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Shoot IDPA at SEG Today; Did Poorly

Today was the monthly IDPA shoot at SEG. I did pretty poorly, and was even in danger of being beaten by Gumbel. I’m not sure why I shot so badly, but the whole night I was definitely off. I was missing easy shots, forgetting the course of fire, and generally doing stupid things.

I need a ton more practice with the new STI 1911 before I shoot it nearly as proficiently as I did my old Glock 19, but I’m committed to sticking with the STI, as it’s my daily carry gun and the Glock 19 is not.

The videos tell the sorry tale:

Here’s stage 1. It was actually a cool stage, with a reactive target rigged up so you shoot one target’s head, which then reveals another target. I rushed it, and I didn’t think clearly so I put a body shot into the target that required the head shot. Stupid, stupid, stupid.

On to stage 2, which involved some fairly long-range shooting. I did predictably badly on this, although mechanically I shot it fine.

Next came stage 3, which involved some shooting while retreating, and some shooting from cover. I flubbed a few of the shots from cover.

Finally, stage 4. Very simple, included one-handed shooting with strong and weak hand. I never shoot well with my weak hand, and this was no exception.

Overall, I was ashamed of my performance. I haven’t made it to the range to practice in two weeks, and boy does it show. I’ve GOT to get some practice in this weekend before next week’s 2-gun match.