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paintballimpact.com / Moves - Plays / Sliding
Sliding | Slide
Sliding is one of the newer tactical maneuvers to the sport of paintball. Though staying low to the ground has always been a good way to avoid getting hit by speeding projectiles, sliding in natural conditions has always been a risky tactic. If you are in the woods, there are hardly any smooth or level surfaces out there, and sliding into the ground could leave a player with some nasty cuts and bruises. Sticks, tree stumps, rocks, and other sharp objects have been known to tear up the paintball uniform. It was not until indoor paintball and outdoor speedball that players began becoming more comfortable with using this affective but risky maneuver. Generally, speed ball fields are played on flat surfaces. Speedball surfaces are usually flat, landscaped grounds for Astro-turf field over hard surfaces. The Astroturf surfaces are usually soft enough for players to slide and dive over without getting hurt.
The deliberate slide in paintball is a move designed to keep the player from getting eliminated. A player may slide to get under a shooting lane where the paintballs are going over high and fast. A player may slide to duck under the paintballs that are flying over him, or he may slide to get underneath the top of the short inflatable bunker. Generally, you will see a skilled speed ballplayer sliding head first. The feet first slide is usually a maneuver that you will only see in baseball. Players practice sliding and use this maneuver in games on fields like West World Paintball Adventure in Phoenix Arizona, and Action paintball Escondido California.
Sliding in paintball it is tougher than in sports like football or soccer where players do not have to carry around as much here. In the sport, the player will have to slide while keeping his eye on the player he is taking evasive action from, and protect his gear at the same time. One of the risks associated with this maneuver is a player dropping his weapon or player damaging his machine on the way down. Sometimes, the player performing the belly slide will land with his marker hitting the ground, forcing his hopper open and spilling paint on the ground. Players executing the belly slide must make sure to hold up the marker, tank, and loader off the ground.
Players who are in the line of fire while running towards a bunker may run all the way up to it, or they may decide to slide behind it. When should a player slide, and when should he not in this situation? Some players slide before reaching the bunker to keep as low a profile as they can until they reach safety of the bunker. Players also may slide to be able to stop quickly once they reach the bunker, rather than overrun a more pressing to it. In this situation, a player can run at full speed all the way through until you reach safety. Player moves like this can be seen on fields like Splat Brothers Paintball in Hopewell Virginia.>
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