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December 3

IDPA 101 Class

Purpose: To practice and improve basic IDPA shooting skills used in shooting IDPA matches.

Who Should Attend: Shooters who want to improve their shooting skills and learn basic techniques which, when practiced, will improve their scores and better their classification levels.

Experience Required: Shooters should have shot at least 3 IDPA matches in the past 12 months, should be comfortable with match safety and procedures, and want to improve their IDPA shooting skills.

Equipment Required: An IDPA legal gun, belt holster, magazines (or speedloaders), cover garment, hearing protection, eye protection, and 100 rounds of ammunition.

Topics Covered:

• Improving basic marksmanship/accuracy at both short and long distances
• Multiple types of draws from holster
• Improving Shooting methods: strong-hand, weak-hand, low ready
• Reloads: Slide-lock, tactical
• Clearing jams and malfunctions
• Movement while shooting: forward, backward, left/right
• Positions: standing, kneeling, prone
• Barricades: walls, low cover, barrels, doors
• Multiple Targets: Tactical priority, tactical sequence
• Snatching gun: loaded and unload from table, drawer, and briefcase
• Mental Discipline and record keeping
• Speed improvement
• Practice recommendations

Cost: $30 per shooter, time approx. 4 hours

Schedule: Classes are scheduled several times a year based on predicable weather, range availability, and Instructors schedule. Check the Classes and Training section on the website or Contact Wayne Johnson at waynekjohnson@juno.com or (916) 424-5259 for schedules and further information.