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Shoot Backward
The term shoot backward refers to a malfunction in the paintball gun that causes the paintball unit to misfire, spraying paint in your face. This misfire occurs after you have cleaned and squeegeed your paintball gun, but failed to remember to put the bold back in. If you attempt to fire without the bolt in place, your marker can actually shoot the paint backwards, and you will have eliminated yourself. There are a number of common paintball mistakes that newbies and veteran players alike make on the field. In general, it is important to do everything to make sure that your equipment is functioning properly, that you have all the necessary gear to do in game maintenance, and that you work as a team to be successful in a game. Here's a list of some other mistakes that we all make, from time to time.
- Some players may focus too much on one spot on the field to the detriment of everything else that is going on in other parts of the field. There are stories of some players, hearing a few rustling of leaves, and a few breaking of twigs, stopping what they are doing and waiting for the person to come out. Thinking that they have the opposition locked on target, "Bob" hunkered down, and waited for the dead man to come out. Sometimes, the dead man turns out to be just the wind, or just an innocent creature looking for some food. And while Bob was doing all of this, he could have been backing up one of his teammates or listening for one of the opposing players who is now coming up behind him.
- Some players step out onto the field underestimating how much paint they will need for the game. One of the biggest mistakes you can make is underestimating how much paint you will need, and then running dry in the middle of the game.
- Some players to not pay attention to how much paint they have left in their loader, and run out at the wrong time. If the opposition sees you shooting dry or loading your hopper, they will rush you in a painful stampede. A player without paint is like blood in the water for a shark.
- Courage and boldness are generally two prized paintball traits, but charging right that a player is usually a tactic their results in a unhappy ending. Generally, the role is to rarely take a player head on, as this rule almost always ends in elimination. If you have the alternative available, try to surprise the enemy from behind, or try to sabotage him from the left of the right side.
- If you do not diversify your game, you may become a little two unpredictable and you may become an easier target. Try to build a larger repertoire of our paintball tactics that you do well, and keep the enemy guessing.
This article includes examples of what to do and what not to do in game action. There are universal rules that will apply to paintball fields such as GTO Paintball Canada in Brentwood Bay, British Columbia.
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