| Like most competitive sports the more you practise | | | | trying to aim more for speed when you first start so |
| the skills involved in paintball the better you will become | | | | do not spend to much time aiming at the target. The |
| at the sport. | | | | more you practise the better you will become. |
| So in this article I will outline two drills that are currently | | | | 2) Snap Shooting - This is one of the most well known |
| used by professional paintball players that you will be | | | | and important drills to improve your shooting accuracy |
| able to copy to improve the accuracy of your shooting | | | | and speed. This drill requires two people, two bunkers |
| quickly. | | | | (thing to hide behind), and each of you will need your |
| 1) Running Shots ; When you are on the field of play | | | | own paintball marker. To set up this practise routine |
| the chances are that you are going to spending a lot | | | | you will need to place your two bunkers 5 feet away |
| of your time running while shooting. In most cases this | | | | from each other. Then each of you should take |
| will be running to the next point of cover. So it make a | | | | position behind each of the bunkers. What each of you |
| lot of sense to practise drills that require you to run | | | | will be doing is popping out from behind the bunker to |
| while shooting. | | | | try and shoot your opponent and then quickly getting |
| I will outline a very easy drill you can organise to | | | | back behind it. It's easier done if you are crouching and |
| improve your shooting accuracy on the move. | | | | just expose a small part of your body and your |
| You will need 5 cones or markers and 1 large visible | | | | marker. Each time each of you is hit you should let the |
| target to fire at. What you should do first is make a | | | | other know, and then carry on. |
| line from your 5 cones putting them about 5 feet | | | | This exercise will greatly increase your close quarter |
| away from each other in a straight line. You should put | | | | shooting skills and your quick shooting accuracy. |
| your big visible target about 5 feet in front of this | | | | If you practise these two shooting exercise's among |
| straight line of cones. Your now ready to start the drills. | | | | others on a regular basis, then it will take you a |
| What you will be doing is running from cone to cone | | | | relatively short period of time to see vast |
| and firing a shot towards the target with each different | | | | improvements in your shooting accuracy. |
| hand when you get to each individual cone. You will be | | | | |