| Paintball is a great stress buster which, at the same | | | | 5. Clothing: Wear appropriate and comfortable clothing, |
| time, sharpens your instincts and stimulates your | | | | sufficiently loose to allow for easy movements. Wear |
| strategic thinking. However, it requires costly equipment | | | | camouflage colors to facilitate hiding. Do not wear |
| which often prevents an average player from taking | | | | clothes that rustle or shoes that squeak, as they will |
| his skills to the next higher level. If you too are a | | | | easily reveal your location. |
| paintball enthusiast on a short budget, we give below | | | | 6. Know the field: If you get some time before the |
| some inexpensive ways of mastering the game. | | | | start of the game, utilize it to get a feel of the field. |
| 1.Physical fitness: Paintball is a war game and requires | | | | Look for refuge for yourself as well as anticipate |
| warlike physical activities. A paintball player often | | | | places where your opponents might go. |
| needs to crawl, run or jump in addition to showing quick | | | | 7. Be proactive: Know your as well as other team |
| physical responses. | | | | members' role in your team's game plan. Execute your |
| So, get into shape and increase your stamina by good | | | | role and help your team mates when the need arises. |
| diet and proper exercise like brisk walking or running. If | | | | Anticipate exigencies and be prepared for them. |
| you have vices like smoking, drinking or taking drugs, | | | | 8. Innovation: Don't use the same strategy in every |
| move away from them as soon as possible. | | | | game, however successful it might have been. |
| 2. Information: The actual skills of the game are no | | | | Opponents can see the pattern and counter it |
| doubt learned on the field. Yet, it helps to have as | | | | successfully, even turn the tables on you, if you repeat |
| much knowledge of the strategies and other aspects | | | | it too often. So, keep your tactics changing in every |
| of the game from whatever sources possible. Read | | | | game. |
| relevant articles online, or in books and magazines you | | | | |
| can get. These will give you useful tips and | | | | 9. Learn from mistakes: Analyze your mistakes after |
| suggestions to enhance your skill. | | | | every game, even if you won it, and try to avoid them |
| 3. Visual practice: Paintball field is the world for a | | | | next time. The best source of useful tips for you |
| paintball player. Look at it closely and visualize it as | | | | would be your own last game. |
| often as you can. Crazy though it may sound, yet you | | | | 10. Upgrading the equipment: As far as possible, use |
| can develop your instincts even in a supermarket. | | | | upgradeable equipment and take the first possible |
| Visualize where other shoppers are, what will be their | | | | opportunity to upgrade them. It will not only increase |
| next moves, what ways can be used as escape | | | | your efficiency but make you more confident of taking |
| routes, etc., and see how fast your instincts sharpen. | | | | on your opponents. |
| 4. Preparation: When going for a game, prepare all the | | | | You will need some time before you can become an |
| equipment and accessories in advance. Pack batteries, | | | | expert paintball player. But remember only a patient |
| towels, pads carefully so that you don't waste time | | | | practice overtime can take you to that goal, not |
| after the start of the game. | | | | necessarily costly equipment. |