| Scenario paintball can take many forms from d-day | | | | To make it harder you should, switch the paintball gun |
| style paintball scenarios to movie themed games such | | | | between hands as you reach each individual cone. |
| as paintball Terminator where the object is to shoot | | | | Using Bunkers Effectively - A paintball bunker is an |
| the terminator. | | | | object on the field of play that can be used as a shield, |
| Each game will vary slightly in game play but the | | | | so in pro paintball tournaments the often use inflatable |
| underlying goals are nearly always the same...shoot the | | | | bunkers. In scenario paintballing bunkers come in all |
| opponents and do not get shot. So in order to achieve | | | | different shapes and sizes from airplanes to military |
| them goals the best tactics to learn and improve on | | | | tanks, depending upon the scenario. One skill that can |
| are the basic skills needed. I will explain what they are | | | | take some time to develop is using them bunkers for |
| and outline some exercises you can practice below to | | | | defense as well as offense, but the exercise outlined |
| brush up and improve these skills. | | | | below will help. |
| Shooting Accuracy - Paintball shooting accuracy is | | | | This exercise will require two people and two bunkers, |
| important if you are going to consistently win games | | | | big enough for each of you to hide behind. Put these |
| for obvious reasons, so I will outline a drill below that will | | | | bunkers about 10 feet apart,and each of you will hide |
| help you greatly improve on your paintball shooting | | | | behind a bunker with your full paintball gear on and |
| skills. For this drill you will need 5 cones and a large | | | | your markers loaded. What you will each be doing is |
| visible target. Put the 5 cones in a line on the floor with | | | | popping out of the side of the bunker and trying to hit |
| about 5 feet of space in-between each cone. | | | | each other with a paintball. Let each other know that |
| Place the large visible target about 5 feet in front of | | | | you have hit each other, but carry on after each shot. |
| the line of cones. What you will be doing is running | | | | You will find yourself getting quicker at popping out and |
| from cone to cone, stopping for a second at each | | | | getting back behind the bunkers. |
| cone to take a shot at the target in front of you. The | | | | If you master and constantly improve on these two |
| trick is not to take aim but to point in the direction of | | | | skills you will have a very solid base to start playing |
| the target, as you want to mimic what you would be | | | | scenario games for you to improve on depending upon |
| doing in a normal scenario paintballing game. You will | | | | which specific type of scenario you are playing. |
| find with time that your natural aim get's a lot better. | | | | |