Honest self-rating of your speedball skills

[Aegis]

I have not seen this posted before, so here goes: How do you rate yourself as a speedball player?

Do you show your stuff and have people beg you to join their team? Do you find a bunker and hide? Do you find yourself telling other walk-on players what to do so your side can win? Do you hesitate to play against a team, or figure you might learn something?

[hitech]

I voted hold my own... as that's where I feel I am. I've not played but a few days of speedball, so I'm not very experenced. However, my first time playing speedball I played with the advanced group at Santa Clara Fairgrounds and did okay. I even got complemented on a couple of moves.

[quik]

I can hold my own usually, but need to improve in so many areas. I usually always end up getting it in the face, OH YEAH BABY.

[Automaggin2]

I sometimes play walk on tourney players and hold my own. When i play rec ball hyperball and speedball there seems to be alot of bunkering going on.

[laxster08]

i voted as an impact on walk on rec b.c i usually tool when we play rec ball..even just with classic mag...i'm gonna dump about 400 bucks into my mag and hopefully be on a tourny team b/c i'm pretty confidence i cna be good

[GT]

depends on my team.

I am not a very good key player, and few people truly are in rec situations. IF there are a few guys I am confident with I do alot better.

I am alright..

[magking1971]

Well because I can't vote on this board I will say I suck, but others say I am pretty good.
I really don't care as long as I am having fun doing it.

[bryceeden]

By my self I am one of the worst speedballers ever, but with a good back man(giving me info) I am usually good for 3-4 eliminations per game in 7 man(rookie)

[member#10,261]

when I get the chance to play its usualy with a group with lesser skill than me

thus I can not improve

I can hold my own...but if you throw me in with a team that practices once a week...you would see that I lag in comparison

[845]

I said i am a rookie/novice.... because I have been playing tournies for 2 years now and speedball is the only thing i play.

[bratch]

I consider myself somewhat advanced but a wee bit behind in some aspects. I have been playing forever so I have a pretty good concept on staying tight, fields etc. However I have just started playing again for the first time in 18 months so my shot is a wee bit off. Plus never getting truley adjusted to one gun has hurt some.

I have played with and against some pretty good players. Just played a tourny with a guy off of the team that won one of the ametuer divisions at 99 Cup. I haved played against/with many of the BE All Stars current and past. And against some of the people from the Texas Storm and Havok teams. While never breaking games open against these guys I have done decent and didn't make a fool of myself.

[abarnhar]

Tourneys creep me out for some reason. I play a lot more relaxed when I'm just doing some rec. I can hold my own, but it ain't pretty.

[Wes Janson]

I've never really gone up against truly serious opposition, but I can usually make quite an impact in walkon play at the local field. In a close range shootout, I'm not likely to win because my ROF isn't very high and that isn't what I do best. My strength comes from my signature: doing crazy-assed things like running up the side and flanking. In one walkon woodsball game I nailed five people within 3-4 minutes-every single one in the dead center of their back. My absolute worst fear is getting into a position where I'm taking very heavy fire, have no breaks in the fire to shoot back, and am at close range. I can only recall one or two times that ever went well for me, and I try to avoid those situations..

[Python14]

I generally hang out with tourney players, and when we play, I can definitely take care of myself.

And I'll be honest, and try not to sound arrogant, but I'm good when I need to be. If I feel the situation requires certain action, I will act on it and 9 times out of 10 I'm right and it works.

I can also control groups of recballers. If we are playing someone that I know and I need players either to distract them or two keep them tight, all I have to do is say "Do it" and it happens...ya know?

But for the most part, I can hold my own just fine in most situations. I just keep my cool and realize it's a game.

[Aegis]

Excellent replies - Sounds like honest evals. For myself, I feel very comfortable walking out against any group other than a pre-formed team. By that I mean I am not intimidated, and ready to give and get. Might not win, but who knows. If I am playing with a group of guys that have a few games under our belt, and know each other's style (Like the Mighty AO NORCAL regulars) I feel pretty good - unless we are up against a group that plays regularly as a teamnsome form of competition. Then we have a long row to hoe.

The funny thing I notice is that if you took one guy off of 5 different rookie/novice teams and fielded them without any prior playing time together, they would be diminished quite a bit from their normal level of play. Their individual skills will still stand out, but you don't see a team coming at you. That is why I don't let the fact that they LOOK like a pro bother me too much. I am much more worried about groups that play together and do it well.