pros and warpfeeds

[magnum19]

I was just wondering why I dont see a lot of pros using warp feeds.In watching video of world cup,pan am, and millenium series all I see and hear is "check his hopper, check his hopper".You would think that pros would realize that a warp feed would eliminate those pesky hopper hits. As a front player, I wouldn't dream of playing without one!

[pbguy888]

Sponcerships restrictions...

[Cypres0099]

fear of being different...

[PsychoBaller]

I agree

I'm surprised more Pros have not gone down the Warp path......

Sponsership restrictions ? sounds fishy to me...dunno why Warps wouldnt be allowed....

[dcmander]

Re: pros and warpfeeds

Originally posted by magnum19
I was just wondering why I dont see a lot of pros using warp feeds.In watching video of world cup,pan am, and millenium series all I see and hear is "check his hopper, check his hopper".You would think that pros would realize that a warp feed would eliminate those pesky hopper hits. As a front player, I wouldn't dream of playing without one!

You're kidding me right? I couldn't dream of playing front WITH a warp feed. When you play front you HAVE to shoot out of both sides of the bunker. I find it a lot easier to switch shooting hands then to tilt the whole gun. And IMO you can't snapshoot as fast w/ your wrists turned over like that.

I guess it is just me..

[AGD]

Its like the Z-grip, hundreds of opinions why it doesn't work from people that don't use them. The fact that so many players are not willing to try new things is holding back inovation in the whole industry.

Most players think that the state of the art in paintball equipment is just fine where it is. They just want a new body every year.

AGD

[Dern]

I think Tom Kaye hit the bullseye... When you think about it, all everyone wants really is a new body to look at, a new color or new mill design, not so much as whats inside. Thats why we have the sluggo! yay for tk (rhymes)

[FooTemps]

People are afraid of the new tech most of the time... I mean, when n2 came out people rejected it and it was deemed impractical and dangerous.

[lopxtc]

Im not a pro player, but I have tried a warp feed three different times on three different markers (Timmy, EMag, Impulse) ... each time I played maybe three weekends and ended up selling it.

I didnt find it uncomfortable while sitting still and shooting, but I always had problems when sprinting at the start of a match. I would also be hitting myself in the upper leg/thigh area while running and it would cause me to slow down. I also found that it made me more hesitent to slide into low bunkers or snakes for fear of breaking it on the ground.

The warp is a nice tool and many players find it useful, but for my style of play I just didnt find it to be helpful.

Just my .02

Aaron

[Cypres0099]

I just have one thing to say....

Y-Grip for the Emag!!!!!!!

[Jonesie]

Originally posted by AGD
Its like the Z-grip, hundreds of opinions why it doesn't work from people that don't use them. The fact that so many players are not willing to try new things is holding back inovation in the whole industry.

Most players think that the state of the art in paintball equipment is just fine where it is. They just want a new body every year.

AGD

Tom you are VERY correct, and that is the stupidest thing I have ever heard! The industry needs to move beyond the asthetics (sp) and into the functional... This is a dark spot on the sport, IMHO. This is exactly why I don't care for basketball (the NBA more specifically). They (the players) seem to be more interested in their image than playing the game.

Excellent insight, Tom. Glad someone in the industry realizes what's going on.

[EDIT] I am a very happy Warp owner/user and would love to get a Z-Grip for my ReTro Mag... [/EDIT]

Later ~ Jonesie

[xadamx]

Re: I agree

if you were sponcered by worr, wdp, whoever, your gun that you use is advertisment, it takes business away from teh company of your sponcership if you have some other company's logo slapped on your gun

Originally posted by PsychoBaller

Sponsership restrictions ? sounds fishy to me...dunno why Warps wouldnt be allowed....

[Evil Bob]

Playing front with a warp is awesome, you can go right or left without taking the TIME to switch hands. As a front player, there are times where you don't have enough time to switch hands before some bunker monkey does you ugly. NOT HAVING TO switch your hands means lots of valuable time to prevent that bunker monkey from owning your sorry butt. I use that same strategy when I go on bunker runs, I see the guy shooting right, I go left knowing he's going to instinctively try to switch hands, he goes left I go right again WITHOUT HAVING TO SWITCH HANDS, it gives me an extra second or two to do them ugly. You'll appreciate this even more when the other guy knows you're coming and he's trying to guess which side you're hitting, you have the full option of going either side at anytime, they don't.

I've used a warp on the front line now for over a year, it's made one hell of a difference for me, no problems with my elbow or shoulder hanging out, and you have 100% vision so you don't miss anything. The beauty of it is it will even fire upside down for those really ugly bunkering situations in which you find yourself falling over your target and landing on your back. (I've done it twice in the past year, both times on slippery, muddy fields). Knowing that the warp will fire 10 rounds in any position (including completely upside down) is a big plus!

-Evil Bob

[Bad Dave]

Think about it like this, as a pro would you take on a bit of kit that moved you backwards in terms of playing ability? guys that have been playing for years are used to the balance of their gun etc. switching to warp will initially be detrimental to their performance. they can change air, barrels even gun and the balance is still very similar and can be setup in similar ways such that only minor adjustments are needed to get used to the new kit.

Now you might argue that in the long run it would benefit them but this would mean taking time out and getting used to it.

[Evil Bob]

I agree 100% Dave, it took me a good two weeks to get used to having the warp mounted. But now that I have it and it allows me to play better, I won't go back.

-Evil Bob