first tourney...need advice and drills

**pntbawlrmz** · 03-19-2002, 09:26 PM

i think you just need to stick with the basics, codes are nice, but if your not used to use them, its goin to cause you to hesitate because your thinking about what it means. its a 3 man so its goin to be pretty fast. about bunkering moves, that goes with practice and lots of play, when you do that, you just feel when to move.

**SoupRman** · 03-19-2002, 09:27 PM

if you fill up before each game you won't run out of air unless your shooting 1000+ shots with a 20 oz i think. but for 3 man basic calls are:

think of as a bird. Eagle being the front man, wings being the back players. so if the enemy team sent a guy to the 50 center, youw ould say, eagle center 50. and say you have one guy to the left 35 and one at the right back stand up. you would say wing left 35 crackpipe or whatever bunker and eagle right standup. try to make your call signs short and understandable.

a typical set up is 2 back one on left and one on right stand ups. and usually 1 front thats the flag runner. on the break out have the front man try to get the first flag pull tell him to run low and fast and slide in as soon as possible. the back people need to concentrate on shooting the lanes because if you get an elmination from the begining you'll already have the upper hand. also don't cuss, shoot hot, and watch the tape so you dont get out.

**theraidenproject** · 03-19-2002, 09:29 PM

well, i was told that code words/phrases generally fall apart and dont work, but i've never tried them. i've asked this question here before myself, and what i remember is: a.)communication is key
b.)try to have fun above all
c.)walk the fields beforehand
just search "first tourny" and you'll find a lot of good advice. Sorry I couldnt help much, but I have a tourny coming up in a month, and am wondering the same thing. Good luck to ya.

*edit* - the two above were typing at the same time...

**ArthurDent** · 03-19-2002, 10:56 PM

where the the 3 man you are entering?

**JanStah** · 03-20-2002, 04:58 AM

Calls

If you really want to make calls, the most important ones to do are your player count calls.

The best method I've seen of doing this is the double-figure count. With this method, every time you eliminate or lose a player, you call out a 2-digit number...

So for example if you've lost only 2 players when they've lost 5, you'd shout 'Fifty Two!'...

There are loads of variations of this rule, but they all seem to work pretty well. I'd reccommend trying it.

Jan.

**Scooter/Cootie** · 03-20-2002, 07:44 AM

Check out these threads.

http://www.automags.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27937

Any tips for a 3 man tourny?!!?!!?!!?!!?!! - Automags.Org Online Forums

http://www.automags.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=28834&highlight=3man

Paintball Talk is the main forum for Automags.org. Here is where we talk about the sport of paintball in general and make announcements relating to the forum and website.

You might also want to try a search on 3-man tourny's. There's been a few other posts out there as well.

**FatMan** · 03-20-2002, 07:51 AM

Basic Drills

Basic shooting drills all tourney players should do.

1) Long-balling. Set up targets at different ranges. Work on hitting them with as few shots as possible. You need to get used to how to adjust your aim for distance.

2) Point-shooting. Set up behind a bunker and practice popping out and firing a string of 3 balls and popping back in. You should have your marker shouldered and pointed at the target BEFORE you come out. Should be a fluid motion in and out. Should expose as little of yourself as possible. Have team mates watch and critique. Work the SIDES of your bunkers.

3) Target shooting. Make a target. An 18" stick with a 10" round target works great. Have a team mate get behind a bunker with the target and stick it out at random places. Try to hit it as quickly as possible. Do this at different ranges. Do this both left-handed and right-handed.

4) Bunkering. Set up two bunkers. Behind one set up a target (torso sized). Starting from the other bunker, run up and "bunker" the target. Its harder than you think the shoot on the run like that. Practice the "over the top" move where you move into the bunker as you take the target out and the "around the side" move where you run past the target as you shoot and take the next bunker.

Most likely these will be the most beneficial if you don't have much time. The next drill is intended for building team work.

5) Two-on-one. This is an important drill. Two players try to eliminate a single opponent as fast as possible. First you have to find him, then work on getting a wide angle on him. Each aggressor yells "on me, on me" when the defender is shooting at him - the other aggressor should be moving during that time. Two players should be able to eliminate a single very quickly once they know where he is. The defender works on trying to divide his fire between two aggressors and moving to a defensible position.

Work on these. They will do more for your game than most anything else.

As for codes - the most important codes are how many players are still in the game on each team (someone has already mentioned this - though I prefer to count LIVE players than ELIMINTED ones) and codes for positions on the field. Telling your team mates where the opponents are is more important than anything. When you get to the field work on a set of names that identify the bunkers.
Beyond that, the next most important code is "shoot at this bunker." Most of the rest is probably not worth worrying about, especially in your first tourney.

My advice for a first tourney is keep it simple, play your bunkers tight, let your opponents make mistakes you can capitalize on. Fancy codes and fancy moves will probably not work until you guys get used to playing together.

Play safe and have fun,

FatMan

**KOP_jedi_master** · 03-20-2002, 10:59 AM

thanks for all the advice....the tourney is in maypearl texas..........not in maypearl but around it........i am not quite sure if we are actually gogin to use code......maybe some easy code.....not sure.......

need mroe drills.....thanks for teh one who posted all the drills....and thank you all who even posted...

Derek

**DarkOre** · 03-20-2002, 11:18 AM

Is it the tourney thats in Forney?

**Cliffio** · 03-20-2002, 11:25 AM

cant stress this enough, SHOOT THE LANES!!
taht way they run into your paint and your not trying to lead anyone
the its 2 on 3 from then on

shooting lanes helps more than i can even say

do it and youll realize how important it is, look for the most obvious lanes that they will run throught and off the break just shoot non-stop into that lane, he will run right into it, its harder for 3 man, but on 5 man it works well

**KOP_jedi_master** · 03-20-2002, 07:59 PM

i beleive the tournement is in cedar hill.....thats where the field is...the site is www.outlawpaintball.com

thanks for the reply.......tell me more about shooting the lanes......is a lane just where that person is going to run........or are there special areas on the arena....and should i and my bro(front men) go ahead and shoot the lanes at the start or run to a front bunker....or should we have one front one middle and one back.......i think we might try different formations on the field...im always a front though....

Derek

**boss_automager** · 03-20-2002, 08:04 PM

Just wanted to say nice setup!Might want to get nitrogen on that mag though.

**ITZMHECK** · 03-20-2002, 08:23 PM

BE AGGRESSIVE!
I can't stress that enough, don't be over confident but you need to take chances to get the different angles.

**KOP_jedi_master** · 03-20-2002, 08:59 PM

thanks for the comment on the gun....i dont like the looks yet but its gonna be sweet.....heres what im getting soon

pb universal df(blue)
macro kit
benchmark double trigger frame w/ trigger(blue frame)
48 ci nitro tank
a blue revvy(maybe)
blue elbow
32 degrees grips(blue)* only cause i cant find dye blue*
benchmark fore grip(blue)
and im looking for a blue site rail to get something on the body
i think im goign to go blue as a theme color....thats what my setup will be hopefully by the end of the summer(hey im 14 i got no job and there is an expensive tourney coming up if you havent noticed)

well i still need more info on the shooting in the lanes thing.........any one can help id apreciate it...and i think we are going to be as aggresive as can be :P we are getting better in our practices/.....i think the tourney is in 3 weeks....ill let you all know how it goes...cause you helped me so much! :P

derek

first tourney...need advice and drills

first tourney...need advice and drills

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