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29-04-2014, 07:57 #21
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Re: Training vs Sport shooting (IDPA)
I specifically avoided to start sport shooting before I had my first training session. I'd do it again if my life somehow rebooted
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29-04-2014, 08:07 #22
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It actually depends on the type of training compared to something like IDPA. Going for a low light training cource will teach you a lot about low light gun fighting and where your kit is lacking. Doing IDPA will do more to boost your confidence and general skill. If you absolutely cannot do both in other words not even one training session if you are doing IDPA I would say for the money you can learn more from more IDPA matches than one training session. However, I would also suggest do a beginners course if you are terrified of the gun and then do some IDPA in the longer run.
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29-04-2014, 08:29 #23
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29-04-2014, 08:41 #24
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29-04-2014, 08:44 #25
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Re: Training vs Sport shooting (IDPA)
Training First: To get the correct fundamentals in place (Grip, Stance, Sight-alignment, trigger control, Gun manipulation etc, etc, etc)
Sport Second: The opportunity to put the above into 'practice'.
Without the former, the latter would be either a waste of ammo or a waste of time. One cannot get competitive at all without the proper fundamentals (the actual shooting of the gun forms a huge part of the sport does it not?)
It took me a while to 'unlearn' some bad fundamentals (My grip, stance and gun manipulation techniques were wrong, wrong, wrong). Unless you have some top-notch guy at your club who is capable of teaching you the fundamentals correctly (and is able and willing to do so - and you will not find many of these) you WILL be teaching yourself bad habits.
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29-04-2014, 08:59 #26
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Re: Training vs Sport shooting (IDPA)
BigT since it seems you are the go to guy in relation to training up North do you have any recommendation for someone offering proper training in or around Cape Town.
Worse than learning bad habits yourself is probably paying someone to teach you bad habits.
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29-04-2014, 09:01 #27
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Re: Training vs Sport shooting (IDPA)
Depends on the amount of "Dry Fire" training they do at home and how much training they do on their own
I've done training with people that haven't one a single day's sport shooting and some (most of the serious ones) will easily out shoot most avg sport shooters in all areas from stoppage clear, reloads and shooting.
If you shoot sport and just do it for the sake of shooting you won't learn nearly as much as you think, you have to push make mistakes and learn from them
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29-04-2014, 09:16 #28
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Re: Training vs Sport shooting (IDPA)
But you won't necessarily be getting in the best repetitions in if your technique is lacking to begin with. I've seen enough guys who've become exceptionally well versed at bad technique that in pretty confident about that. Hence training to learn new skills and competition as an opportunity to get them internalized.
The training I was referring to was tactical training ... as far as I am concerned that would only come after you have become proficient with you basic firearm handling skills. Tactics is also somtehing you could practice every day and everywhere without neccesarily using a firearm. The two could be done in conjunction but effective use of a firearm in a self-defence situation would almost always rest more heavily on general handling skills than tactics at the moment of truth.
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29-04-2014, 09:19 #29
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29-04-2014, 09:21 #30
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Re: Training vs Sport shooting (IDPA)
I do not like golf but it is a similar situation.
Get someone to show you what the correct techniques are and then play the sport - you will be better off that way.
Go back to the pro every now and again to keep you on the right track.
Do both - training and sport shooting.
Here is a very valuable article (actually a series of 4) that you can read for good information on the value of sport shooring - this is Part IV of the series, with a bit of work you can find Parts I to III : http://modernserviceweapons.com/?p=7384
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