{"id":897,"date":"2019-09-12T11:02:39","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T11:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/?p=897"},"modified":"2019-10-01T16:23:34","modified_gmt":"2019-10-01T16:23:34","slug":"idpa-scoring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.targetbarn.com\/broad-side\/idpa-scoring\/","title":{"rendered":"IDPA Scoring – How Does it Work?"},"content":{"rendered":"

So you want to shoot your first International Defensive Pistol Association<\/a> Match, but you don\u2019t know how the scoring works. Luckily for you, IDPA scoring is very straightforward and easy to understand. It uses a system called \u201ctime plus\u201d, where your score is your time on the stage plus any penalties. It\u2019s simple math!<\/p>\n

Elements of IDPA Scoring<\/h2>\n

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Stage Time<\/b><\/h3>\n

The first component of your score is simple: your raw time on the stage. To track this, IDPA matches use an electronic shot timer<\/a>, which records the sound of each of your shots. When you fire your last shot, the timer shows how long it took from the audible start signal until your final shot. For example, on an 18 round stage, if it took 20 seconds from the beep for you to engage all the targets: 20 seconds is your your time.<\/p>\n

Points down<\/b><\/h3>\n

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The next component of your score is points down.<\/p>\n

There are three scoring zones on a standard IDPA target:<\/p>\n