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