{"id":5997,"date":"2010-09-08T05:49:33","date_gmt":"2010-09-08T10:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/?p=5997"},"modified":"2014-01-04T11:34:20","modified_gmt":"2014-01-04T17:34:20","slug":"quest-for-master-class-%e2%80%93-stage-2-breakdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.downrange.tv\/blog\/quest-for-master-class-%e2%80%93-stage-2-breakdown\/5997\/","title":{"rendered":"Quest for Master Class \u2013 Stage 2 Breakdown"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Two weeks ago, we took a look at the first stage of the IDPA classifier, breaking it down to help improve your times on each string and thus give you the cushion to make Master on the entire stage. We used an approximate par time of 25 seconds after points down, and while we failed to hit that goal, I personally was able to get some good takeaways from that practice session, and apply them to Stage 2.<\/p>\n

In Stage 2, you have only 4 strings of fire, so your presentation isn\u2019t as critical here as it was on Stage 1. The first two strings of fire are shot on the move \u2013 starting at the 10 yard line moving forward, then starting at the 5 yard line moving to the rear. Each of those two strings consists of two shots to each IDPA target. The 3rd string is as famous as it gets \u2013 Jeff Cooper\u2019s El Presidente drill. Facing away from the targets, turn, draw and fire two shots at each target, reload then fire two more shots at each target for a total of 12 shots. The final string is two shots per target, strong hand only and can be a place where people drop a lot of points.<\/p>\n

Using the same guidelines as we did for Stage 1, here are the aggregate times (adjusted to include points down) that you\u2019d need to get under that goal of 25 seconds for Stage 2.<\/p>\n

String 1: 4 seconds or less<\/p>\n

String 2: 4 seconds or less<\/p>\n

String 3: 10 seconds or less<\/p>\n

String 4: 7 seconds or less<\/p>\n

All of those times are easily achievable with a little bit of practice. In my opinion, Stage 2 is the easiest of the three classifier stages. I generally post my fastest times here and have the fewest points down on this stage of all three whenever I shoot it for real. Let\u2019s take a look at this week\u2019s video and see how I do.<\/p>\n