Paintball Magazine June 2018 | Page 147

2: Don’t Trust Your Teammates Right up there with assuming, this one seems both nasty and unconventional in a team oriented activity. You must be pragmatic. Use your teammates, but don’t rely on them. Let’s imagine you are in an up position. You’re close to the action with a teammate in a nearby bunker. They won’t permanently be there to support you. They may move! They may be shot out. If they get shot out, your position on the field just became significantly easier to attack and take out. Good teammates may come through for you in battle, but if you count on them not to fail you are making a mistake. Play as if you are the last man standing. Play with that conservative mindset to make it through and finish every game. 3: Don’t Overextend Your Lines Many new players love to run up-field and get that great bunker, and you should! Sometimes that bunker is so far ahead of the rest of your team that the other team takes position around you and takes you out. Playing a point man is great. Showing the world you can brawl is bragging rights. Just be sure to play as smart as you play aggressive and you’ll be one of the best. You will certainly be respected. 4: Don’t Go Prone: Prone? It means don’t lay down to shoot! Staying on your feet means the moment things get tough, you can run! Try running to better cover while laying down! Even worse is when you get a small window of time to move up to a better bunker and you have to take time to get up and run. There are times and instances to get down low, but while just learning the game, do yourself a huge benefit. Don’t go prone in woodsball. www.paintball.media 0147