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Paintball Strategy That Works

By: Helen Rogers

Break Studios Contributing Writer

If you want a paintball strategy that works, it’s time to stop daydreaming about it. There are real paintball strategies that can dramatically improve your performance in the game as well as your accuracy. If you find yourself getting decimated in every single game, it may be time to check out a paintball strategy that can spectacularly develop your skill.

  1. A classic paintball strategy used by seasoned veterans is moving around. If you’re the type of player that likes to stay stationary and discreet, it’s time to kick this mindset to the curb. To be stealthy and hard-to-beat in paintball, you’re going to have to get used to moving around and giving your opponents a target that’s hard to hit.
  2. Begin exercising when not playing. If paintball is a regular hobby of yours, it might be a good idea to get in shape so that you can improve your game. Paintball is no fun when you feel as if you’re about to die from gasping for air, so help out your performance and work a little bit of exercise into your routine.
  3. Work as a team. Team play in paintball is useless when the entire team is scattered all over the field. This would make sense in an FFA (free for all) type of match, but when you’re playing on teams, you need to use your team to succeed. Sticking together works in most scenarios and it helps to make quick comebacks if one of your members is shot.
  4. Aim down your sights. Firing from the hip and spraying paint all over the place is a great way to waste your paintballs and miss your opponent. Use your gun to aim at the opponent first, and then take a shot. It’s a much more accurate technique for hitting the opponent, and you won’t look strange spraying paintballs all over the place.
  5. Use radios. Shouting is a nice way to get a message across, but it can alert enemies to your position very quickly. To communicate easily and effectively while staying hidden from the enemy, make use of radios.
Posted on: Feb. 05, 2011