Are you new to paintball or have a friend
that needs vital help learning paintball?
For almost 20 years DangerMan has been
assisting new players ramp up and become
established players quickly. Some of the best
players in tournament paintball cut their
teeth on instructional DangerMan videos.
Why? Because DangerMan focuses on the
one side of paintball where most players
participate – Woodsball.
Let’s dive right in. You’ve seen plenty of
WHAT TO DO articles or videos. Here
DangerMan offers a list of things you DO
NOT do in paintball.
This list will help make you a better player
on two fronts. It will improve your game, and
improve your game ethic, which is vitally
important in the paintball community.
1: Don’t Assume
This is the single worst mistake every
player has made and will cost them an out.
Assuming a section of field or bunker you
are approaching is empty is an ongoing
example. Often, a kid that was terrified and
shell-shocked is in hiding only to see you walk
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by and shoot you in the ass. I’ve made this
mistake. More than once. Years go by and
eventually I think I’ve got room to disregard
this nugget. That moment of hubris costs me
and will cost you. In some cases you know you
need to get through a section fast to sneak
up on players further up-field, but at the very
least keep your gun up as you trot through.
Need another example? Don’t assume you
are fully in cover. Many times players shoot
exposed feet. Here is yet one more example
- don’t assume a game is won because your
team has six (6) players left and the other has
two (2). The truth is they simply have more
people to shoot at! Don’t assume you are out
of range! I’ve ousted many players caught
in this surprising moment. Don’t assume a
player you shot is out! Don’t overshoot them
either, but do verify a player is out if you just
shot them and believe you broke paint on
them. Perhaps you are shooting out of the
right hand side of a bunker and the left hand
side of your bunker isn’t being attacked.
Don’t assume it will remain that way. In short,
assumptions has cost more skilled players an
out by giving an opponent a free shot than
it has any other form of out. Did I mention
embarrassing?