| Wow, I'm quite blown away by the volatility of | | | | Bend your knees and bend at the waist. Your eyes |
| discussion around whether or not paintball sniping | | | | should be about the same level or lower than the |
| actually exists in the sport. I've got more to do than get | | | | chest of your opponents. Just getting your head "off |
| wrapped up in that drama but here's what I do know. | | | | the rail", so to speak, where everyone else is looking |
| Do it right and you can make the stealthy eliminations | | | | will significantly reduce your chances of being spotted. |
| that will turn heads and get people asking questions. | | | | As you approach your target or as necessary, drop to |
| Here are three critical pieces of the paintball sniper role. | | | | a crawl and keep moving real slow. |
| Stop. | | | | Breathe. |
| And by stop I really mean, slow down. The number | | | | When you near your target and as the time comes to |
| one foul against being a paintball stealth ninja is your | | | | take the shot, you'll experience what I like to call an |
| speed. Guess what? In measuring the overall | | | | "adrenaline dump". The ol' timer hunters call it buck |
| frequency of sound, movement and color of the | | | | fever. Your adrenal glands, located on the kidneys, |
| natural environment, the numbers come in at what is | | | | release their load of adrenaline. Your heart rate will |
| called the "alpha" frequency or about 9 to 14 cycles | | | | increase. Breathing will become heavier. You'll feel like |
| per second. Translate that into your speed and, oddly | | | | you see and hear more. Some of these things are |
| enough, you need to move at about 9 to 14 seconds | | | | very helpful. But this chemical dump will also cause you |
| per step, from the time one foot leaves the ground to | | | | to rush. You'll want to move quicker and take the shot. |
| the time it lands. This speed blends optimally with the | | | | Wait. Breathe through the process. Slowly in through |
| natural environment. But you can't just stand on the | | | | the nose and out through the mouth. Ask yourself |
| trail, take a step every few seconds and hope to turn | | | | "What do I really need to do to make this work?". And |
| invisible. Read on. | | | | then deliberately and methodically execute your plan. |
| Drop. | | | | Let's face it. Paintballs only fly so far. If you want to be |
| Like L'il John says, "Git Lo". And get off. The trail that is. | | | | a sniper, you're going to need to be in close. Your best |
| Take 10 steps off the trail and move into a half crouch. | | | | friend is your ability to stop, drop and breathe. |