Are clubs running the full classifier anymore, or has the new alternate 5x5 become the default classifier?
Are clubs running the full classifier anymore, or has the new alternate 5x5 become the default classifier?
"When the phone rang, Parker was in the garage, killing a man."
My local club is running the 5x5 - much quicker to administer
My local club now uses the 5x5 kind of dissapointed $20 for a 25 round bs qualifier and no AIWB tell me again why I should continue to shoot IDPA?
I've mixed feelings about the change; I liked shooting the full classifier as a performance tracking course of fire. Of course, the new classifier is much more convenient and easier to administer.
"When the phone rang, Parker was in the garage, killing a man."
Our club is running both, but they are limiting the full classifier to 12 shooters total. Everyone else will have to shoot the 5x5, but they can classify in two divisions.
There used to be a lot of complaints about the long, boring Classifier. So they shortened it. Nobody was impressed, so they cut it WAY down. Now it is too short and simple. Just can't please.
Code Name: JET STREAM
I like it. I think it’s a good test of skill.
civiliandefender.com
I like the old 90 round IDPA classifier.
I like the newer 72 round IDPA classifier.
I like the newest 5 x 5 classifier, too. I think it's an excellent little drill. But the longer classifiers are a more comprehensive test of a shooter's skill.
I really like shooting USPSA special classifier matches, too. I prefer classifiers and speed courses and simple field courses much more than the over complicated 32 round field courses that most of the guys at my local USPSA club like.
If you want to discover what skills you need to practice, shoot a bunch of classifiers (of either discipline) and record the parts that you had trouble with, and that information can guide your practice efforts going forward.
After trying a few things, we settled on running the 5x5 as part of a regular match. Our monthly matches consist of six stages often with one or two limited standards stages anyway. For match flow purposes, splitting the 5x5 into two bays, strings 1&2, and 3&4, seems to work well.
"You can't win a war with choirboys. " Mad Mike Hoare