Thinking about joining IDPAThis is a discussion on Thinking about joining IDPA within the Gun Games: Shooting Competition forums, part of the Use and Training category; I was watching some IDPA videos and it looked like so much fun! any ideas on how to get started? I live in Arkansas and ...
 |
|
03-05-2012, 11:41 AM
|
#1
|
|
XDTalk Newbie
Member #: 67098
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Fort Smith, AR
Posts: 20
|
Thinking about joining IDPA
I was watching some IDPA videos and it looked like so much fun! any ideas on how to get started? I live in Arkansas and suprisingly enough (being the natural state) there aren't many places to do it around where I live.
|
|
|
|
03-05-2012, 11:59 AM
|
#2
|
|
XDTalk 1K Member
Member #: 41676
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: New Mexico
Posts: 1,018
|
Go to International Defensive Pistol Association and look under club listings for Arkansas. I started shooting in a club that was 3 hours away. After a couple of years, I got my Safety Officer certification and started a local club. Word of warning: IT IS HIGHLY ADDICTIVE!!!
__________________
Bruce
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 post(s).
|
|
|
|
|
03-06-2012, 10:58 PM
|
#3
|
|
XDTalk 100 Member
Member #: 56121
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Columbia, MO
Posts: 248
|
AR has a IDPA State match May 19th in Little Rock. I know am trying to get out to that one. Check out www.idpa.com and look at the matches and their forums. Check out my FB fan page for pics/vids/news on matches.
__________________
Sponsored by: |
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 post(s).
|
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 post(s).
|
|
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 post(s).
|
|
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 post(s).
|
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 post(s).
| |
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 post(s).
|
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 post(s).
|
Check out:
|
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 post(s).
|
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 post(s).
| |
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 post(s).
|
|
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 post(s).
|
|
|
|
|
|
03-07-2012, 07:46 AM
|
#4
|
|
XDTalk Member
Member #: 38730
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Cleveland, OH
Posts: 51
|
Agree with the others on checking for clubs on the IDPA website. Looks like there are 8 clubs in AR ( International Defensive Pistol Association - Affiliated Club Contact Information), hopefully one or two will be near you. It is a lot of fun and really helps you learn what works and doesn't for you. You can go through the rulebook at the IDPA site and there are many short intros available on the web. I often send people here CODPL: IDPA Overview for a quick overview. The club where I first shot an IDPA match had this online and I went through it before going. Every club I've ever been to has welcomed newcomers. Last year took a friend who had only shot twice before. Once to get a feel for a variety of handguns and then again when she borrowed one for her concealed carry class. For two weeks all I heard was how she wasn't ready, would be embarrassed, wasn't good enough, etc. Afterwards she just wanted to know when there was another one! First time out just take it slow and concentrate on safety. As long as you handle your firearm safely, you'll get a lot of encouragement, advice, etc. Thankfully I've found a few places closer to me since that first match. 3 hour drive to get somewhere at 9:00am on a Saturday takes a lot out of me! Good luck and have fun.
__________________
Blessed is he who, when faced with danger, thinks only of the front sight - Jeff Cooper
|
|
|
|
|
03-07-2012, 08:05 AM
|
#5
|
|
XDTalk Member
Member #: 70249
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 57
|
I live in Western Colorado, and went to my first match last weekend. I am a newcomer and new handgun owner, and had only shot 50 rounds through my new gun. I wasn't even going to enter the match, and was just going to watch, but was talked into it. The safety officers were very friendly, tolerant and patient walking me through the different stations, with the only emphasis in my first match being on safety. It was incredibly fun and educational. Agree with addictive part.
|
|
|
|
|
03-07-2012, 08:30 AM
|
#6
|
|
XDTalk 1K Member
Member #: 64083
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Lubbock tx
Posts: 1,688
|
I want to so bad but there is only one place near me and they only operate on saturday mornings. I get all my OT shifts on Saturdays so it's difficult
__________________
Live free or die hard
|
|
|
|
|
03-07-2012, 08:31 AM
|
#7
|
|
XDTalk 60K Member
Member #: 14053
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: NW Ohio
Posts: 63,145
|
Join...you won't regret it!
__________________
"What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us". - Ralph Waldo Emerson
|
|
|
|
|
03-07-2012, 08:39 AM
|
#8
|
|
XDTalk 100 Member
Member #: 69973
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Somis, CA
Posts: 189
|
Join up and don't look back. Once you start this, standing still and punching paper just won't do it for you anymore.
|
|
|
|
|
03-07-2012, 01:11 PM
|
#9
|
|
XDTalk 500 Member
Member #: 67026
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: San Diego, CA
Posts: 529
|
Do IDPA, do USPSA, do 3 gun, do everything you possibly can, because they are all crazy fun.
|
|
|
|
|
03-07-2012, 09:32 PM
|
#10
|
|
XDTalk Newbie
Member #: 67098
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Fort Smith, AR
Posts: 20
|
thanks for the advice guys! im pretty excited. here my most recent trip to the range, by far the best yet. 15 rounds at 10 yards xd 9mm shooting hollow points.
|
|
|
|
Lower Navigation
|
|
|
| Search tags for this page |
|
arkansas idpa, fort smith idpa, how to join idpa, i jooined id{a now what, idpa clubs in arkansas, idpa ideas, idpa join, idpa lubbock texas, idpa matches san diego, join idpa, joining idpa, joining the idpa, lubbock idpa, watching idpa, what do i get for joining idpa
|
| Thread Tools |
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Linear Mode
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
XDTalk Forums - Your XD/XD(m) Information Source!
»
Thinking about joining IDPA
