Best Paintball Gear For The Back Player Position

In paintball, there are several different positions you can				players at the other end of the field; mostly longer
play on the field. The different positions do different				range shots. Considering this, a paintball gun with a
things during the game, however all rely on each other				lengthy barrel is often helpful. Many Back players use
for a win. Each position often has individual, separate				sniper paintball markers or at least have a barrel that is
strategies that contribute to the team's overall				16 or 18 inches long. Another reason this position often
performance and ability to score a victory. Overall, the				uses sniper guns is they often come equipped with a
positions on a paintball team include the Frontman,				scope, laser or some type of optics for more precise
Mid-players (or Floaters), Sniper and Backman. While				target acquisition. While the Backman may not
each position has different roles, they're paintball gear				necessarily need a long range rifle scope, a good low
will vary depending on what their position requires. This				powered, Red Dot scope works well and is easy to
article will focus on the Backman's role and what's the				use.
best paintball equipment for the job.				Another good accessory for the Backman player is
It shouldn't be a surprise to learn the Backman's				an electronic trigger. An electronic trigger on your
position is located in the 'back' of the field. While most				paintball gun will offer various firing options, including
of the other player's on his team move forward during				semi-automatic, 3 round burst and fully automatic.
a match, his job is to stay back and defend the other				These can make a huge difference when trying to
(more forward) members on the team. The Backman				keep an opponent held down long enough for your
also gets to hang back and protect/defend the team's				front players to make their moves. The three round
flag. The Backman's cover fire support can be crucial				burst option is also great to have to be able to still
to keep the opposition from moving forward; this also				provide a pretty good barrage of fire, however be a
helps keep them on the defense so your own				bit more thrifty with ammo in case you're running low.
teammates can continue to move forward safely and				In many cases, the Backman position is also very
more quickly. If you're a player who doesn't like to				helpful in a communication role on a team. Sometimes
move a lot during the game, the Backman position is				the Backman has a better vantage point and can
for you.				communicate with the front players about the positions
Because of the amount of cover fire that's required of				and movement of the enemy. He also instructs the
the Backman, he will use a lot of ammunition; typically,				mid-players when to take over the Frontman position
the Backman shoots more paintballs than anyone else				or where else to go on the field for cover or the next
on the field. This is why he should also carry the most.				move. If the field is small enough, the Backman can
Since this position doesn't have to move much, it's not				simply call out commands/instructions to the other
too inconvenient for him to be somewhat weighted				players. However on a larger field or in a scenario
down with paintballs. It's great idea for the Backman to				woodsball game, the Backman may do well to
wear a harness that will carry multiple pods of paintball				consider using a communication device that all the
ammo. The largest harnesses available will often hold				other players are also linked to. The Socom Throat
up to seven plastic pods (that hold 140 rounds of.68				Mic and radio system is an excellent choice for this.
caliber paintballs each). In a woodsball match, the				Choose the type of paintball gear based off of how
Backman may be able to carry even more pods by				you like to play for your position. As a Backman, if you
wearing a tactical vest. Tactical paintball vests and				don't like to move much and don't mind being weighted
harnesses are also a great way to carry extra air for				down a bit, carry lots of paintballs and air tanks. This
your paintball marker.				will allow you to play longer and even provide some
If the Backman fires the most paintballs, he will also				backup gear for your other team members. If you're
use the most air; which means he also must carry the				one who likes a faster paced game and like to move
most air. Some tactical vests can be equipped to				a lot, you can still enjoy the Backman position, however
carry several CO2 tanks depending on how you				you many not want to carry so much gear so you're
configure the pouches when you buy it. For a tactical				not as weighted down.
game, the T68 Gen6 tactical paintball marker is an				In summary, the Backman position is best off with a
excellent choice because it has the patented 'Flexi-air				paintball gun that has a fairly lengthy barrel (16-18+
system'. This is an internal air system that allows the				inches) or even a sniper paintball marker for longer
gun to operate from an air tank that fits inside the				range, accurate shooting. He may also want it
buttstock. When this tank runs out, you can quickly				equipped with an electronic trigger and a low range
attach your marker to another tank with a remote line				scope of some sort (like a Red Dot scope or sight).
and a 90 degreee one way valve adaptor. This type				He should also consider using a tactical vest and/or
of set-up will often allow for hours of play depending				harness system to carry multiple pods of ammo as he
on how many tanks you can carry.				will do the most shooting on the field. Finally, consider
Because the Backman stays in generally the same				carrying several air tanks to back up the amount of
area throughout the game, he will be shooting at				paintballs you will need to blast.