| Everyone's heard the cliché "The Thrill of Victory | | | | forward and again bob up for a shot and catch an |
| and The Agony of Defeat". But have you experienced | | | | enemy team member in the side as he dives for |
| it? There is no thrill of victory like the victory of a | | | | cover. That's two notches for you so far as you hear |
| paintball battle. Two teams at their base camp waiting | | | | the paintballs whizzing by. The team member in front |
| for the whistle to blow and begin their campaigns, | | | | of you signals that there are two enemy fighters |
| strategy thought out and the plan of action in mind. | | | | ahead and to the right. He signals to your third team |
| Everyone is tense and trigger fingers are itchy. The | | | | member, the one behind you, to lay down cover fire |
| butterflies are beginning to form in your gut and if you | | | | while to two of you run hit the ground roll and destroy |
| could get them to fly in formation you'll be all set. | | | | the remaining two enemy team members across the |
| The whistle blows and everyone is off. The sound of | | | | field. Good shot, you took out the one of the left and |
| paintballs go whizzing by your head as you try to keep | | | | your team leader took out the one on the right. Your |
| out of sight. You make your way down field about 15 | | | | plan couldn't have worked better. |
| feet and find a good location to stop. You poke your | | | | Not everybody was credited with a kill but you got |
| head up with your weapon in your shoulder at the | | | | three. Guess you were at the right place at the right |
| ready and you squeeze one off and someone from | | | | time and no one on your team was hit. Your team |
| the enemy team gets a splat on the facemask. It | | | | leader, the guy in front of you, was in charge of |
| wasn't your best shot but it'll do. You move again | | | | strategy and the team member who stayed behind |
| another 10 feet and find your self in a great position. | | | | was your team's best sniper. Everybody got plenty of |
| Your team members are one directly in front of you | | | | shots off but you were the expert rifleman today. You |
| and another behind you about 10 feet away. You | | | | were the hero not only did you save the lives of your |
| quickly look back and fourth and see that base camp | | | | fellow team members but you also received a medal |
| is still fine and holding. | | | | for going above and beyond the call of duty. |
| You can see part of the enemy team directly across | | | | Don't forget when playing paintball keep your head |
| from you on the opposite side of the field. Open | | | | down and your weapon pointed down range. Be safe |
| targets? Not yet and you take a chance to bob up to | | | | and live to play another day. |
| take a shot but nothing is available. You move slightly | | | | |