dukeofurl
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After I wrapped up officiating my February match, I came upon a dismal realization.
We need to have some free exchanges of course of fires.
I've come up with 2-3 stages from scratch and many have enjoyed the challenge that it posed. My borrowing of certain ideas from IPSC stages and IPSC shooters alike, stages have started off as a steel drill and evolving into a scenario, or have been flat out textbook scenarios.
Frankly, seeing the same stuff on the internet is getting old. Painfully old. Hell, when I have IPSC shooters giving me better IDPA courses of fire than most COF libraries, that says something.
The biggest problem I've found about the internet courses of fire: EQUIPMENT.
Some of us dont have range props as advanced as say...something from IDPA nationals or a USPSA regional event. In my opinion as a match director, good scenario design also incorporates use of readily available materials. One of the best examples I've seen of a "hallway" was 4 steel posts stuck in the ground and roped off with string to create the hallway. We started from one end and made shooters shoot on the move - engaging targets hidden behind closet doors. Simple enough to make it work and to where the specific equipment can be subsituted with something that works equally well.
I'm throwing a few ideas out here to get people's feedback on so I can get a feel on how much of a maverick I'm being.
ACCURACY DRILL - Standard layout of a vice presidente. Shooter has an array of 3 targets, equally spaced apart at 21'.
Why this kicks ???: The el presidente and its variants are the pretty much the gold standard of speed and accuracy testing.
What I intend to do: Creation of a new "A" ring by using a 4x6 index card to center mass. Miss the card, miss the target. Targets will be scored 0, -5, or -10 + FTN.
What everyone will be complaining about after the shoot: I'm making you shoot one string moving forward to cover and another backwards to cover.
CHANGE UP DRILL - Any course of fire will be suitable for this drill.
Why this kicks ???: Shooting strange guns may be a lifesaver one of these days. Plus, who says I dont broaden anyones horizons.
What I intend to do: Assign a shooter another gun, with some restrictions. I'm tempted to do it randomly but I'm also thinking of an assigned scale. ie: 1911's change with glocks. Glocks change with Sigs. Sigs change with CZ's. S&W's (wheel) change with S&W's (auto).
What everyone will be complaining about after the shoot: Why in the hell some dumbass brought a J frame/Sigma to IDPA.
GUESS THAT GUN - Any course of fire will be suitable for this drill.
Why this kicks ???: I get to suprise the shooters again.
What I intend to do: Typical mystery gun course. Grab a gun in a drawer/briefcase and start blasting. Keep everyone on their toes.
What everyone will be complaining about after the shoot: Why in the hell some dumbass brought a J frame/Sigma to IDPA.
Any radical ideas or commentary is not only welcome, but encouraged. If you think any of these can be tweaked or is a total waste of space, feel free to let me know.
We need to have some free exchanges of course of fires.
I've come up with 2-3 stages from scratch and many have enjoyed the challenge that it posed. My borrowing of certain ideas from IPSC stages and IPSC shooters alike, stages have started off as a steel drill and evolving into a scenario, or have been flat out textbook scenarios.
Frankly, seeing the same stuff on the internet is getting old. Painfully old. Hell, when I have IPSC shooters giving me better IDPA courses of fire than most COF libraries, that says something.
The biggest problem I've found about the internet courses of fire: EQUIPMENT.
Some of us dont have range props as advanced as say...something from IDPA nationals or a USPSA regional event. In my opinion as a match director, good scenario design also incorporates use of readily available materials. One of the best examples I've seen of a "hallway" was 4 steel posts stuck in the ground and roped off with string to create the hallway. We started from one end and made shooters shoot on the move - engaging targets hidden behind closet doors. Simple enough to make it work and to where the specific equipment can be subsituted with something that works equally well.
I'm throwing a few ideas out here to get people's feedback on so I can get a feel on how much of a maverick I'm being.
ACCURACY DRILL - Standard layout of a vice presidente. Shooter has an array of 3 targets, equally spaced apart at 21'.
Why this kicks ???: The el presidente and its variants are the pretty much the gold standard of speed and accuracy testing.
What I intend to do: Creation of a new "A" ring by using a 4x6 index card to center mass. Miss the card, miss the target. Targets will be scored 0, -5, or -10 + FTN.
What everyone will be complaining about after the shoot: I'm making you shoot one string moving forward to cover and another backwards to cover.
CHANGE UP DRILL - Any course of fire will be suitable for this drill.
Why this kicks ???: Shooting strange guns may be a lifesaver one of these days. Plus, who says I dont broaden anyones horizons.
What I intend to do: Assign a shooter another gun, with some restrictions. I'm tempted to do it randomly but I'm also thinking of an assigned scale. ie: 1911's change with glocks. Glocks change with Sigs. Sigs change with CZ's. S&W's (wheel) change with S&W's (auto).
What everyone will be complaining about after the shoot: Why in the hell some dumbass brought a J frame/Sigma to IDPA.
GUESS THAT GUN - Any course of fire will be suitable for this drill.
Why this kicks ???: I get to suprise the shooters again.
What I intend to do: Typical mystery gun course. Grab a gun in a drawer/briefcase and start blasting. Keep everyone on their toes.
What everyone will be complaining about after the shoot: Why in the hell some dumbass brought a J frame/Sigma to IDPA.
Any radical ideas or commentary is not only welcome, but encouraged. If you think any of these can be tweaked or is a total waste of space, feel free to let me know.