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Introduction INTRODUCTION Practical Shooting attempts to measure the ability to shoot rapidly and accurately with a full power handgun, rifle, and/or shotgun. Those three elements - speed, accuracy, and power - form the three sides of the practical shooting triangle. By design, each match will measure a shooter's ability in all three areas. To do this, shooters take on obstacle-laden shooting courses (called stages) requiring anywhere from six to max. 32 shots to complete. The scoring system measures points scored per second, then weights the score to compensate for the number of shots fired. If they miss a target, or shoot inaccurately, points are deducted, lowering that all-important points-per-second score. If shooting has an "extreme" sport, IPSC-sanctioned practical shooting is it. Competitors move, negotiate obstacles, run, speed-reload, and drive their guns through each of several courses as fast as their skills will allow. Although most matches are held outdoors, in all weather, further taxing competitor skill, there are a number of indoor ranges. Most of our competitors do not lift weights, or otherwise work on their physical condition with the sport in mind, but those at the very top of the game do. For them, the edge provided by physical strength and dexterity matters, much the way a ping-pong player will improve his stamina by running daily. Most practical shooters are just regular Joes that enjoy shooting on the weekends - much the way the average golfer enjoys golf. There's no way the average golfer can do what Tiger Woods can do, but that doesn't limit their enjoyment of the sport and it's sure fun to watch Tiger. Where Practical Shooting and golf differ is that it's actually quite likely that you will meet one or two of the world's top shooters at any major match. What are the odds a regular golfer will meet Tiger Woods, much less play on his foursome? We
offer competitive divisions for most handguns, from revolvers, to
scope-sighted, recoil-compensated "race guns" developed
just for our sport. For more information, download our color brochure
(it's only two pages). It will give you a little bit of history,
some good pictures, and a membership application. Enjoy! HISTORY Practical shooting is a sport that evolved from experimentation with handguns used for self-defense. The researchers were an international group of private individuals, law enforcement officers, and military people generally operating independently of each other, challenging the then-accepted standards of technique, training practices, and equipment. The work was, for the most part, conducted for their own purposes without official sanction. Even so, what they learned changed the face of police and military training forever. You may remember that in the original Dirty Harry movie, Clint Eastwood's character visits a training center and walks down the street of a mock city engaging hostile targets and while identifying and sparing innocents. A lot of us saw it too, and thought, "cool!" It looked like too much fun to be just the law enforcement work of qualifying with a handgun. Competition had begun with the "leather slap" quick draw events of the 1950's, which had grown out of America's love affair with the TV westerns of that era. However, many wished for a forum that would more directly test the results of the experimentation that had been going on in Big Bear, California and many other places. Competitions evolved to test what had been learned, and just for the pure fun presented by what quickly became a sport requiring competitors to deal with constantly changing scenarios while shooting rapidly and accurately with full power handguns.
Since year 2000, IPSC Indonesia conducted minimum 6 matches by minimum 100 participants from all over Indonesia. For most people, practical shooting is pure sport conducted with little or no thought of the self-defense aspect of firearms use. All that's missing to make IPSC Indonesia's history a total success story is your involvement. Join us today! TYPES OF PRACTICAL SHOOTING Divisions Historically
IPSC has been primarily a handgun sport. However in recent years
3-gun (handgun, rifle, shotgun) competition has been growing very
rapidly. Let's look at the choices available to you.
Types of Competition IPSC matches is having five level :
WHO COMPETES IN PRACTICAL SHOOTING The IPSC Indonesia competitors come from every walk of life, every economic level, and all ages. Members include:
CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM What Is It? The IPSC Indonesia classification system categorizes practical shooters to allow them to compete against other competitors of the same skill level. Classification Bracket Percentages
Earning A Classification To
become classified, a member must have at least three valid scores
from level II and above matches to get the average percentage. Reclassification New classifications are based on the average of three level II and above matches in the system. And reclassifications are based on the average of every three level II and above matches in the system. If the member's current average is in a higher classification bracket, the member is moved to that class. Moving Down In Class Members may request to be moved to a lower class because of age or injury. The member must send a letter stating the reasons for reclassification to a lower class along with a letter from the club president or section coordinator endorsing the request. After the request has been received, the member's scores will be checked to see whether there are any recent scores that indicate the member is still properly classified. The member will be notified of the decision in writing, and if the request is granted, a new classification card will be sent. Please note that even if a member's current average drops into a lower classification bracket, the member will not automatically be reduced in class. Your Scores On The Web Page Members
who want to see their classifications check their scores at the
IPSC Indonesia web page at http://www.ipscindonesia.com. Please
remember that the classification data shown on the web page is updated
after every Level II and above match within two weeks.
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