Dq

Popeye_000 said:
I DQ'd last year. Nothing arguable, it was completely my fault and completely justified. Also embarrassingly captured on camera the first time I bothered wearing a go pro...
Anyway, I stuck around, grabbed a patch gun and followed along with the squad. Learned from my mistake and moved on with life - I don't think anyone has mentioned it since.
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This is the honourable/sportsmanship thing to do .
The guys who get DQ'd and immediately pack up and leave are nothing more than big cry babies
 
Being DQ'd can be pretty embarrassing.

But it is part of the sport. No different than a game misconduct at a hockey game.

If you don't make a big deal of it, nobody else will either, because most have been in the same boat at one time or another.

If you leave the match without working your shift after... well, then people will remind you of the DQ
 
Stages of DQ Recovery:

1. Shock
2. Anger and Denial
3. Sadness / Depression
4. Acceptance
5. Working through / Reviewing to make sure it doesn't happen again

Where are you in the stages? ;)
 
I don't compete yet either but I think it's the gun that puts little brown paper patches over target holes.
 
oh yes :))))))

probably mentioned before, but there are 2 types of IPSC shooters: who has been DQed, and who has not ;)

DQ is not the end of the world, but I know a fact that after 3 DQs in a row the guy just left :(((((
 
I happily made it through my first qualifier after my BB without a hiccup. Unfortunately, nearing the end of my second day I had a malfunction on a disappearing target which sent me into panic-sloppy-reload and sent me home for the trigger finger not being clear. As it's been stated, it's a learning opportunity more than anything else. My BB instructor warned me it might get me in trouble, a RO gave me a little nudge on my first day, "Better start clearing that finger a little better, you're right on the edge" All great lessons, but the big DQ on my scorecard is the greatest of all.

There was a bit of a hush through the squad as I'm definitely a new guy and I think people were waiting to see how I handled it. I was extremely happy to be there and that I was able to shoot most of the day, I thanked everyone for their support and lessons throughout the weekend and inquired if it would be out of line if I started my 4 hour drive home a little earlier than expected. At the time I didn't realize it was a bit of a faux pas to bail out early after the DQ; everyone was awesome about it and I'm looking forward to seeing them in a few months.

On the way out of the range I told my wife about the Dairy Queen incident. We went and got a Blizzard for a treat before heading home :D
 
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