Or in my case how not to. This got touched on in the Weaver vs. Iso thread (I asked if Weaver would be useful in shooting around corners) but needs its own thread. I’ve had a few training classes but none have covered cover, so to speak. About the only nugget I’ve picked up is to not crowd too close, but I rarely remember to do it.
I shot IDPA this weekend, and it was announced that the SO’s would be getting more strict on cover calls. I had no procedurals until the next to last stage. Apparently on this one my multitasking went to shit and I pretty much ignored cover. I was really trying to focus on accuracy (which actually worked- 0 down on 2 stages, 1 down on 2 more, and 8 on the other but with a hard cover hit). With my excuses all laid out:
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The SO’s look of disgust after he calls the PE is fairly priceless At the end there he stopped me to explain what I’d done and that he would be kind and only ring me up one PE for it (he’s actually a very nice and helpful guy). I swear I’m usually a lot better than this, though I’m nowhere close to good.
So, give me your wisdom on using cover, in general or this stage in particular, and in gun games vs. real life. Or just enjoy the lulz at my expense
ETA: Feel free to chime in on whatever other problems you see, I know there's plenty, but mainly want to hear about cover.