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Programs
Training
The Saint Lucia Shooting Association (SLSA) offers a
range of training programs based on the needs, interests
and experience of the members. The SLSA instructors are
all NRA certified and are senior experienced competing
members. All of the instructors are committed to
developing the knowledge and confidence of the shooters
and take great interest in each individual and in
answering every question or concern that the shooter may
have. Some of the training programs offered are listed
below:
Service Pistol Drills
The Association also has a number of structured service
pistol drills for its membership. The drills are
structured so as to improve the proficiency, accuracy
and speed of its members where it pertains to the use of
a firearm. Below are some of these drills
IPSC
Shooting
This new and exciting style of sport shooting had its
origins in California in the early '50s. It quickly
spread over the next few years to other continents
including Europe, Australia, Central and South America,
and Africa.
The International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC)
was officially founded at the International Pistol
Conference held in Columbia, Missouri, in May 1976.
Forty people from around the world were invited to
attend this conference in order to determine the nature
and future of practical marksmanship. Colonel Jeff
Cooper was acting Chairman and acclaimed as the first
IPSC World President.
Safety – IPSC matches must be designed, constructed and
conducted with due consideration to safety.
Quality – The value of an IPSC match is determined by
the quality of the challenge presented in the course
design. Courses of fire must be designed primarily to
test a competitor’s IPSC shooting skills, not their
physical abilities.
Balance – Accuracy, Power and Speed are equivalent
elements of IPSC shooting, and are expressed in the
Latin words “Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas” (“DVC”). A
properly balanced course of fire will depend largely
upon the nature of the challenges presented therein,
however, courses must be designed, and IPSC matches must
be conducted in such a way, as to evaluate these
elements equally.
Diversity – IPSC shooting challenges are diverse. While
it is not necessary to construct new courses for each
match, no single course of fire must be repeated to
allow its use to be considered a definitive measure of
IPSC shooting skills.
Freestyle – IPSC matches are freestyle. Competitors must
be permitted to solve the challenge presented in a
freestyle manner, and to shoot targets on an “as and
when visible” basis. Courses of fire must not require
mandatory reloads nor dictate a shooting position or
stance, except in certain conditions. However,
conditions may be created, and barriers or other
physical limitations may be constructed, to compel a
competitor into shooting positions or stances.
Difficulty – IPSC matches present varied degrees of
difficulty. No shooting challenge or time limit may be
appealed as being prohibitive. This does not apply to
non-shooting challenges, which should reasonably allow
for differences in competitor’s height and physical
build.
Challenge – IPSC handgun matches recognize the
difficulty of using full power handguns in dynamic
shooting, and must always employ a minimum caliber and
power level to be attained by all competitors to reflect
this challenge.
Sample IPSC target:
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