tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448968088608887874.post6622786116779019551..comments2024-01-20T01:47:54.279-05:00Comments on The Gunner's Blog: Let's treat shooters like smokers!Kendal Blackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11734488647845561002noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448968088608887874.post-24826693205672158602013-06-07T13:22:05.205-04:002013-06-07T13:22:05.205-04:00All that is very much to the good. What I am think...All that is very much to the good. What I am thinking, though, is that we need something easier and more accessible for people with little or no background with guns. Such folks have several steps to go before they understand what practical shooting is and how it differs from impractical shooting. <br /><br />Shooting well with a pistol is an accomplishment. The pistol is the hardest of all the small arms to shoot straight. Shooting it well and fast at the same time is too much to ask of a gaggle of first timers. <br /><br />So while USPSA, IDPA and that other bunch you didn't mention are great, and we can learn a lot from them that will be very useful in setting this up, I think practical match formats are a bridge too far for complete neophytes. I might be wrong, but I think the need here is for something easier and more ego-reinforcing. But I'm still kicking this around. Maybe the intro course should be geared to giving them the knowledge they will need to later on compete in practical shooting? Anyhow, good input, thank you.<br /><br />--KBKendal Blackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11734488647845561002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8448968088608887874.post-14121616246545858142013-06-07T08:43:08.889-04:002013-06-07T08:43:08.889-04:00Actually, both the USPSA and IDPA emphasize safety...Actually, both the USPSA and IDPA emphasize safety before all else, and you get get more "blast away" than these. New shooters are required to attend a safety session, and every shooter is subjected to safety requirements in every stage, personally supervised by someone whose only job is to make sure they are following the safety rules.<br /><br />And no one every gets hurt. Hmmm.<br />Tom Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07201618378710181114noreply@blogger.com