Stage scenarios - have fun with it MDs and should there be any?
Mods - I am sharing this because it is IDPA adjacent and my intent is to inspire MDs who may be reading this to have more fun with stage briefs but also discuss whether it should continue to be a thing - my reasons are simple as to why I think it shouldn’t - match flow. If each scenario at a major is 30 seconds and the stage is count is 12 stages - that’s 6 minutes approximately - 3 in the morning rotation and 3 PM - it builds in a buffer to the schedule naturally if you kept the same rotation that could absorb some squad back up and prevent - to an extent - some of the risk of lunch getting cut short. My other argument is that the typical “ you were doing x and then a gang appeared and you have to execute an entire gang” type stuff doesn’t enhance competitor experience. In the earlier days of IDPA when MDs could force wacky non-shooting stuff that was fun - it served a purpose - now it doesn’t.
So the point of discussion is should stage scenarios be a thing?
On the other side - the PCSL concealment match with Hunter Constantine opted to include them and each one is hilarious. This - if you have to do it - I think is the way it should be done because it enhances competitor experience though costs time.
Here’s one from the match books as a sample - it’s worthy of the read because they are all funny.
“according to the ancient tradition before you shoot the targets someone must read you a story about why you are shooting the targets. This is that story. Solve the problem”
You can read the rest of the stories here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1G6wsmERIjlsjhDDDuP2MrE1gCznnBISd/view