training schools

[victorcreed]

Does anyone know of any excellent training schools in Ontario to help a newbie develop proper shooting skills for IDPA?

 

[stormbringer]

The only ones I know are concentrated on IPSC skills...........many of which are transferable to IDPA however.

 

[victorcreed]

what are the schools? I am just looking to take some courses so that I don't start to practice and reinforce bad habits.

 

[Tikkaboy]

Ipsc

Take a IPSC black badge course, this will help with what you want to accomplish. If you are in the Aylmer area you can take it at East Elgin Sportsmen's Association.

 

[TIM_COX]

I just finished Tactical Response "Fighting Pistol" and frankly ALL of what they teach could be applied directly to IDPA. great course and great instructors.

 

[daveg01]

I just finished Tactical Response "Fighting Pistol" and frankly ALL of what they teach could be applied directly to IDPA. great course and great instructors.

Did you travel to the US for this?

 

[LongPointDiver]

I go to Front Sight in Nevada. I recommend savin up and going.

 

[johnespos]

Just buy and watch Matt Burkett's Winning IDPA Techniques vol 5.
It will help you practice properly.

 

[mlao]

what are the schools? I am just looking to take some courses so that I don't start to practice and reinforce bad habits.

Have a look at IPSC WORKSHOP under this thread I think Rob can help you.

 

[Steve David]

Most of the IDPA clubs as well as the IPSC clubs hold regular Skills and Drills shoots, look at participating in those before you spend huge money of shooting schools.

 

[tritium]

I'm running a course at EESA on the last weekend in May. It is designed around pistol shooting skills that would be essential to IDPA as well as IPSC.

 

[Steve David]

I'm running a course at EESA on the last weekend in May. It is designed around pistol shooting skills that would be essential to IDPA as well as IPSC.

This is great news, anything Tritium runs will be money well spent.

 

[maurice]

Just buy and watch Matt Burkett's Winning IDPA Techniques vol 5.
It will help you practice properly.

I do not have the IDPA DVD, but I have the How to practice and How to shoot faster DVD's,....they are the least expensive way to get training. I still watch them once in a while. I think I purchased them back in 2005. A great DVD set to get is the L10/Open USPSA Nationals DVD by Saul Kirsch. One disc is the match, the other is the tactics for each division, and the different choices/ plans for shooting the stages.

Also,...video of your shooting at matches and your draw and reloads is good to study. You can critique yourself and find ways to improve. It also helps if you shoot with better shooters. I like shooting with guys who have more experience than me,...they can break down stages and give good advice.

 

[TIM_COX]

Did you travel to the US for this?

Nope, took it peace river alberta last week...

 

[wicked_police]

...video of your shooting at matches and your draw and reloads is good to study. You can critique yourself and find ways to improve.

Critiquing yourself isn't necessarily the best idea. If you're going to video yourself, it's better to get someone else who can diagnose and recognize small(and not so small) errors in your technique that you may not notice or recognize.

 

[maurice]

Critiquing yourself isn't necessarily the best idea. If you're going to video yourself, it's better to get someone else who can diagnose and recognize small(and not so small) errors in your technique that you may not notice or recognize.

I notice how fat I am in mine,...but I also notice little improvement.