| In the United States of America, the game of paintball | | | | player is holding the gun with his left hand, the right foot |
| is now prevailing as one of the fourth unconventional | | | | should be in lead position. |
| sports. The U.S. statistic reports show there are about | | | | 2. Each player should know how to do a trick shot. |
| 12 million players of paintball throughout the world. It | | | | Each paintball players should be aware of how to |
| also shows that there are 104 different countries | | | | understand the psychological aspects of the paintball |
| taking part in the competitions of paintball. By looking at | | | | game. In other words, each paintball player should be |
| these statistics, it is evident that there are a lot of | | | | aware of how he or she should act appropriately |
| people who want to play this sport. | | | | depending on the different actions of the other players. |
| Even though the statistics are high, this does not prove | | | | By firing some trick shots into areas where players |
| the game is easy to play. Many experienced paintball | | | | are hiding, a ploy can be created and this also |
| players will tell you how many failures, hardships and | | | | instigates the other players to respond if they are in |
| defeats they have experienced until they were able to | | | | that area. |
| fully master the game of paintball. | | | | 3. Each player should master the technique of running, |
| Most experts will tell you that in order to master this | | | | shooting and then running again, in order to be the best |
| game, as with any other sport, the player must have | | | | and to win. |
| skills to be a successful player. The player's skills are | | | | One main problems of many paintball players is the |
| the basic building blocks and main tools each player | | | | fact that they hide for long periods of time. They do |
| needs in order to succeed. When the skills are finally | | | | this because they think if they hide long enough, they |
| mastered, the game win should be quite simple. | | | | will not be visible to the other players. The main point |
| Here are the three main skills each paintball player | | | | about this is that no player can win if he doesn't |
| needs: | | | | attempt to eliminate opposing team players. This is the |
| 1. Each paintball player should have a basic stance. | | | | object of the game. Hiding is not the way to win. |
| Many paintball players lack the proper stance and they | | | | When players master the above mentioned skills, they |
| end up facing the bunker each time they are standing | | | | will have an advanced edge over most of the other |
| next to it. This stance is quite difficult because it gives | | | | players. Practice makes perfect and mistakes will |
| the particular player an offbeat response and winds up | | | | happen. Each player can get better each time he |
| being quite time consuming. | | | | learns from his own mistakes. Each game will allow |
| One of the better ways to stand behind a bunker is | | | | each player to become stronger opponents. |
| with the opposite foot to stand behind gun. If any | | | | |