely clear that targets are penetrable. I guess that if you have two bad guys lined up and your blaster will get them both, you should consider going for it. Since the description was mute on this aspect, one can assume the designers either supported the shoot through, or had no opinon. Also, since the end of the instructions encouraged letting shooters choose either side for position #3, all the left hand/right hand business was pretty much nullified. Finally, choosing one side or the other offered the shooter a completely different set of challenges and target engagement possibilities. One would expect a mirror image challenge if the course is designed for left or right handed shooters to choose a different vantage point. BTW, I chose the left-handed side (right side) and never considered the shoot through option - I'm a lefty with too much Karmic debt already. Stage Two (Stumped") was pretty straightforward. I appreciated the aspect that shooters were able to get in a kneeling position from the start. Our bad-knee folks were very happy about this too. Stage Three ("Tourists") : This was a pretty good stage. A little cramped, but good. I did get a bunch of questions about the "vision barriers" and if they were penetrable. Not covered in the stage description, but really not an issue. A lot of shooters fuss about such things.... Stage Four ("Alley"): This stage was too cramped. Many shooters were at the barrels before they fired all their shots and ended up "moonwalking" away from the barrel to avoid a procedural. The "gamers" moved so slowly that it was silly. This stage encouraged what I'd call "glacier gunning", which is a good way to get your ticket punched in real life (I know that IDPA is not real life, but it purports to simulate it). If one is taking fire and cover is 2-4 strides away, getting to cover is JOB ONE. (sorry LE instructor editorializing) I have submitted stages for sanctioned matches and the scrutiny is intense. I'm surprised some of the vague aspects of this match made it through without multiple re-writes. FINAL SUGGESTION: I'd love to see next year's PM allow clubs to submit stages for consideration for the "final four". Thanks -MB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajg308 Posted July 28, 2008 Share Posted July 28, 2008 I just submitted the scores for the Parma, ID club. First off, thanks to Jane and her wonderful software! If you are scoring with anything but ForScore you are plum crazy. I liked the stages, they were simple yet fun stages to shoot. My only critique would be to take away left and right handed options on non symmetrical stages. Stages 1 would have been better if there was not an option. I am a left handed shooter and i don't care if every stage is lefty friendly or not, I just want good stages to shoot. I also liked how last year the stages were all based on one story line, minor detail, but it was kinda cool. Thanks again to all you people that put this together, it is great fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel1212 Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Since there is no more scheduled matches and July will be over with on thursday, how long does it take for IDPA to get the scores up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve J Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 They're accepting results for matches shot before the deadline through Aug 8th, I believe. The results should be real soon after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane Posted July 29, 2008 Author Share Posted July 29, 2008 "how long does it take for IDPA to get the scores up?" The scoring isn't being done by "IDPA". While IDPA provided the email address and an ad in the Tactical Journal, the match administration is being done by volunteers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel1212 Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 "how long does it take for IDPA to get the scores up?"The scoring isn't being done by "IDPA". While IDPA provided the email address and an ad in the Tactical Journal, the match administration is being done by volunteers. So how long does it take the IDPA to post on their website the scores calculated by the volunteers of the world match? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve J Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I'm sure they'll be posted here http://www.nepaidpascores.net/postal/index.htm as soon as humanly possible after August 8th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel1212 Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 (edited) I'm sure they'll be posted here http://www.nepaidpascores.net/postal/index.htm as soon as humanly possible after August 8th. Hell that is all I wanted and couldn't find it! Thanks Steve! Now I just have to wait until the scores are posted. I'm at least below the avg. Edited July 30, 2008 by steel1212 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Round_Gun_Shooter Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I'm at least below the avg. Yeah, me too but I really sucked pond water on this match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighVelocity Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I'm at least below the avg. Yeah, me too but I really sucked pond water on this match. Please, wait til you see my SSR score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Round_Gun_Shooter Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I'm at least below the avg. Yeah, me too but I really sucked pond water on this match. Please, wait til you see my SSR score. OK, we can laugh at each other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel1212 Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 No, no, no what I ment was my time was lower than the avg time it looks like in ESP lol. Not that I was....well what I said, "below avg" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHolsted Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 Anyone know when the scores will be completed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Round_Gun_Shooter Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 (edited) Never mind Edited August 8, 2008 by Round_Gun_Shooter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve J Posted August 8, 2008 Share Posted August 8, 2008 Anyone know when the scores will be completed? By the 15th of the month I imagine. See post #33 above. Walt will be downloading result up to midnight EST today. Participation stands at 2095 as of last night. That's double last year by a large margin. Updates are here IDPA Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve J Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Results are up. http://www.nepaidpascores.net/postal/2008/2008-07-31.htm A huge thanks to Jane, Walt, Lenny, Ken and all the hard working volunteers on this project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoMiE Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 I'm sure they'll be posted here http://www.nepaidpascores.net/postal/index.htm as soon as humanly possible after August 8th. Hell that is all I wanted and couldn't find it! Thanks Steve! Now I just have to wait until the scores are posted. I'm at least below the avg. Yeah, I'd say you're a little below average, some might call it something different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel1212 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 (edited) I'm sure they'll be posted here http://www.nepaidpascores.net/postal/index.htm as soon as humanly possible after August 8th. Hell that is all I wanted and couldn't find it! Thanks Steve! Now I just have to wait until the scores are posted. I'm at least below the avg. Yeah, I'd say you're a little below average, some might call it something different. I knew mid 40s would win it after I shot it. I would have been 7th in my current class now...30th overall out of 2144 people ain't to shabby :-) Edited August 13, 2008 by steel1212 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve J Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 I'm sure they'll be posted here http://www.nepaidpascores.net/postal/index.htm as soon as humanly possible after August 8th. Hell that is all I wanted and couldn't find it! Thanks Steve! Now I just have to wait until the scores are posted. I'm at least below the avg. Yeah, I'd say you're a little below average, some might call it something different. I knew mid 40s would win it after I shot it. I would have been 7th in my current class now...30th overall out of 2144 people ain't to shabby :-) Yep. Not to shabby. I managed 1st in class and 27th overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Burtchell Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 (edited) No joke, I was 13th in my class and 666 overall. Something demonic going on there, or what? Edited August 13, 2008 by baerburtchell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighVelocity Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 I managed to win my class in SSR even though I tanked stage 4 and had a light strike to boot, but got clobbered in CDP with no malfunctions (mental or mechanical). Maybe I didn't practice enough with ol' slabsides. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve J Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 No joke, I was 13th in my class and 666 overall. Something demonic going on there, or what? Damn, Paul. Taking too many Sundays off to shoot? Naw... I take 'em all off to shoot. That can't be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Burtchell Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 (edited) I was kind of ashamed to even post that I was 666th overall, but it makes too good a story not to tell. Edited August 13, 2008 by baerburtchell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel1212 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 If you shot it in 2 different divisions did you get scored for both? I was going to try to make another one in CDP but didn't make it. Nice job guys...I'm looking at these names and other than Steve J....olly, Phil Strader, Dan Burwell none of the names sound familiar. Maybe we should have signed up with screen names lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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