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Stop Being a Paintball Newbie!

Stop Being a Paintball Newbie! And remember, just because a player is
running towards you shouldn't just assume
Paintball is one of the fastest growing that they are on the other team. If you
recreation sports in the world. At the are playing a 'Capture the Flag' game,
tournament level, players require all the that might be your team mate trying to
athletic prowess and skill of more get back to your end of the field with
traditional physical sports. In the US the enemy flag.
and Europe in particular, huge amounts of * Play With Your Team! *
money are being invested in paintball In casual, walk-on paintball games you
athletes and teams. will always find at least one self styled
Pretty much everyone comes into paintball lone gun, determined to win the war on
at the recreational level; it's a fun day his own. Don't be that player!
out and a chance to outsmart the other Paintball is a team sport and you can't
side. If you are just getting into win without supporting your side. If you
paintball, here are some ways to get the want to move forward through the
edge over other new players and even the opposition, you can place a few
odds with more experienced players. These paintballs near their cover to keep their
tips aren't going to get you on to a heads down while your team mates move
professional paintball squad, but they forward. They can then do the same for
should help get you beyond 'newbie' you. This is the paintball equivalent of
status. passing the ball.
* Use cover effectively * Try getting all the way to an enemy flag
So here's a tip from the army - don't on your own, if you must. Unless the
look over obstacles or cover, look around other side has been almost eliminated,
them. The shape of a human head peering the closer you get to their flag, the
over a barricade is easily recognized. If closer you are to their defence squad.
possible, look around the base of the That means paintballs coming your way
bush instead; it makes you much harder to soon, Rambo!
spot. Sometimes you may want to be * Try To Stay Mobile *
spotted, if paintballs are flying your If you pick a barricade or any other type
way it helps your team locate the of cover that is difficult to leave, once
opposing players. If you do stick your the opposition figures out you location,
head up, then, limit exposure to a you will become a paintball magnet. Try
maximum of two seconds. to select cover that has more than one
That advice is only useful, however, if line of retreat. Don't always shoot from
the cover that you have selected is the same spot; keep changing the location
appropriate. Make sure that you are and angle you are firing from. Keep the
adequately hidden; a shot to the foot in opposition guessing where the next
paintball will still put you out of the paintball is coming from.
game. A couple of roots are not enough If a paintball comes past you in a near
cover and paintballs can still hit you miss get moving, another one will be
through grass! along soon and you want to be somewhere
* Identify Your Target First * else.
If you have been on a paintball field a And whatever you do, don't try to climb a
couple of times, you will most likely tree! I've seen people do it. You're not
have:a) Shot at and probably hit a member going to get down in a hurry, there
of your own team.b) Been hit by a stray usually isn't enough foliage to hide you
or deliberately aimed 'friendly' and once you fire your paintball gun,
paintball. everyone knows where you are. From then
Everyone does it, but mostly when they on it's a duck shoot until you are down
first start playing. Most people react to from the tree and that usually isn't
the first scenario by pretending it before you get at least 20 nice paintball
wasn't them and the second situation with sized bruises.
righteous indignation. * Don't Cheat *
It happens. Wiping the evidence of a hit away is as
You can reduce the incidents of friendly low as you go in paintball. If you do it,
fire in a paintball game (at least the you will eventually get caught. Analyse
ones that you cause!), by making sure you what happened and take the experience to
have properly identified your target. the next game instead. Don't give anyone
It's difficult with paintball masks that reason to doubt you.
steam up and an adrenaline high, but it's Remember - it's just a game!
one of the essential skills that you need Jo Blake writes for Paintball5 (
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