| Paintball is a fairly recent sport that has developed | | | | competing in surroundings like the woods, terrain is |
| significantly in the last several years. As more and | | | | used for cover and camouflage. It is not uncommon |
| more competitors begin to get into and compete in this | | | | for beginner players to make the error of remaining in |
| energetic activity, games and sequences become | | | | one position for too long and endangering their location. |
| larger and more complicated. It is probably in your best | | | | They might hit one or two of the opposite team but |
| interest to play with other amateurs if you are one | | | | allow for the others to sneak around and eventually |
| yourself because experience carries a lot of weight in | | | | flank them. To remain unseen as long as possible is a |
| the game. Professional participants often join teams to | | | | wise move as well as trying to keep moving as much |
| compete in serious paintballing scenarios. Once | | | | as possible. This will give a player the edge of surprise. |
| amateur players have learned several of the basic | | | | Many competitors nowadays are purchasing ghillie |
| strategies and techniques of paintballing and paintballing | | | | suits to give themselves the edge on the field and in |
| equipment they can consider moving into one of the | | | | organized games. When a competitor in a ghillie suit is |
| more intense competitions. Trial and error is the best | | | | staying still to blend in with their surroundings the suit's |
| way for competitors and teams to develop the most | | | | special properties make it really difficult for other |
| efficient strategies for themselves. | | | | competitors to see them. Players who prefer greater |
| 250-300 feet is how far the average paint gun can | | | | mobility and field of vision by not having a gilly suit may |
| shoot. They can get very expensive, but there are | | | | choose a technique of dexterity and attack to make |
| modified guns that have significantly farther range and | | | | up for their disadvantage of being seen. |
| accuracy. Also, because a paintball is not a solid | | | | When trying to take cover in the game of paintball, |
| projectile, it is harder for a competitor to aim his shots | | | | position is very significant to consider for a defensive |
| consistent. It is crucial to move in as close as you can | | | | strategy. Standing up will give a competitor the most |
| to an opponent without exposing yourself to have the | | | | dexterity by letting them escape quickly in scenarios |
| greatest chance of hitting another participant. The | | | | where they have to. Kneeling or lying behind a big |
| opposition will have to take shelter out in the open if | | | | object like a stone or tree will give a player good |
| you fire at them and pin them down. This will keep | | | | camouflage, but will limit what they can see around |
| them unable to locate you as you move in on them. | | | | them. This might allow for opposing competitors to |
| As you advance to their location, you may want to | | | | sneak up and have the edge on you. Bushes and high |
| move to either side to change your angle. This will let | | | | brush offer some cover and some visibility, making |
| you flank your opponent from the side. It is generally | | | | them good spots for both surprise melees and |
| best to avoid face to face encounters with competing | | | | defensive locations. If a player finds that he has to |
| participants and try to shoot them from covered areas | | | | crawl between two objects to remain under cover the |
| so as not to expose yourself. | | | | dexterity and stealth goes down and they will discover |
| One other integral aspect of paintball is taking cover | | | | that it is hard to get away rapidly in this position. |
| and using your surroundings as a defense. When | | | | |