Bongo Boy
03-05-2009, 23:42
I've not yet started IDPA or USPSA shooting...just have the nifty membership cards.
From some web reading I got the impression (maybe wrongly) that it's common for new shooters to do a Classifier very early, even as their first 'match'. Afterward, I read comments from someone saying he felt a shooter should have *I believe* six months of match shooting experience before doing their first one--he could have said 6 matches or something like that.
The rationale there was that too much learning is happening and an earlier classifier is somewhat useless. I think I understand that, but, if someone is willing to conduct one and allow me to shoot it, why would I NOT shoot it? Is is quite a paperwork burden on the system?
Anyway, I'm curious about opinions on the topic, but also about how the decision is made that a Classifier needs to be held--is it just a matter of how many folks show interest and that's about it?
From some web reading I got the impression (maybe wrongly) that it's common for new shooters to do a Classifier very early, even as their first 'match'. Afterward, I read comments from someone saying he felt a shooter should have *I believe* six months of match shooting experience before doing their first one--he could have said 6 matches or something like that.
The rationale there was that too much learning is happening and an earlier classifier is somewhat useless. I think I understand that, but, if someone is willing to conduct one and allow me to shoot it, why would I NOT shoot it? Is is quite a paperwork burden on the system?
Anyway, I'm curious about opinions on the topic, but also about how the decision is made that a Classifier needs to be held--is it just a matter of how many folks show interest and that's about it?