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How to Shoot With Your Off Hand
Learning how to shoot with your off hand can in some ways make you a twice as effective paintball player. Pick up almost any paintball book, and one of the first things that you will read about is the importance of unpredictability. By becoming a more unpredictable player, opposing players will be forced to constantly make adjustments around your game, allowing you and your team to dictate the outcome of the game. Also, realize that a target is always easy hit if it keeps coming out of the same place twice. If you only have command of your marker when using one hand, then you will be likely to keep coming out of the same side of the bunker you every time. If your opponent is always able to predict which side of the bunker you are going to come out, you will become an easier target to hit. By learning how to command your marker with both hands, you can use both sides of the marker effectively and be a much bigger asset to your team. Players learn their skills like these on fields like Ultimate Paintball of Texas in Alvin Texas and Adrenaline-Sportz in Portland Oregon.
If you are a left-handed shooter, you will be able to aim and shoot quickly from the left side of the bunker. But if you have very little accuracy shooting with your right hand, you may be more likely to stick with the same side of the bunker rather than take any chances with the other side. Most paintball players on the professional and semi-professional divisions can shoot effectively from the left and right side. Players who can't effectively use both hands have a hard time making it the next level. Though it may be one of the hardest skills to learn, shooting left-handed and right-handed is a skill that can be learned.
Begin your new training by taking target practice with your off hand. With your offhand, shoot at several objects over various distances, and practice moving from target to target at a brisk pace. After all, there will not be many game situations when you will get a clear shot at stationary targets. To save a little bit of money, try using inexpensive field paint like Nelson Paintballs' Nel-Splat, or u like Rufus Dawg Reusable T-Balls.
With some notable exceptions, very few people are born with the ability to shoot effectively from two sides. It may take days or even months before you begin to see even minimal signs of improvement. But if you stick with it and continue to practice, you will get better. Once you feel that you passed certain milestones, you should try playing in some real games. Find some low pressure games, since you will want to focus on developing your new skill rather than trying to win games. Try playing entire games while only shooting with your off-hand. Your off-hand is your non-dominant hand. You may switch back to shooting with your dominant hand to avoid a player elimination.
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