Respect for woods?

[dragun_30]

I have respect for woods players, i grew up playin speedball and occasionally still think woodsball is fun. woodsball isn't bad when your low on paint or just need a little brake from tourneys and stuff.

[Albinonewt]

I'll tell ya, my big turn off to non-scenario woods ball these days is most renters play woodsball, which means i stand a very good chance of ruining somebody's day their first time playing paintball. And that just doesn't sit right with me.

I'll play it, but given the choice I'd prefer not to.

[Mojojojo]

personally, i prefer woodsball over speedball.............
i think it takes some skill, to say the least.... to place shots into dense shrubbery and land shots, where as, shooting as fast as you can, at someone to try and score a hit.....i just don't see it.....don't get me wrong, i'll paly speedball all day, but i'm a woodsballer at heart....

long live the woods

[1stdeadeye]

personally, i prefer woodsball over speedball.............
i think it takes some skill, to say the least.... to place shots into dense shrubbery and land shots, where as, shooting as fast as you can, at someone to try and score a hit.....i just don't see it.....don't get me wrong, i'll paly speedball all day, but i'm a woodsballer at heart....

long live the woods

Let me tell you a secret I learned in woodsball. If you can shoot fast enough, you can use some of your balls to push shrubbery aside and allow one or two balls from a string to make it through and potentially hit your target. So a fast trigger finger is a definite asset in the woods as is the ability to snap shoot!

[Albinonewt]

I see another thread has been deleted...

[1stdeadeye]

I see another thread has been deleted...

You would be correct.

Take my poll!

[bokraham]

would people please stop doing the whole woods/speed ball debate. You play what is fun. In my opinion I like speedball more because I know where everybody is. But so what, that makes it more fun for me, maybe you too. I honestly don't care!!!

[WetPaint]

Hi guys. I dunno if this has been posted before but I was just wodering: I know that the majority of experienced paintballers are tourney or speedballers (correct me if I'm wrong please), and I have noticed that at places such as PBN, woodsballers are made fun of and dismissed as idiots, and so I was wondering what you guys think of them. I was just curious about this because I recently decided that instead of spending tons of money on fields and speedball gear and guns, I would just rather play in my friends woods and homeade speedball field (same woods I started out in). Peace!

I play woodsball onl at a commercial field (Arkenstone). Unfortunately, most of the natural cover is gone, so the fields aren't much more than speedball fields. At least they have shade and are cooler in the summer.

Speedball games are just too short to be enjoyable to me. I'd much rather spend 10-30 minutes in a game.

One field type that might be intersting is a random array of dirt mounds, about 6 feet around and whatever width is available. They'd all be firmly planted with grass or other vegitation to stabilize them, and enough mature trees to cover everything.

I suppose this could be done by gradually building up dirt around the bases of trees until they sprout roots into it. Still, it would take years. Add some heavy brush and thickets for varity.

In my opinion, speed/airball has become more popular because operators can set up a "field" on any handy half-acre lawn. Nice sections of woods are becoming increasing rare in the face of population growth and developer's bulldozers.

[teufelhunden]

woodsballers are respected just fine.

snipers, campers, leet commandos, and those who deck their tippmanns in BT-16 gear are not respected, as they don't qualify as ballers.

[ryanshep]

sometimes when im just tired of all the tourny ppl ill whip out the ole phantom and go play some rec, i respect both and agree that there is a time for serious tourny ball and a time to just go out and mess around with ur friends...

[Pyrate Jim]

In my opinion, speed/airball has become more popular because operators can set up a "field" on any handy half-acre lawn. Nice sections of woods are becoming increasing rare in the face of population growth and developer's bulldozers.

I'd agree with that. It's a matter of economics.
Paintball has become popular, and that opens a market for fields. However, starting a business is hard enough and expensive enough that entrepeneurs can't afford to purchase large parcels of land with all the taxes involved.
So they end up with smaller properties that are more suitable for speedball.

Since the majority of new fields are by nessessity smaller, the majority of newer players have little choice about the type of game they play. Especially the youngsters who rely on parents for transportation and funds to play.

Me? I prefer woods, and I'll travel 500 miles for a good weekend scenario. But I like to play locally(especially with rising gas prices!) so I play speedball and the occasional tourney with the home-town kids.

When I hear people putting down woodsball or pump play, I just smile and nod.

[Beemer]

Wow

I'll tell ya, my big turn off to non-scenario woods ball these days is most renters play woodsball, which means i stand a very good chance of ruining somebody's day their first time playing paintball. And that just doesn't sit right with me.

I'll play it, but given the choice I'd prefer not to.

Thats sad. If youre as good as you think you are you should be able to adjust or control your intensity.[not easy] I go out with just a hopper and try and spread the love. Promote the game so they might come back. Student, Player, Teacher.....................

[Albinonewt]

Thats sad. If youre as good as you think you are you should be able to adjust or control your intensity.[not easy] I go out with just a hopper and try and spread the love. Promote the game so they might come back. Student, Player, Teacher.....................

Why should I?

No really, why should I?

I pay to play like everyone else. I paid for my gear. I've played a long time, I'm pretty decent on the field, I unbalance the sides if everyone else is a renter. That being said, do hold back in rec ball and try not to unbalance things to much? Sure. But is that as much fun as playing tounrey or scenario ball where I can kick it up to whatever level i want? No it isn't. Which is why I prefer to play one of the two competitive forms of paintball and not as much recreational ball. What's sad about that? That when I pay for admission, paint, and air I'd prefer my money be spent on a competitive day rather then walking behind a bunch of rentals and not really participating? Doesn't sound so sad.

Plus even if I play relaxed and don't really push hard unless I intentionally don't shoot at anyone someone is eventually going to get hit out and could possibly get upset that they got beat by my equipment and it isn't fair. And I just prefer to avoid having the headache, or inflicting it.

[ghideon]

Why should I?

No really, why should I?

Cause it's good for the sport? Cause it might mean someone coming back again with friends, or someone leaving for ever and bad mouthing the sport for a loing time?

Do what I do, play with a pump, or play with a mechnical gun. Espcially against rentals. It's more fun (the pump is even more fun).

[teufelhunden]

Scaling down the level of play is hardly good for the sport. Does it make little kids feel good cuz they didn't get up? Yes. Does it become ingrained into regulars who always play at that level and therefore get bored with paintball? Yes. Do those players leave the sport? Not always, but enough.