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09-02-2005, 03:50 PM
Splattering Your Opponents
(http://paintball.about.com/od/basicstrategy/a/goodhit_p.htm)
From Ella Kennen,Your Guide to Paintball.
Paintball Strategy
Eliminating other players seems straightforward enough - splatter paint on them. But when youre actually out on the paintball field playing, things arent always that simple. First, balls dont go where you shoot them - and the farther away your opponent is, the more you have to modify your aim. To add to the frustration, even when your shot does hit your opponent, that doesnt mean the ball will break. No break, no paint splatter. No splatter, no elimination. This article will show you how to improve the number of breaks you get when are hitting the target you want.
Whether the paintball will break when it hits its target depends mostly on two things: the speed at which the paintball is going when it hits, and the hardness of the material it hits. Both as a safety measure and because performance decreases at higher speeds, paintballs should not leave the gun at speeds over 300 feet per second. The chrono speed is how fast the paintball is going right when it leaves the barrel. The farther the ball travels, the slower it goes. So one way to increase the number of breaks you have is to be as close to your target as possible.
Another way to increase breaks is to hit hard surfaces. This can be challenging in a game where people are covered with baggy clothes that paintballs just seem to bounce off. (Dressing Hint: Wear baggy clothes!) Still, there are plenty of hard surfaces for you to aim at, if you know what to look for:
* The head: Getting a head shot looks cool and because theres so much hard surface, theres a good chance that the paint will break. However, there are definite downsides to going for your opponents head. Theres also a good chance that the player will end up eating some paint or - worse yet-get hit in the neck, which is quite painful. If players dont change their lenses as often as they should (and few players do!), a hit to the lenses may cause them to break.
* Paintball Gear: Paintball guns, hoppers, and sometimes even harnesses and pods are great places to hit: they are hard surfaces, so balls are likely to break on them and they are exposed much more often than the rest of the player.
* Elbows, knees, and shoes: Not only are these surfaces harder than other body parts, but players have a bad (or good, depending on how you look at it!) habit of letting their elbows, knees, or feet stick out from behind their bunkers. Remember, the feet may be sticking out on the opposite side of where the player is shooting from.
These target areas may seem tricky at first, but with practice you will be able to reliably hit them - and reliably see that satisfying splatter. Just remember that what works against your opponents works against you too so play tight and keep as little of yourself visible as possible.
(http://paintball.about.com/od/basicstrategy/a/goodhit_p.htm)
From Ella Kennen,Your Guide to Paintball.
Paintball Strategy
Eliminating other players seems straightforward enough - splatter paint on them. But when youre actually out on the paintball field playing, things arent always that simple. First, balls dont go where you shoot them - and the farther away your opponent is, the more you have to modify your aim. To add to the frustration, even when your shot does hit your opponent, that doesnt mean the ball will break. No break, no paint splatter. No splatter, no elimination. This article will show you how to improve the number of breaks you get when are hitting the target you want.
Whether the paintball will break when it hits its target depends mostly on two things: the speed at which the paintball is going when it hits, and the hardness of the material it hits. Both as a safety measure and because performance decreases at higher speeds, paintballs should not leave the gun at speeds over 300 feet per second. The chrono speed is how fast the paintball is going right when it leaves the barrel. The farther the ball travels, the slower it goes. So one way to increase the number of breaks you have is to be as close to your target as possible.
Another way to increase breaks is to hit hard surfaces. This can be challenging in a game where people are covered with baggy clothes that paintballs just seem to bounce off. (Dressing Hint: Wear baggy clothes!) Still, there are plenty of hard surfaces for you to aim at, if you know what to look for:
* The head: Getting a head shot looks cool and because theres so much hard surface, theres a good chance that the paint will break. However, there are definite downsides to going for your opponents head. Theres also a good chance that the player will end up eating some paint or - worse yet-get hit in the neck, which is quite painful. If players dont change their lenses as often as they should (and few players do!), a hit to the lenses may cause them to break.
* Paintball Gear: Paintball guns, hoppers, and sometimes even harnesses and pods are great places to hit: they are hard surfaces, so balls are likely to break on them and they are exposed much more often than the rest of the player.
* Elbows, knees, and shoes: Not only are these surfaces harder than other body parts, but players have a bad (or good, depending on how you look at it!) habit of letting their elbows, knees, or feet stick out from behind their bunkers. Remember, the feet may be sticking out on the opposite side of where the player is shooting from.
These target areas may seem tricky at first, but with practice you will be able to reliably hit them - and reliably see that satisfying splatter. Just remember that what works against your opponents works against you too so play tight and keep as little of yourself visible as possible.