| Hey paintball fan, another tip about paint-balling that you | | | | running while shooting at your target. Make sure to use |
| can take to the field and use right now. Have you ever | | | | a larger target to start with and work your way down |
| noticed how some paintballers have all of the luck? | | | | to something smaller as you become consistent. It |
| Ever notice how they can hit their target from 75 feet | | | | doesn't matter if you start with the side of the barn so |
| away while you have trouble hitting things at 50 feet. | | | | long as you eventually set your target smaller and |
| Have you seen anyone who can hit his target while on | | | | smaller as you go. |
| the run? The point is that you have to know your | | | | What about the old finger roll? If you haven't practiced |
| limitations and the limitations of your equipment. | | | | it on the range you shouldn't practice it during a big |
| Lets say for example that you know that you and | | | | game. Again get out to the practice range and work |
| your favorite weapon (marker) are only accurate to | | | | on the finger roll, or what ever it is that you need to |
| about 50 feet away while in a game. You have a hard | | | | practice. Keep practicing until you are confident that |
| time hitting anything over 50 feet but you know that | | | | you can perform when you really need to. Do you |
| your marker will shoot fairly accurately out to about 75 | | | | think that the Marine sniper only practices when he |
| feet or more. Then why is it that you have so much | | | | goes into the woods with his orders in hand? That |
| trouble when on the field of play beyond 50 feet? | | | | wouldn't make any sense. The professional sniper |
| Doesn't that bother you? It really bothers me. It's | | | | practices and practices many hours before he ever |
| because you don't really know your limitations. | | | | goes out to find his target. |
| Before going out to a game work at getting better | | | | Not only does he practice a lot but he also knows his |
| with your marker. A game is not the place to practice | | | | equipment. He's trained to be able to take his weapon |
| shooting beyond your limitations. Get out into the | | | | apart and put it back together in the dark and under a |
| backyard or the firing range and practice shooting at | | | | specific amount of time. That's called being ready. And |
| different distances. Use a soda can, a handmade | | | | if you want to be better at paintball then that's exactly |
| target or what ever you have available, but get out | | | | what you have to do. Get out to the range and |
| there and practice before you get into the heat of the | | | | practice those things that you are weak at and work |
| competition. I guarantee that if you can hit you target | | | | at getting better. I guarantee that the guy who can hit |
| while on the practice range your chances of hitting | | | | his target at long distances or while running didn't just |
| your target during competition increase dramatically. | | | | get there by hoping for it. He practiced it until he |
| If you want to be able to shoot while on the run guess | | | | started getting good. Then and only then did he |
| what - that's right practice. Get some of your gear on | | | | implement those things into his game. |
| and get yourself out to the practice range and start | | | | |