Airsoft Action 05 - Jan 2012 | Page 73

SPY GAMES Danny P dusted off his best suit and Sean Connery accent and headed off to check out Buckinghamshire-based company Spy Games S py Games is an events company based in the Buckinghamshire countryside, near Milton Keynes. Spy Games offers many different types of events, ranging from half-day experiences (for the likes of Stag and Hen dos), through to full-blown, international, themed spy events. It even offers a Spy Academy for kids! I had been invited to participate in one of its weekend experience events and, having arrived at its bespoke training facility, was directed to sign in along with the other participants. Once done we were split into three groups, assigned a different colour and sent off to different areas of the facility to be instructed in different skills. The first area I went to was the pistol draw, where we were all issued a leg holster and training pistol. First an instructor demonstrated the skills needed EVENT REPORT to be able to draw a pistol from a holster in a quick, fluid movement, while still being able to hit the target. We were then put through our paces to see how good we were, with some interesting results – one person even managed the throw their pistol across the field! As the instructor informed us, although this was funny, in a real situation this would be very dangerous. Practice makes perfect and after a little bit of time, people started to get the hang of this skill. After the pistol draw my group moved over to the laser combat arena where we were given a helmet and laser combat rifle and split into two teams. The basic idea of this is to have some fun – the mission www.airsoftactionmagazine.com 073