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Paintball Strategies
by Thomasina Kine
http://www.epaintballpro.com
If you want to win your paintball games then you must
adopt the right strategies before each game.
Know how all the members of your team play - Know
everyone's strengths and weaknesses. Who are the fast
people who will be out in the front? Who struggle with
speed but can do a fantastic job assessing where the
opposition are going next? Can you put everyone where they
feel comfortable to shoot?
Know the opposing team - One strategy is to try to
eliminate the strong players first and then the weaker
players at the end of the game. Alternatively you could
steer well clear of the strong players and go for the weak
ones first.
Someone must know where your opponents are - There must be
someone who can tell the rest of the team what the
opposition are up to and it will be up to you then to
decide what strategy to adopt. It could well be that it's
time to sit and wait. Patience and quietness are two
strategies that are often not played enough.
Find the right positions - You will win by achieving an
advantage and you usually gain the advantage by being in
the better position. When you move, keep shooting at your
opponent so that they can't see where you're going. Try to
get to a position that gives you the best angle to shoot.
Take time to assess how you can do the most damage from
your vantage point. Don't be satisfied with taking out one
opponent when you could have got rid of a whole bunker. If
you can get behind them it will be to your advantage.
Pinching - This is attacking from both sides
simultaneously (and from the rear if at all possible). Get
into a position whereby the first shots will be as
effective as they can be but if you do miss fire in rapid
succession. Another sound strategy is to fire at a player
so that he is so busy with dealing with you that he is
unaware of one of your team mates coming up behind him.
Shoot while you move - This is effective but difficult.
You need to keep your gun level and this may mean that you
have to crouch and run a little slower than usual. This
will protect you as well as hopefully eliminating the
opponents. Make sure that you've assessed where your cover
is. If you find that opposition are employing these tactics
then you should shoot in front of them so that they run
onto the paint.
Communicate - Don't go off and do your own thing or you
could get shot by friendly fire. Tell people your plans and
ask for help. Remember that a team is far stronger than a
group of individuals.
Safety first - Paintball can be dangerous and you should
always be responsible and sensible. Make sure you wear the
right gear and watch what you shoot at. For instance, you
can only shoot others in the game, you should never shoot
anyone at close range and you should never shoot at glass
or anything that could shatter.
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