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| lot of exercise,challenging yourself and
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| having fun. But as a newbie, you mayfind
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| yourself embarrassed because you don't
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| know the rules, orintimidated by more
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| experienced players. You may be hesitant
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| togo out and play your first game because
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| you're not sure what toexpect. If you do
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| some research first, you will quickly
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| find thatthe information you need to feel
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| a lot more comfortable and a lotless like
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| a newbie is easily found, especially
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| online.
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| But first a note of warning for all
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| newbies...
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| Paintball is Not a War Game!
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| Many people mistakenly believe that
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| paintball is a "war game."
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| However, it's really more like
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| hide-and-seek, with the marking ofthe
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| opposing team being the way to tag the
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| person out. This isespecially true of
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| recball, woodsball, jungle paintball
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| andscenario games. It is advised that you
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| | 5. Subscribe to Paintball Magazines
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| do not refer to theopposing team as "the
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| | There are several good paintball
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| enemy" or a mark as a "kill"!
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| | magazines, both in print andonline.
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| Somecommunities have shut down paintball
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| | For print magazines, go to your local
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| because players engaged in
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| "war" talk during and after a game.
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| | magazine racks. Pick the magazine that
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| How to Quickly and Easily Find Useful
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| | appeals to youmost and look in the front
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| Information About Paintball
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| | for their Web address (URL)
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| 1. Research the Internet
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| | orsubscription address. Subscribe online
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| The World Wide Web contains a vast
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| | or by mail. It's a lotcheaper to
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| storehouse of information onpaintball. To
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| | subscribe to a magazine than to buy it
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| make the best use of the Internet, search
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| | each month fromthe newsstand.
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| Google or
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| | For online magazines, search on Yahoo or
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| Yahoo for specific paintball terms like
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| | Google for "paintballmagazine online" or
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| "woodsball tactics,"instead of the
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| | "online paintball magazine." Several
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| general term "paintball." Look for sites
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| | onlinemagazines are listed in the
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| that listpaintball rules and offer hints,
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| | Resources section of the "Paintball
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| tips, tactics and strategy. Youcan also
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| | Heroes" ebook, including:
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| check out sites that review paintball
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| equipment, butbeware: a newbie doesn't
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| need an expensive paintball gun to
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| getstarted. Many of the expensive guns
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| don't work any better than agood newbie
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| gun. This is what the paintball players
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| who wrote
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| "Paintball Heroes" say, "If you're a
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| | 6. Watch Experienced Players
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| newbie, buy a good qualitysemi-automatic
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| | So, you just got marked, eh?
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| gun, but don't spend a fortune on it. And
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| | Disappointed? Well, don't be, thisis your
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| forgoodness sake, learn how to clean it,
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| | opportunity to quietly observe those more
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| load it, take it apart, andput it back
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| | experiencedplayers from the sidelines.
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| together again...in your sleep!"
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| | Pay attention to:
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| 2. Read Books
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| | - The way they hold their gun
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| Go online and visit or
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| | - The way they move from bunker to bunker
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| (Chapters.Indigo.ca in Canada). Search
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| | - The way they signal to their teammates.
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| for books on paintball.
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| | See if you can figure out their plan. All
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| Check out the reviewers' comments
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| | good players go intoevery game knowing
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| carefully before you buy. Orbetter yet,
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| | the plan their team decided on before the
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| trot down to your local big bookstore and
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| | gamestarted. Here are some questions to
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| see if youcan find copies of the
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| | ask yourself as you observeexperienced
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| paintball books you found online.
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| | players:
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| Taketime to browse through them and see
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| | - What are they wearing?
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| which ones appeal to youmost. Check the
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| | - How do they shoot from a bunker?
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| local prices against the prices online
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| | - How do they steady their gun?
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| before youbuy.
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| | - What bunkers do they choose? See if you
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| 3. Read E-Books
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| | can figure out why.
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| You may find a few paintball e-books
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| online, too, but these areharder to find
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| | Keep mental notes of everything you see.
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| than print books. "Paintball Heroes" at
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| | Later, compare what younoted with the
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| is a great e-book for beginners.
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| | information you've been researching.
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| It was written by two teenage paintball
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| | Where does itmatch? Where are there
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| fanatics!
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| | differences? Can you figure out why?
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| To find other e-books, try searching for
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| | Doesit have to do with:
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| "paintball ebook" on
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| Google or Yahoo. Ask around in the forums
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| | - The type of game being played
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| and pay attention toadvertisements on
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| | - The player's age or experience
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| paintball sites.
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| | - The rules of the field
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| 4. Study the Forums
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| | - The player's style of play or position
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| Also search for "paintball forums" and
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| | (point man, safety,sniper, back man,
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| you will find experts andnewbies alike
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| | front man, rover, etc.)?
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| sharing information about paintball
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| | 7. Volunteer
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| equipment andstrategy. However, be aware
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| | Later, when you have a few games under
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| that much of the information sharedon
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| | your belt, volunteer toreferee at your
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| forums is misleading, if not just plain
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| | local field. This is the fast way to
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| wrong. Pay attentionto what is said by
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| | becoming anexpert paintball player, as
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| forum leaders and well-known players, but
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| | you are able to observe not only thegreat
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| takeeverything said by anyone else with a
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| | players' methods, but all the newbie
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| grain of salt...or a shakerof salt, for
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| | mistakes, too.
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| that matter!
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| | Pay Attention to the Experts, Not to the
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| | Know-it-alls
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| | All in all, paintball information can be
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| | found easily andquickly, especially
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| | online. Just remember to go to the
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| - Epic Paintball Forums - (Click on
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| | expertsfor help (books, e-books,
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| "Forums.")
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| | magazines, forum leaders, pro
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| | players,etc.) and to stay away from the
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| | newbie-talk and ramblings ofknow-it-alls
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| | that fill many of the forums.
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