Stage Designs for MM IDPA Match #3 - January 9, 2016.

We begin the New Year with a new approach to publishing Stage Designs for each upcoming MM IDPA Match.  We will now post each Stage Design as we finish drafting the Design.  In past matches, we have waited until all of the Stages Designs were complete.  We then posted them all at once.

It is our hope that Match Participants and interested IDPA members will take time to provide comments and suggestions on each of the Stages Designs.  We want to make certain that our Stage Designs are IDPA legal.  Please  email your comments to happytrailsforever@gmail.com or simply use the comment function under this blog post.  THANK YOU!

NOTE Stage Designs are put up twice.  One format is small and the other is large.  Hopefully, one of these formats will work with your device. The most recent addition to this page will be at the top.  All additions and edits will be dated.

"He's Got Fluffy" added 12/27/15 @ 7:15 AM

"He's Got Fluffy" is a very special stage for me.  I owe the inspiration for this Stage Design to Jeff Brown.  Our January 9th Match is essentially the 4th Anniversary of the unforgettable January 2012 day I met Jeff at an IDPA Match in Atlanta, Indiana.  One of the most memorable stages in that match was based on a "real life" incident that took place near Indianapolis, Indiana.

Upon our return to Arizona, we set about replicating and refining the Stage Concept into what it has become today.  "He's Got Fluffy" has been stages numerous times here in Arizona, including once in a Flagstaff IDPA Match.  It has also been staged twice at our Idaho club.  So, it is with great pleasure that we stage "He's Got Fluffy" again in honor of Jeff Brown's awesome generosity and inspiring Match Director and Stage Designer Skills.

"Bonomo Texas BBQ" added 12/27/15 @ 7 AM

We shoot this Stage once each Arizona Season.  We vary the setup each time it is shot.  When Tom Bonomo was building our 1911 pistol, he said it had to have "Texas BBQ" grips.  Then he told a story about how no self-respecting Texan would ever go to a BBQ without the absolute very best grips he could afford to put on his pistol.  A Texas BBQ is unlike any other and truly brings out the best men and women from all around.  It also brings out food good enough to fight for.

"All In Your Head" added 12/27/15 @ 6:30 AM

This Stage is entirely Support (Weak) Hand only in three strings.  It is a Standards Stage and totals 18 rounds. A PE will be given if the shooter steps off the box at P1.

"Blown Cover" posted 12/25/15 @ 8 AM

The "Blown Cover" Stage Design emphasizes two fundamental IDPA skills: Strong Hand Only shooting and Tactical Reloads.  No target is farther than 10 yards, as per IDPA Rule: 6.19.