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Hey everybody. This is a new article I hope to be submitting monthly to the paintball forum to help give a basic tactical understanding of the game for starting out tournament players. I hope it will be helpful. This months topic is accuracy. There are many different theories on what paintball accuracy is. There are those who think that if 1 shot does the job, 20 do it better, and there are those who are of the "one shot one kill" variety. Which works better? Either one is a perfectly viable choice for how to play. If you are a good shot, sure, go for the sniper shots. One thing to remember about tournament ball though: you need to put out paint to move. You need to move to set up your one shot. For a team to be truly successful in semi-auto play, you will need to put out at least some cover fire. Often while playing the tape you are not able to take out your mirror. In these cases it is frequently just as useful to pin your man down, and keep him in his bunker. Let things happen on the field, and just keep that man from being of any use at all to his team. Ways to improve accuracy My team is one which practices accuracy constantly. We play hopper limit 5 man games in practice, which certainly forces a certain amount of accuracy. We work on shooting both righty and lefty (an important skill because you'll want to play both sides of a bunker...this will be discussed in coming months). My team also does a number of accuracy exercises. Two of which I think have been the most successful are as follows: The boxes: We have maybe 2 dozen boxes, the size of standard size paper. Two people stand down the field, maybe 30 and 40 feet from the shooter. They randomly throw the boxes (giving them some arch), one at a time. The shooter can take 5 shots, and must try to hit the box within those 5 shots. After all the boxes have been tossed, we toss one baseball and try to hit that, again within 5 shots. The baseball isn't hit very often, but we're getting closer and closer. Bottom line: if you can hit 9 out of 10 boxes, you WILL hit the man running from one bunker to another. The coke can: My team captain has a field in his back yard, surrounded by a low fence. We tie a can, so that it dangles off the top of the fence, and shoot at it from maybe 50 feet. You keep shooting in no more than 3 round bursts until you hit it: both lefty and righty. Don't get discouraged if you can't hit the targets when you start these exercises. Keep at it: you'll be amazed how fast your accuracy will improve. To really attain maximum accuracy, we also need to look briefly at equipment. The right barrel for the right paint. Smaller bore paint (meaning that its diameter is smaller by as little as .001 of an inch) requires a tighter bore barrel. RP is a well known "small bore" paint. To see if your barrel is ideal for a given paint, take the barrel off the gun, place a ball in the end. If it freely rolls through, a smaller bore barrel would work better. If you can blow it easily through, you have an ideal barrel. If the paint sticks in the barrel and requires a VERY hard breath to get out of the barrel, you need a wider barrel. I hope you all have found this, the first in what will hopefully be a long line of articles, to be helpful. Remember: practice makes perfect!!! Big HabeebHey everybody. This is a new article I hope to be submitting monthly to the paintball forum to help give a basic tactical understanding of the game for starting out tournament players. I hope it will be helpful. This months topic is accuracy. There are many different theories on what paintball accuracy is. There are those who think that if 1 shot does the job, 20 do it better, and there are those who are of the "one shot one kill" variety. Which works better? Either one is a perfectly viable choice for how to play. If you are a good shot, sure, go for the sniper shots. One thing to remember about tournament ball though: you need to put out paint to move. You need to move to set up your one shot. For a team to be truly successful in semi-auto play, you will need to put out at least some cover fire. Often while playing the tape you are not able to take out your mirror. In these cases it is frequently just as useful to pin your man down, and keep him in his bunker. Let things happen on the field, and just keep that man from being of any use at all to his team. Ways to improve accuracy My team is one which practices accuracy constantly. We play hopper limit 5 man games in practice, which certainly forces a certain amount of accuracy. We work on shooting both righty and lefty (an important skill because you'll want to play both sides of a bunker...this will be discussed in coming months). My team also does a number of accuracy exercises. Two of which I think have been the most successful are as follows: The boxes: We have maybe 2 dozen boxes, the size of standard size paper. Two people stand down the field, maybe 30 and 40 feet from the shooter. They randomly throw the boxes (giving them some arch), one at a time. The shooter can take 5 shots, and must try to hit the box within those 5 shots. After all the boxes have been tossed, we toss one baseball and try to hit that, again within 5 shots. The baseball isn't hit very often, but we're getting closer and closer. Bottom line: if you can hit 9 out of 10 boxes, you WILL hit the man running from one bunker to another. The coke can: My team captain has a field in his back yard, surrounded by a low fence. We tie a can, so that it dangles off the top of the fence, and shoot at it from maybe 50 feet. You keep shooting in no more than 3 round bursts until you hit it: both lefty and righty. Don't get discouraged if you can't hit the targets when you start these exercises. Keep at it: you'll be amazed how fast your accuracy will improve. To really attain maximum accuracy, we also need to look briefly at equipment. The right barrel for the right paint. Smaller bore paint (meaning that its diameter is smaller by as little as .001 of an inch) requires a tighter bore barrel. RP is a well known "small bore" paint. To see if your barrel is ideal for a given paint, take the barrel off the gun, place a ball in the end. If it freely rolls through, a smaller bore barrel would work better. If you can blow it easily through, you have an ideal barrel. If the paint sticks in the barrel and requires a VERY hard breath to get out of the barrel, you need a wider barrel. I hope you all have found this, the first in what will hopefully be a long line of articles, to be helpful. Remember: practice makes perfect!!!

Big Habeeb

Your First Day of Paintball:

What You Need to Know.

By Tpschwartz

Does it hurt when you get hit with a paintball?

When the referee blows the whistle signaling the start of a game, your adrenaline starts pumping and your entire mind and body go into another dimension. All players, from the meek and mild, to the bold and brave, are striving for the thrill of victory! Getting tagged by a paintball can smart a bit, but usually paintball players don't even stop to think about it. Getting tagged usually hurts the ego more than the body. Wearing lots of layers of clothing will greatly reduce the impact. If you wear enough layers, the padding will actually cause the balls to bounce off. What should I wear to play paintball? 1. GOOD SHOES. Hiking boots are ideal. High top shoes (or boots) that provide ankle protection are also good. Look for shoes that will grip to all terrain unless you are going to play at an indoor facility. 2. LAYERING your clothes is the key to protection and comfort. Several light layers are much better than one heavy layer. Layering provides better absorption of the impact if you get tagged. Often paintballs will bounce off a well-padded player. Layering also allows for adjusting your comfort level to the temperature. Playing paintball can be strenuous, and getting too hot can be a concern. Wear loose layers of cotton or natural fabric that "breathes". Avoid polyester, waterproof or tight clothes. Playing defense will not cause you to get as warm as playing "point" man or front flank (although it can be equally challenging and exciting). 3. Every part of your body should be covered. Murphys Law says that you will be hit in the only uncovered square inch you expose. Bring a muffler or scarf for your neck. Bring a hat that covers your ears. Knit ski caps work well -- 100% cotton or wool. 4. Camouflage is important! Clothing should be earth-tone, green, dark blue, brown or black. Camouflage clothing provides the most effective outer layer for protection and "invisibility". Camouflage clothing is rented at most paintball fields. If you choose to play aggressively, you will be running up and down hills, diving into brush, crawling on your belly like a lizard, jumping into gullies, rolling down hills, and falling to your knees (or stomach) many times during the day. Any SPECIAL PROTECTION will help. Elbow pads and knee pads ARE excellent. What about paintball strategy and tactics? Like a game of chess, good players know that paintball is all about strategy: Offense vs. Defense: Those in the best athletic condition, or the most aggressive, will usually play in the front flank, or "point" position. These players have to head out FAST at the beginning of the game, and usually have to run, climb, jump, dive, roll, and wallow for much of the game. Defensive positions are better suited for players who are more into strategy and weaponry than "Rambo-like" tactics. The defensive positions are more "wait for the opponents", than "go get the opponents". But, don't worry, the opposition WILL come to you! Defensive players see most of their action toward the end of the game, as the opposition approaches your flag station. The early part of the game (the first 5-10 minutes) is spent planning your location, and waiting in silent anxiety over when, and from where, the enemy will suddenly appear! The excitement about playing defense is that YOU ARE THE LAST LINE OF DEFENSE! If they get past you, your team loses the game. What does it cost to play paintball? The cost varies depending on the type of airgun you rent, the number of paintballs you shoot, and the number of players in your party. If you have several players, you can pool your money and buy a case of paintballs (2,500 balls) which will save you some bucks. By the way, single players are always welcome. You do NOT have to bring your own team. You will be placed on a team by the referee when you sign-up. Usually there are two teams and the most popular game played is "capture-the-flag".Your First Day of Paintball

Trench Warfare Free For All

by

Weezdworld

On November 2, of this year, a couple of friends and myself left early from our homes to Paintball of Texas 2, a place we frequented quite often. However, when we arrived, several other people were there, some fifty or sixty of us, a miniture Big Game.

The group was split up among the several fields in this game area. However, we all decided to try out a game of half on half, and the managers agreed. We soon discovered field three, an out-of-the way field, with a long, snaking trench, low brush and barriers. Basically, a beautiful field in which to have a big game.

We were on the offensive the first time. As we allowed the other team to settle in, we learned the rules. The defenders have a border in which they have to stay inside. We are allowed to travel outside of it. And to win, we must grab the flag set in front of a bunker, trench, and hill, three areas in which one would not want to get stuck in.

I was in a team of five that would stick along the field border and try to penetrate the trench on the right flank, far from the flag. We were basically there to clean out any help from the rear. Another team of similar strength would do the same on the left flank, and there would be a frontal assult lead by a group of Autocockers and Mags.

We set out. Halfway to the objective, we heard the popping noises of the Cockers, mags, pro-lites and rental boxers, as the frontal assult began. After reaching the rear field border, we crept along at a snail's pace, in case of a rear guard that would spoil our attack. He was there, and we never saw him, or them.

The popping of two spiders erupted in front of our squard. They pinned down those in front, one of them Derek, one of my friends. There were two newbies with him, in which one got it in the first volley.

The two of us in the end of the squad, opened, I with my pro-lite, and Ryan, another pal, with his Spyder Compact. That gave Derek enough room to toss a grenade into the trench and effectively take the two out. But we hurried and reloaded. No doubt they would tell others.

We began crawling through the trenches, which stretched forever. But we also placed one man up on the sides of the trenches, in case they were wainting to ambush us on top.

About thirty yards of trench after the first fight, another broke out, between us and a unknown sized force, which aparently thought there were only two of us. They concentrated on Derek and myself. They didn't expect the two on top to take them out. We never knew how many there were because what was left ran through the trenches. but as they ran, they yelled "They're in here!"

While we were doing our part, left flank had totally demolished what was supposed to be a defense on that side, and there was a total free for all inside the defender's positions, which helped the frontal assult which had been mauled.

As we followed a turn, we began recieving fire, and we in turn, fired back, almost blindly. The firing stopped, when the voice from the other side of the trenches called for a paintcheck on the newbie. The ref said "No" and good thing. He's on your team." We had cleaned out the trenches completely, but a break down in communication had caused us to fire on each other.

For the rest of the week, Ryan, Derek and I spoke of that game, how exciting it was, and how crazy it got. Now, I wish we had more big games. They're much more exciting than a game of four on four.

Transmitted: 04/13/98 14:40 (warst002)

I am looking at starting a team of law enforcement Explorers and Cadets that have played paint ball for at least a year. I am an Explorer Sgt. In Jefferson County. I am highly knowledgeable in Special Weapons And Tactics manuvers. I am also looking for a team that would take a 16 (almost 17) year old male that has been playing for almost 3 years and is very good at being invisible and thinks very well on my feet. I study tactical manuvers not only with a S.W.A.T team but also from a friend of mine that is an X Navy Se.A.L. and growing up with training from my dad how is a Se.A.L commander. I love the game and the action and could be useful on teams. i am well built physicaly and mentally for this game.

Looking for a couple players to form new team in Orange County area to practice at S.C. Village in Corona. Must have own equipment, and unless living in the fullerton area, must have own transportation. please e-mail me if interested.

-GothicMoos

my name is Gabriel Ramirez ive been playing paint ball for 5 years and want to start a team in san jose ca, im 16 and a exellent shot. ive taught 10 or more people to play/enjoy paintball my gun is a super-suped-up sting ray and brass eagle 68. pistol. any number of people for a team (the more the merrier)

thank you.

Interested? e-mail me at PIMPBOT57@aol.com

I live in Calabasas, CA, and I would like to either start or join a team. I play a Fields of Honor and can go to Conquest, Fields of Fury, Close Encounters, and possible Urban Quest. I play pretty well, I have an accurate shot. I am 15 and a male. Players must have own equipment. Contact me at BenzBen@aol.com.

Kevin

14 yrs. old

Spyder Compact-A w/ mods

Fully Camo ready

"Every shot you do not take is a missed shot"

KJCA321@aol.com

SOG #623

~PAINTBALL PLAYER~

I'm 15 years old and have played for about a year. I live in Seal Beach and play at Fields of Fire. I am just looking to see who in my area play paintball and maybe get a team going. I own a Spyder with a TASO Eliminator barrel and an expansion chamber. I've got all the camoflauge and other paintball stuff I need. if you're interested email me

Novice tournament team looking for players in the Pasadena-L.A. Area. Must have a cocker, Mag or Equivalent. Must have trasportation and a good attitude. Home Field is Conquest. P.S. We have Sponsorship.

I am 15 years old I own a STO Cocker, 6+1 pack, and JT Spectra goggles I mainly play at SC Village, but I have played at some of the fields more towards LA and I want to get on a team...

LOOKING FOR TEAM MEMBERS WITH OWN GEAR AND LIVE NEAR OR CAN GET TO FIELDS OF FURY , CLOSE ENCOUNTERS AND OTHER LOCAL FACILITIES . I AM MIKE AND MY FRIEND IS JAMES .I AM 15 HE IS 13 . FOR MORE INFO CALL 805 947-9157

I'm 15, male, that is thinking about starting a new paintball team. I am a good player and have a good ammount of confirmed splats. I live in the bay area, CA. email me if you are interested in joining VENOM12218

Hi my name is Greg Gaudino and I am looking for a team that plays at fields of honor, conquestm close encounters, etc. So if you are interested in me e-mail me at Vigilanty2.

My name is Abe Gomez, and I have been playing paintball for over 4 years. I am currently looking for players for a new team I am forming in the Southern California area. We play mostly at Sat Cong Village or Lions Den. We are planning to be active in local tournaments next year, so I would like for anyone interested to be able to practice at least once a month from October to January. Any interested parties can e-mail me - wdogomez@aol.com .\icon 1-0-01479

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