Also why do you shoot guns? What’s the underlying purpose and why do you shoot competitions?
Also why do you shoot guns? What’s the underlying purpose and why do you shoot competitions?
I started shooting IDPA about 10 years ago because I sucked at shooting anything but groups. I wanted to get better. IDPA got pretty boring pretty fast and I never made the jump to USPSA. I took a few classes to push myself further. I’ve also competed in state level national guard matches and have done well in those.
I’m going to make myself shoot an indoor IDPA match next week and see how it goes. I’m not currently classified and honestly my movement sucks right now. That part of shooting gets rusty very fast and I’ve had a really long layoff.
“If you know the way broadly you will see it in everything." - Miyamoto Musashi
I'll make a suggestion: try USPSA. I've never been a big fan of IDPA. The first couple of matches I shot were indoor IDPA but once I tried an outdoor USPSA match I never went back. USPSA was fun compared to IDPA where I was always being lectured by a dude in a fishing vest on tactical piety.
If you're looking for a big outside-your-comfort-zone challenge then I'd recommend signing up for a biathlon.
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If you haven’t tried USPSA, that would be a good start. I don’t go in for all the IDPA bashing (there’s a lot of fucked up shit with USPSA shooters too) but if you’ve never shot USPSA before and get overlook their fucked up shit, I’d definitely suggest it.
You mentioned shooting steel challenge as well. Locally here we have an action steel match that’s a lot of fun. It’s like the best of both worlds. Unfortunately the range is an hour each way from home so I just don’t get motivated to go do it as much, and it’s the same range as the sporting clays and I’d rather do that if I’m driving 2 hours round trip!
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I've come across a few outlaw steel action matches over the years and they've always been fun. Shooting steel in general is a ton of fun but it also removes a lot of the BS from scoring and match management. Stages reset faster and you only need 1 person to run the timer and score.
Of course buying enough steel for 6-8 stages is no joke and hauling it around isn't easy either. But I can honestly say those pop up matches have been some of the most fun I've had in pistol games.
Maybe if there isn’t much competition at the local IDPA to motivate you, doing USPSA will help.
I love the Classifier database that tells you approximately how you stack up speed and accuracy wise.
When I first started I thought I was hot shit.
Ran some practice classifiers and scored them against the database and realized I sucked.
Couldn’t even fathom how someone could shoot at the speeds required for GM but it gave me a way to track progress and address weaknesses I didn’t realize I had.
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Perhaps. He said something about making excuses when ammo got tight which was a year before. I never got an impression that he had been hitting it hard and crashed out. I read "apathy".
Probably not a bad idea for OP to reflect what it actually was/is. For example, some of the advice was to shoot revo or shoot USPSA. I would not advise either to someone who overtrained (my synonym for burnout) shooting SS in IDPA but if they only got bored, that's another story.
Again, in my understanding and in my profession burnout is an mental and physical overuse injury. I didn't perceive it here.
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Changing USPSA divisions is very helpful IF it is done properly. Different divisions emphasize different skills which helps to identify weaknesses that we may not be aware of at the time. It could make it all fresh again and ultimately make you a better shooter. It could also be damaging to your self-esteem if you are insecure. Being insecure is also a weakness which we don't need however. Adopting the growth mindset helps to focus on personal growth instead of your match placement. Change the division radically if you can. Remove your ego and try to learn it. Try to analyze what it takes You will feel fresh again. I personally feel more motivated after a bad match. I'd analyze what went wrong and where I was lacking. It is like solving a puzzle which I enjoy doing.