Ar10, yeah we normally cycle pretty fast as well. And most of the shouting is done in good humour, except after the buzzer. From then on anything I shout is a command, and you better listen.
Mostly I enjoy the "work" to get the shoot running. Most of the times when I shoot IDPA my muscles are already beginning to shake a little bit from building the ranges. Nothing like muscle fatigue to help you shoot better
In all honesty I try get the most out of my IDPA. I work on my inter personal skills, I work on my observation skills, I work on shooting in less than optimal conditions, and I try remove as much gamer element as possible.
I've often had people say stuff like "Why did you waste time reloading there"? Because I'm not meant to know there are 6 more badguys, I'm currently safe and in cover, and I've shot some ammo. Top up.
You can get some good training from IDPA so long as you don't gamer it too much, but yeah, the competition forum is probably where it is at.
KBK