IDPA Classifier - Sharpshooters

My son Beachhead556 and I on our first attempt at an International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) Classifier. We finished as Sharpshooters, and there is plenty of room for improvement. The levels are:

Master
Expert
Sharpshooter
Marksman
Novice

You can learn more about IDPA at idpa dot com

Thanks for watching!

music - Johnny Cash, what Beachhead listened to as we drove to the range.

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[potentpoefie]

did you get a PE for that dropped mag in your mad ninja skills? If not then your SO is slipping. Instead of saying "good recovery" he should be giving you a PE for live ammo not being recovered before starting to shoot again.

[drzmanproject]

@potentpoefie would have to check the score sheet, it's been a while. I know at other points, the SO both encouraged him and gave a penalty.

[kidslife101]

Agreed on the fast thinking at 5:00! The first time sure can be nerve racking.

[mistersb7]

Good reaction to the mistake ~@5:00. I hope to classify as Sharpshooter on my first attempt. 2nd match tmrw



[drzmanproject]

@irishScott2 good info, certainly fits with my experience as a lefty - just made it confusing shooting as a righty, lol.

[chavezchavez556]

@drzmanproject All the guys I shoot with have mucho respect for the guys that qualify with stock glocks . I have heard the Gen 4 G-19 has one of the best doa triggers around. That is so cool Beach, and yourself do it together . One of my shooting mentors has a G-17 long slide with a trigger job that is like shooting a 6" barrel revolver in 22lr but they are really hard to find...........

[irishScott2]

@drzmanproject Also the main reason is that when faced with an actual threat, it's instinct to turn towards the non-dominant side (ie: a right hander would turn left). IIRC that's one of the reasons old-school pistol training focused on turning as you draw with the dominant hand, facing the attacker with your dominant side while firing one-handed. Not as stable, but more natural for most.

[KillaGorilla13]

@drzmanproject I know a lot of ppl who shoot opposite of what you might expect based on eye dominance rather than what hand they are "strong" with. For example, while I'm left eye dominant, I have "trained" my right eye to be my dominant/semi-dominant eye....a good friend was left eye dominant, but just learned to shoot lefty rather than training his eye

[drzmanproject]

@KillaGorilla13 for the challenge, lol. Also, it felt weird to tell people I was really left-handed, but never shot left-handed. Actually, there's a guy at my local range who is left-handed, but he always shoots right.

[KillaGorilla13]

@drzmanproject haha why'd you shoot the match lefty?