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waynesan · August 17, 2007, 01:26 PM

My first IDPA match was last summer and I too will never forget what a mess it was. And from what I've seen since its amazing that anyone ever goes back for a second helping as that first time for many people is nearly traumatic.

But I'll have to say that in spite of the all the things that went wrong, it still was the most fun I've ever had with a gun. After about 10-15 matches since then I am still coming in near the bottom of the rankings out of about 50 shooters each time but I don't care. I have learned more about handguns as a result of participating than I had learned my whole life until now.

And as has been mentioned, the radiation from the timer that affects gun control can also blank out your memory. When the buzzer sounds, all the preplanning on how to shoot a stage very often flys out of your head and when its over you may have no recollection of how you shot the stage until the guys watching stop laughing and tell you how you screwed up.

August 17, 2007, 01:26 PM	#7
waynesan Member Join Date: January 2, 2006 Location: kingsport, tn Posts: 42	Ahhh, the memories!! My first IDPA match was last summer and I too will never forget what a mess it was. And from what I've seen since its amazing that anyone ever goes back for a second helping as that first time for many people is nearly traumatic. But I'll have to say that in spite of the all the things that went wrong, it still was the most fun I've ever had with a gun. After about 10-15 matches since then I am still coming in near the bottom of the rankings out of about 50 shooters each time but I don't care. I have learned more about handguns as a result of participating than I had learned my whole life until now. And as has been mentioned, the radiation from the timer that affects gun control can also blank out your memory. When the buzzer sounds, all the preplanning on how to shoot a stage very often flys out of your head and when its over you may have no recollection of how you shot the stage until the guys watching stop laughing and tell you how you screwed up.