One of the emails we get very frequently is goes along the lines of “I don’t have X hundred rounds to shoot per practice session, what should I do?” Luckily, on the first public episode of IDPA.tv, that question is answered.
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Two things:
A full minute of driving footage? We’ve secretly replaced Caleb with Richard Hammond, let’s see if any notices…
:)
Any chance of shooting-while-moving drills? I’m finding out the hard way that’s one of the biggest differences between IDPA and USPSA. Well, that, and tac sequence, that is.
Two answers!
Don’t hire art students to edit video, and yes we will. The idea behind this practice session was to create something easy that could be set up and shot with minimal muss ‘n fuss at 99% of the ranges in country.
But hey, now we know how to get to your range!
Heh. Didn’t meen to be THAT cruel on the video (Cruel, yes. Just not that cruel… :) ). I liked (actually, LOVED, the preseenting-while-driving part. It set the “Ok, just a trip to the range, no big deal” stage very nicely.
One other thing: A split-screen or inset shot of the target with each of your drills would be useful so we can see cause and effect.
Overall, though, a very, very solid effort, right up there with what’s on the Sportmen Versus Outdoors Channel.
What distance are you running the drills at? You only specified distance on the 15 yd and 5 yd drills at the end.
Thanks.
Great video. The driving section was amusing, but the manican in the pasenger seat was creepy. I kept squinting at it like “who is that?”
I will second the request for explicit statements of range. Also, it would be nice to have goal times for the drills, maybe intermediate and advanced goals. Finally, it would be super if you provided all of the information in text (downloadable PDF?) so I can easily take it to the range.
Apparently I was squinting to much. There is no manican it is just a head rest.
Dude, the driving to the range section adds nothing to the narrative. Lose it. The low angle you chose for most of the talking part only works in Citizen Kane, lose it. The *much* better angle for you is the one at about 6:21 – you need a full size tripod :-) Well, a child-sized one would probably work for you – I Kid I Kid! Excellent presentation otherwise and *super* valuable information. Keep it up (with more flattering angles)
He’s just trying to make himself look taller…
Awesome video, thank you for making it.
Good job! Like the above commenter mentioned, the initial range would be good, though assume its 7.
If you really want to give away the farm, you’d have a simple list of the drills/round counts…
Really though, good job.
Caleb, thanks for the video. I’d like to see video dedicated to these drills done from IWB concealment. Maybe specifically for those of us who don’t use the shoot-me vests everyday, but wear it under a polo!
I know that isn’t very IDPA-specfic, but it’s still something I could see more people than just me getting use of.
For all of you unable to use the search function and find the post entitled, “New Drill: IDPA 100.”
“The IDPA 100 is a 100 round drill broken down in to three strings, which are fired at 7 and 10 yards. Par times are used to help the shooter develop speed. The drill should be shot from concealment.
7 yards: Draw and fire 2 shots to the -0 body section and 1 shot to the head. The classic IDPA Mozambique Drill. Repeat for a total of 10 reps (30 rounds). Par time: 2.50 seconds. Advanced par time: 2.00 seconds.
7 yards: Draw and fire two shots to the head box, reload and fire 2 shots to the body -0. Repeat for a total of 10 reps (40 rounds). Basic par time: 4.50 seconds. Advance par time: 4.00 seconds
10 yards: Draw and fire 2 shots to the -0 body. Repeat for a total of 10 reps (20 rounds). Basic par time: 2.25 seconds. Advanced par: 2.00 seconds.
10 yards: draw and fire 2 shots to the -0 body using your strong hand only. Repeat for a total of 5 reps (10 rounds). Basic par time: 3.00 seconds. Advanced par time: 2.50 seconds.
Scoring is simple and is based on the observation that when IDPA calls for a head shot on a target, the penalty for a miss is usually much harsher than a miss on a body. A perfect score on the drill is a zero. Misses to the body count as 1 point against you, and misses to the head count as 5 points against you. Shots after the the par time count as 5 points against you.
Feel free to shoot this drill, use the par times and provide feedback. The “base” par times are based around what I could comfortably shoot the drill in, and the “advanced” par times are based on where I had to push myself to get hits. The drill is pretty easy to scale as well; if you find yourself smoking the advanced par times you can cut them back by 0.25 seconds until they become challenging again. If all you have is 100 rounds and you want to practice some IDPA skills, give the IDPA 100 a shot.”