An IDPA DQ is not a joke. When you fail in this way, you have not just failed yourself but all of those around you. I had a DQ in my last match, and that is as bad a fail as I am likely to ever have. It was so fundamental that it had a profound effect on me, leading me to really evaluate whether I should be competing IDPA at all.
This video is half confession and atonement, and half warning. Let my fail be your lesson, my embarrassment be your avoidance of a similar humiliation.
It was avoidable. There were things that made it almost predictable and I share those in this video. Shooting IDPA is a responsibility, a trust you accept. You can't fail that trust like I did here. It is unacceptable.
Huge shoutout to Colonial Shooting Academy IDPA. They made me feel like it was a right of passage and they welcomed me to come back. It felt much more impactful to me, but I appreciate their continued encouragement.
Be careful, be ready and be prepared and alert, and...
I'll see you on the range!
RESOURCES
csaidpa@yahoo.com - This is a way to reach out to the wonderful people that run the show every Monday night in Richmond, VA.
colonialshooting.com - Home to a world class shooting range and a guns and gear retail shop. Training of all kinds are also available here.
