Right, have to air it out since there are so many inconsistencies both locally (w/in 50 miles) and nationally. Consensus on the IDPA forum is ride the stick!
I guess all the stick and ball sports can just do away with the lines and eliminate the refs and instant replay, etc. Just let everybody do what they "feel" is right. Sounds great, so "millennial", I'm sure it is how they do sports at UC Berkeley.
It is just a game and these are the rules. Learn them, game them, but follow them and somebody please paste targets and reset the steel. A shooting game without rules is ...war!
Yes, please declare the true type of match. I whole heartly agree with every club's right to shoot matches however they please but please don't call it IDPA or USPSA if you don't intend to follow the respective rules to very best of your ability.
IDPA rules tend to be very subjective compared to USPSA but I always advise people to read the latest rulebook before competing or be able to cite or point out calls to be corrected.
Bob, we'll be using spikes Saturday. No blood no foul.
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