Results 21 to 27 of 27
Thread: Starting a sport - IPSC/IDPA
-
14-05-2021, 18:31 #21
- Join Date
- Aug 2012
- Location
- The moral high-ground
- Age
- 52
- Posts
- 3,001
Re: Starting a sport - IPSC/IDPA
Shooting is not a "macho sport"
"Macho men" come shoot once and then some girl beats the living shit out of them and then they don't come back...
Aside from bowls I do not think there are other sports where more couples compete together.
In the unlikely event you get to a club where people speak to new / prospective members like they are children you are at the wrong place and it wont last long anyway. There are plenty AWESOME clubs everywhere.
-
14-05-2021, 22:19 #22
- Join Date
- Oct 2012
- Location
- Durban
- Age
- 49
- Posts
- 2,575
Re: Starting a sport - IPSC/IDPA
B20
I have not observed any of what you are concerned about. However what I have seen at most shoots is that there is always a subset of people who like to talk about what a particular gun/calibre/round will do to human flesh. Or to talk about how much harder this is when the targets are shooting back. Or when you can and cannot shoot people etc.
I honestly don't mind discussions about guns and the merits of them, even in a self defence situation as we all have an interest in guns. But I attend club shoots to have fun, not to hone my self defense skills or talk about stopping power or get told how IPSC will "get you killed on the streets"
I just ignore it these days but I guess the sport is always going to attract people like that.
Sent from my SM-N975F using Tapatalk
-
15-05-2021, 01:16 #23
- Join Date
- Nov 2017
- Age
- 41
- Posts
- 2,743
-
15-05-2021, 05:55 #24
- Join Date
- Nov 2011
- Location
- Kempton Park
- Age
- 36
- Posts
- 2,809
-
15-05-2021, 06:48 #25
- Join Date
- Apr 2010
- Location
- Kroonstad
- Age
- 44
- Posts
- 5,653
Re: Starting a sport - IPSC/IDPA
I shoot at my best when I'm not concerned about who is watching and what they think. You have to ask yourself why you want to do it and then focus on that. If you want to become a highly proficient and consistent shooter, focus on your shooting. After a shoot I will always look at the results and run through the shoot in my minds eye, trying to figure out why I got the score I did. It might be because my reload is too slow or my draws are too slow, then I practice that. Sometimes you'll just have crappy days, it happens, when everything seems to go wrong for no apparant reason. I know your intention is not to shoot to impress others, of course, but if you focus on them it's going to be an uphill battle. That something you'll have to sort out for yourself. It's going to cost you a bundle so it's important that YOU enjoy it.
I did a course with BigT in 2011 before I started shooting IDPA and I cannot tell you how much I learned and how well I did in my first shoot after that. Consider doing a course before starting. It didn't teach me the rules of the sport but it made me a heck of a lot safer and much more proficient. There is also Arno Barlow that you can consider. He offers great courses that will teach you tons, he does handgun basics courses as well but mostly focuses on Combatives which is also awesome to do.
Sent from my LM-V450 using Tapatalk
-
15-05-2021, 12:39 #26
- Join Date
- Feb 2011
- Location
- Northern Cape
- Age
- 54
- Posts
- 406
-
15-05-2021, 13:05 #27
- Join Date
- Apr 2010
- Location
- Kroonstad
- Age
- 44
- Posts
- 5,653
Re: Starting a sport - IPSC/IDPA
It's not an IDPA or IPSC problem, it's a club mentality problem. It doesn't matter what club your at you will always find individuals who snigger, even if quietly to themselves, when someone shoots bad or makes mistake. If you have enough of those guys and it is not managed in the club, you'll find a bad club mentality where it is the norm.
Sent from my LM-V450 using Tapatalk
Bookmarks