Welcome to tips and Training advice page!
This page will cover tips, tricks and all around things that will make you better at playing this game. First off biggest tip is play smart. Biggest training tip is run alot. This game is about speed on the air or "X ball" and about tactics in woodsball.
How not to get shot
Seems simple or is it?
It is simple to just sit behind a wall and let your friends do all the work, but it's no fun. In this game it is inevitable. You will get shot. To stay in longer is the trick. Let's say this: your pinned down from straight ahead, do you , A) Break for the nearest cover as soon as the shooting stops, B) Stay where you are and eliminate the guy and than move, or C) Feel the bunker(if playing x ball) or look for a hint on the direction of fire than move the opposite way than where it's hitting your bunker? If you said C) you're right. They are probably expecting you on the other side. There is another trick called tree walking. You put trees or bunkers in your way so they can't see you and therefore can't hit you. If you are in one of the lying down positions (universaly called a "snake") stay low and make quick short "snaps" (popping up and shooting them). Sometimes the best way to avoid getting shot is the most unexpected one. Go away from the shots. If someone is "laning" (shooting a stream of paint downfield) than the best way is to not step into the lane. More tips coming your way after I go play a match.
The Deadly art...
Not assasination,
Pat your self on the back if you guessed right, I mean sniping! In paintball there are no "real" snipers but it is considered a role. Before you freak out out and go "there is too a sniper" think about the definition. In a dictionary you get "shooting someone from a hidden position" but in reality it's from an supreme distance. There are also rules about what you can wear. If you wear a ghille suit the paint doesn't have to bust on you, it just has to make contact. And at that close a range being alone against anything but a one on one situation puts you in a bad spot and you do your team no good eliminated. There are, however, some tips on how to shoot and not get shot. Most fields have rules against shooting the back, but if you can get a kill shot from the front that's good. The trick is to have a vented barrel so the co2 doesn't puff out after everyshot giving you away. Take single shots! I can't tell you how many times I had no idea where a single shot came from, but when a burst came I could home in on the man. If you are buried on sticks and leaves (or in a ghille) and staying still while taking single shots at exposed targets, you have a good chance of being able to continue to do that longer than if you didn't do that. Better yet have a distraction! If they are already engaged and get shot at from the side their tunnel vision on the main target will be game over for them. Hope this helps you sneaksters and snipsters.
Signed,
O: splat! (Aaron)
Training: Skill number 1
Diving, or running dive
This is one of those skills that need lots of work and is more complicated than it seems. It sounds easy to dive, to run and dive, but when you add paintballs to the equation you got to be carefull not to break your gun. Best way to do that is to do a knee slide (rockstar slide) or belly slide ( superman/peinguin). To do the knee slide effectively first you got to know how far you do slide in the pants you use to play paintball. When you figure that you just got to do it. The superman slide is alot tricker because if your legs catch wrong you could end up face down in the dirt. Best tactic is to extend arms all the way foward and than just slide with your legs bent up and behind you. With practice this comes alot easier. What are you waiting for go try it!
Training: Skill number 2
Speed shooting
This is a very simple skill that requires minimal practice.There are many ways to improve the speed of your shots. Some of the most effevtive is to change the trigger pull, obtain and electric loader, and to have naturally fast hands. To work on the hand part I would just flex one trigger finger then put the other trigger finger beside your mocing one and try to make them both move at the same speed. There is another technique called railing. That is if you have an electronic gun you can just slide one finger up and down the ridges on the trigger. One problem is accuracy. If you are pulling so hard on the trigger the gun moves you disrupt your aim. To fix this you can either sit the bottom or side of the gun against the ground or an object on the field or you can work on small quick trigger pulls. If you have trouble aiming at a target than you can do what I will sometimes do and that is walk my shots onto the target. This only works if you can see where the paint hits. You might want to make sure of the target. You might not want to paint the ref!
Training skill #3: Playing "Tight"
Sounds kinda funny?
It's not. Playing tight is important. You might be wondering, what does playing tight mean? It means not accidently exposing yourself. One common mistake is sticking your elbow out when you grasp the gun. I use my right hand and place the air tank into my right shoulder. When you do that your natural reaction is to grip the gun with your elbow coming out almost making a 45 degree angle. Don't do this. Pull your elbow close to your body. If your behind a bunker and that's sticking out, that will get shot! Believe me, I learned the hard way! Hopper hits are deadly. They are the most common eliminations. The hopper is like a big red target with a neon sign. The best way (if you have an electric hopper) is to slightly tilt the gun to where the hopper is flush, or behind the bunker. This is most effiecient for doritos (pyramids). Also make sure when your crawling you get down on the earth, don't have your butt sticking up in the air. Do the military crawl, basicly on your elbow pulling yourself foward. Before I forget, watch your feet and make sure they aren't sticking out either!
Signed,
O: splat (Aaron)
