IDPA (International Defensive Pistol Association) is a shooting sport that simulates self-defense scenarios and real life encounters. Today I had the pleasure of taking part in an introductory IDPA class conducted by the Gun Owners Action League (GOAL). I would strongly encourage anyone who is interested in getting involved with IDPA to take this class. During the lecture part of the class all the IDPA rules were explained as are some of the techniques for properly drawing a firearm. The theory was then put to the test at the range.
I did OK during all the firing drills but as the day progressed I started to feel fatigued. When we finally got to running a couple of actual IDPA stages the combination of being tired and nervous caused me to make some mistakes, both mental and physical. Needless to say my score was really bad. Still, I had a lot of fun and plan on attending the next local IDPA match.
