International Practical Shooting Confederation

The International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) is a shooting sport based on the concept of practical shooting. Accuracy, power and speed are all required to achieve a maximum score.

Founding and organization

IPSC was founded at a conference held in Columbia, Missouri, in May 1976. Practical shooting enthusiasts from around the world participated, creating a constitution and establishing the rules governing the sport. [ Columbia Conference Minutes http://www.uspsa.org/document_library/IPSC%201976%20Columbia%20Conference%20Minutes.pdf] ["What Is IPSC" accessed August 17, 2007 http://ipsc.org/whatipsc.htm] Jeff Cooper served as the first IPSC President.

While IPSC is an international organization, countries have their own organizations under the IPSC umbrella. In the United States, this is the United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA). In the United Kingdom, this is the United Kingdom Practical Shooting Association (UKPSA).

World Shoot

Since 1975, IPSC has held the World Shoot, a multi-day match comprising at least 20 separate courses of fire, where the best IPSC shooters from around the world vie for the title of World Champion. The World Shoot is currently held every three years. Previous World Shoot winners: [IPSC Hall of Champions, accessed August 17, 2007 http://ipsc.org/hoc.php]

*Ray Chapman (USA) - 1975 World Shoot I Zurich, Switzerland
*Jan Foss (Norway) - 1976 World Shoot II Salzburg, Austria
*Dave Westerhout (UK) - 1977 World Shoot III Salisbury, Rhodesia
*Jimmy Von Sorgenfrei (South Africa) 1979 World Shoot IV Johannesburg, South Africa
*Ross Seyfried (USA) - 1981 World Shoot V Johannesburg, South Africa
*Rob Leatham (USA) - 1983 World Shoot VI Virginia, United States
*Rob Leatham (USA) - 1986 World Shoot VII Florida, United States
*Rob Leatham (USA) - 1988 World Shoot VIII Caracas, Venezuela
*Doug Koenig (USA) - 1990 World Shoot IX Adelaide, Australia
*Matt Mclearn (USA) - 1993 World Shoot X Bisley, England
*Todd Jarrett (USA) - 1996 World Shoot XI Brasilia, Brazil
*Eric Grauffel (France) - 1999 World Shoot XII Cebu, Philippines
*Eric Grauffel (France) - 2002 World Shoot XIII Pietersburg, South Africa
*Eric Grauffel (France) - 2005 World Shoot XIV Guayaquil, Ecuador2008 World Shoot XV Bali, Indonesia

References

ee also

* Shooting sports
* Racegun

External links

*http://www.ipsc.org/ IPSC - official website
*http://ipsc.invisionzone.com/ IPSC Global Village - official forum
*http://www.uspsa.org USPSA - United States IPSC
*http://www.ukpsa.co.uk UKPSA - United Kingdom IPSC
*http://www.ipsc.nl/ - Nederlandse Parcours Schutters Associatie (Dutch Practical Shooting Association)
*http://www.ipsc-canada.org/ - Canada IPSC
*http://www.ipsc.org.au/ - Australian IPSC
*http://www.sarlhotelalsace.com/tsv/ - France IPSC
*http://www.ipscchile.org/ - Chilean IPSC
*http://ipsc.ru/ - Russian IPSC
*http://www.ipsc.ee/ - Estonian IPSC
*http://www.ipsc.lt/ - IPSC Lithuania
*http://www.ipsc-poland.org/home.htm - IPSC Poland
*http://ipscfin.sporttisaitti.com/ - IPSC Finland
*http://ipsc.de/ - IPSC in Germany
*http://www.ipsc.se/ - IPSC in Sweden
*http://www.sapsa.co.za/ - IPSC in South Africa
*http://www.thpsa.com/ - IPSC in Thailand
*http://www.ipscireland.org/ - IPSC in Ireland
*http://www.ipsc.cz/ - IPSC in Czech Republic
*http://www.ipscmacau.org/ - IPSC in Macau