tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post3021031749324574476..comments2024-01-19T00:21:36.058-05:00Comments on View from the Deadbox: Tipping PointBaca Locohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13014510414015288907noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-3745103213328725442010-06-21T04:32:17.883-04:002010-06-21T04:32:17.883-04:00We have used "3 ball" format in drill ga...We have used "3 ball" format in drill games.<br /><br />Format rule: you are aloud to shoot max 3 balls per side of the bunker, then you have change side and shoot min 1 max 3 balls on that side before turning back to other side. Same rule applies in movement between bunkers.<br /><br />Goal: encourage to change sides of your bunker, and by doing so get more view/understanding for the game situation + communication with your team<br />And naturally this opens the field for a lot of movement.<br />And even trains ones accuracy.<br /><br />This works for us and naturally everybody have to understand this is only a drill not a actual playing tactic. But while doing this drill you find out how possible restrictions to rof or paint usage might affect the game.<br /><br />Juice<br />team Urho<br />FinlandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-57760921775573758722010-06-18T16:11:20.643-04:002010-06-18T16:11:20.643-04:00Baca,
You have seen people play pump on airball f...Baca,<br /><br />You have seen people play pump on airball fields before, haven't you? Like, real pump teams who practice pump and play pump frequently?<br /><br />It's just speedball with more movement.raehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14311405248370629057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-33713645554823036072010-06-18T15:20:20.553-04:002010-06-18T15:20:20.553-04:00I was unclear or else left out too many details. I...I was unclear or else left out too many details. It was a speedball field made up almost exclusively of plywood Xs. Without playing over the top there is no cross field visibility and as is common at most rec type fields no real consideration was given to the placement of the bunkers. Figure a field about Xball sized with 35 or so Xs on it.<br />Further the point nor the particular game require diagnosis--from the perspective of the post's point the issue was the unbalanced interplay of ROF, size of field, speed of the players, visibility and so on.Baca Locohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13014510414015288907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-19451012161258787552010-06-18T12:12:52.708-04:002010-06-18T12:12:52.708-04:00So you gave up after two games? I don't that m...So you gave up after two games? I don't that makes a strong case, especially if you are using crappy old rental guns (Tracers or whatever) with barrels that have never been cleaned and that probably can't hit a target from 50 feet away.<br /><br />Set everyone up with some good WGP Snipers with high-quality barrels or late-model CCM guns that are as accurate as any other gun out there. If your players still can't hit someone on the run from 75+feet, they really *do* need to work on their accurate shooting. <br /><br />Regarding your other game format discussion, it seems that when it comes down to it, paintball is really just about shooting the other guy and not getting shot. That's what we fans want to see. The strongest argument I've seen for the race-2 format is that it's a competitive version of how recball is played: two groups load up on paint and air and play back-to-back games. The team with less paint on their face at the end of the day is the better team.<br /><br />Ultimately, the format is so much frou-frou. What I want to see, as a fan, is a Damage snake player pull some sick move diving into the 50 and then shooting five of Canadia's best in the back. MWAG is not going to produce slow-mo videos of K-Fed pushing a button, set to avante-garde punk music. If you want to add other stuff in, like hanging a flag, ringing a bell, score/time limits ... whatever. As far as TV is concerned, paintball is never going to be more than a curiosity that shows on ESPN2 occasionally, in between timbersports and competitive eating.<br /><br />BTW, I agree with your review of the college champs from a couple posts ago. We need to hear more on the on-field chatter and gunfire, a la Rich Telford in H4AD. I learned more about communication in paintball, and how to watch a game correctly, from those scenes than from any other paintball videos out there.sdawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323770608334563797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3804718502406028481.post-521874101063568962010-06-18T11:59:40.694-04:002010-06-18T11:59:40.694-04:00Baca, I'm sure I've got it wrong (I know y...Baca, I'm sure I've got it wrong (I know you'll point it out to me), but your agrument in the pump example is that lower ROF made movement a tactical availability, and once you discovered that, it was determined that was not going to work?<br /><br />Sounds like you gave it a two game chance using crappy pumps that the guys weren't accustomed to and probably couldn't hit anything with. I could see how you would abandon this idea rather quickly if your objective was to create some paint savings while still practicing for your regular style of play.<br /><br />But I think the talk in the new format section had more to do about new formats. New formats would be just that, not necessarilly slight variations of current formats.<br /><br />The PSP nor the NPPL are not going to throw their product out the door and pick up hopperball or any other drastic paint limitation format. We all know that and those playing those formats need not worry that their beloved game will be tossed.<br /><br />If/when a new format recieves big picture attention, it will come from a new source and it will rise up, if and only if, it is popular with the players (not necessarilly the players playing current formats). It will be economically driven, as almost all change is.Reiner Schaferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11735297279972068471noreply@blogger.com