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Interesting. That's one of the things that bothers me about IDPA and some of the rules such groups insist on. From where I stand, if you have a goblin in your sights, drop the hammer -- who cares how far away they are? I understand the reasoning behind taking out the closest targets first, but in real life range alone doesn't dictate the level of the threat. Too many variables exist in such engagements to set such rules in concrete, and too much training within such inflexible boundries can teach bad habits, IMHO. And in my experience, targets of opportunity don't stay opportune very long.

By the way, I want to donate to the PVF to keep the NRA's current crop of anti-Obama ads running, but when I go to the nrapvf.org website, the donation link is to the ILA. Can you offer some clarification on this? I tried calling, but no one's at work today, it being Sunday and all...

I had the same trouble so I donated to the ILA this morning. Thanks for the reminder.

I finally figured out the IDPA designs scenarios not so you can shoot the targets as quickly as you can. The positions of the targets are there so you can develop your motor skills. Swinging from target to target develops that. It took me until last night to think that one out. The qualifier match which I shoot twice a year should have given me a hint but since this was a new club, I didn’t pick up on that.

It’s funny when so much is going on, your mind reverts to a “I know better and this is how I’m going to do it” mode regardless how many times I was asked if I understood the course of fire.

We even had Range Safety Officers who ran particular stages dozens of times fail to do right.

If I’m going to be better at this, I’m going to have to take at least ten minutes to stare at each stage and memorize my movements. It’s not real life but it will help me develop the motor skills I need to use my firearm.