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.
2-gun and IDPA results
The results are finally up for the July 2-gun and August IDPA matches.
My first 2-gun match went well. I placed 4th overall (there were no divisions or classes; this was an outlaw IDPA-style match), behind some really good shooters. I was happy.
The IDPA match was the first time I ran my STI Ranger II, and it showed. I wasn’t as controlled with followup shots, and I was slow on reloads. I just need more practice, though; it’s a great gun. I took 1st place in my class (Unclassified) and division (ESP), out of a handful of shooters. Looking at times across divisions (which officially IDPA doesn’t do) I see 7 out of nearly 50 shooters who shot faster times than me. I could’ve done better, but I was down alot of points due to aforementioned lack of practice with the new gun.
2-gun results: 22 July 2009 SEG 2-gun match results. IDPA results: 5 August 2009 SEG IDPA match results.
July 2-gun and August IDPA shoot videos
I’ve started shooting video of myself shooting (that sounds awkward), to help me review my performance and identify areas for improvement (basically all of them at this point). I’ve uploaded them to Flickr.
22 July 2009 2-gun match
Stage 1. I didn’t shoot this very well. It was the first stage I ever shot in rifle competition, and as usual I rushed it:
Stage 2. I did a bit better on this one I think.
Stage 3. I shot this fast and I cleaned it (down 0). No one was more surprised than me:
Stage 4. I could’ve hustled a bit more, and towards the end I hesitated while deciding to take additional shots, which hurt my time:
Here’s a still I captured, which I think I’ll use for a profile pic:
5-August IDPA match
Stage 1. I ran this one pretty fast, but accuracy was marginal. I need to slow down:
Stage 2. This one was pretty good:
Stage 3. This stage was really fun:
Stage 4. El Presidente. I balls this stage up bad. I was in such a rush, I forgot to put the second round in the second target, so I had to go back. S-L-O-W DOWN!
Results of last IDPA and IPSC match at SEG
I shot IDPA on 1 July and IPSC on 15 July at SEG. The IDPA results were delayed so I just got them yesterday, while the IPSC results came out quicker than usual and posted today. Both are pleasant surprises.
The results docs are attached but the summary is:
In IDPA, I placed first among 18 Unclassified shooters in the SSP division, with a final score of 79.93. Among all classifications in SSP, I placed third. I am particularly proud of my performance on stage 4, which I shot faster than all but one other shooter across nearly 40 competitors in all divisions and classes.
In the IPSC match last night, I placed first among Unclassified shooters in Production, second place in the Production division, and 6th place overall. I would’ve done better but I stupidly bungled one of the reloads on the last stage, which hurt my standing.
I’m very pleased with both of these results. I can’t help but feel it was more luck than skill; we’ll see how my luck and/or skill holds up next Wednesday at my first ever 2-gun match.