Shot at my first IDPA match. What a blast! Also very stressful. Didn't shoot too terribly, was quicker than a few others and had fewer penalties than a few others. One stage just totally sucked. The beginning was to shoot a popper until it fell down which would cause a silhouette to turn which you had to shoot three times before it finished turning. Normally I can hit a target that size all day until the barrel melted, but yesterday that wasn't the case. I finally got the popper down and was so surprised that the rotating target had turned so far I could only hit it once. The other parts of that stage were shooting strong hand only and weak hand only. After getting the popper down and shooting the silhouette I did a tactical reload before engaging the next two targets on the right, two shots in each, then going way back to the left and engaging two more targets with my weak hand. I was so flustered that I had started to fall back into old habits such as not focusing on the front sight and severely anticipating recoil. When that magazine was empty I just called it quits and took the penalties for any poor shots without making any up. I was already toast on time. Being a hot day with no breeze, add nervousness to the equation with the beginnings of dehydration I'm not surprised I screwed up that stage. After I got some water in me I started doing much better.
This afternoon I'll find out how I did. Definitely not the best but I don't think I was dead last. And I'm already registered for the next one in August! I'll be better prepared then, in the lands of equipment, nerves, and making sure the human machine is ready.
This afternoon I'll find out how I did. Definitely not the best but I don't think I was dead last. And I'm already registered for the next one in August! I'll be better prepared then, in the lands of equipment, nerves, and making sure the human machine is ready.
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