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Crawling
Crawling is an important move in paintball for avoiding enemy fire and staying out of harms way. When crawling, it is important to keep your body tight and make sure that no elbows or feet are let exposed to a potential paintball impact. When crawling, you must also make sure that you keep your marker close to your body and out of range of the enemy. But while crawling, you must also make sure to have the hand carrying the gun in a position where you can pop up and fire at the enemy, if needed.
Crawling is a form of moving around by people where a paintball player uses all four limbs to move. While this movement is not as fast as running, it enables a paintball player to move back and forth, while still staying low to the ground. For people, crawling usually means moving on our hands and knees, with some support from the toes. Crawling in paintball is necessary when the bunker or support structure is low to the ground, and an opposing player is close enough take a sniper shot. Crawling is also a useful means for avoiding enemy fire in the open field if under attack. Crawling can reduce the chance of a paintball impact during an ambush and can also be used for quietness, camouflage, and stealth.
Crawling can be tedious and slow for the alpha male personality looking to make the first move and be aggressive on the field. But it is a necessary evil for those willing to remain in the game for a long time. Even in an open field environment, a person that is low to the ground is less likely to be seen than someone walking upright and carrying his paintball gun. On the other hand, the longer you stay in one place, more likely you are to be seen, so don't crawl in the same area for too long.
Crawling is an excellent paintball strategy for those seeking to remain unseen on the field. There are times when you will want to attack the opposition or go for the enemy flag, and times to drop and crawl. Here is a brief list of times when crawling on the field is a suitable option.
- Crawling is a logical option during times where the opposition is moving forwarding a skirmish line, but has not seen you yet. In this instance, crawling to avoid detection is a great option.
- Crawling is often a good option when you are playing in the woods, or playing woodsball. In woodsball, you may have patches of dense brush available to get behind and set up a sniper shot. Also, the brush may be a more suitable alternative to running if you are in the direct path of the opposition. If you are alone and the opposition is traveling in a skirmish line, then your chances of staying in the game are better by dropping out of sight.
- Crawling is an obvious choice of transportation when you have two bunkers that are connected or spaced very closely. By crawling from bunker to bunker, you will minimize the amount of time that your body is exposed to an elimination shot.
When you are crawling from one position to the other, maintain open lines of communication with your teammates. One smart move is for your teammates to fire at the enemy as a distraction while you make your move.
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