One of the best pieces of advice I've heard which applies to all paintball, but should be used very much in tournies, is reload when you can, not when you have to. If you are doing nothing and your hopper is half full, top it off and throw the rest of that paint away, it is only 60 balls, you are shooting 2000 in a day, dont worry about it. Before you got and make that crazy move where you will be in a tight spot, you need to have a full hopper, dont want to know a guy is coming to bunker you and you only got 10 balls left.
Guns up 100% of the time. Don't stop shooting if possible, reload while shooting. They can't do anything if you are shooting.
Play the team not the field. If the field is setup for very aggressive play, and you are playing an aggressive team, play defense. They are going to take lots of ground on the break, add 1 or 2 more laners and screw them over. When the game is 5 on 3 after the break, you got a great advantage.
Just because it is 5 on 2, don't make stupid moves. Don't try to pull a huge run through to look good. If you are just playing standard time limit games and still got 5-6 minutes left, no need to end the game sooner then needed. Work the field, shoot A LOT more then those 2 guys left do. Eventually you will overwhelm them with movements and paint, then make a move.
Run and shoot. Just because you are running doesn't mean you shouldn't be shooting.
Make sure your gun works, or have multiple backups, guns know when its a tourney day and love to break. Test your gun the night before to make sure it works good.
Fill your tanks at the beginning of the day, air lines can get long.
Remember, it is still paintball and if you aren't having fun stop playing tourney ball, it isn't for you.
Quick walking the field tips. Never talk loud or point to bunkers if possible. We have definitely picked up on teams from watching them walk the field. Look at every bunker on the field, even if its not a breakout bunker. You never know when you'll need to play it. It is hard when you are at a bunker you've never been to, and you have no idea what angles you'll see when you look out.
If you are in a bad situation, i.e. 1 on 2-5, these situations may seem impossible but they really aren't. I've won 2 1 on 3's at tournies. First off, relax, it is just paintball. Make sure you are shooting a lot. Shoot both sides of your bunker, don't focus on one side longer then the other. If you know someone is going to bunker you, DON'T run out and shoot them. Snap them out on the run. Getting tunnel vision in a 1 on 2-5 is the worst thing possible, focus on the front players, not the back guys, even if you are up front, they are the biggest threat. Keep snap shooting, no long lanes. Wait for them to make bad moves.
My biggest piece of advice. Wait for them to make mistakes and do stupid moves. The second tourney I played in we definitely weren't the best team there but we just played defensive and let them do stupid moves and come at us.
Guns up 100% of the time. Don't stop shooting if possible, reload while shooting. They can't do anything if you are shooting.
Play the team not the field. If the field is setup for very aggressive play, and you are playing an aggressive team, play defense. They are going to take lots of ground on the break, add 1 or 2 more laners and screw them over. When the game is 5 on 3 after the break, you got a great advantage.
Just because it is 5 on 2, don't make stupid moves. Don't try to pull a huge run through to look good. If you are just playing standard time limit games and still got 5-6 minutes left, no need to end the game sooner then needed. Work the field, shoot A LOT more then those 2 guys left do. Eventually you will overwhelm them with movements and paint, then make a move.
Run and shoot. Just because you are running doesn't mean you shouldn't be shooting.
Make sure your gun works, or have multiple backups, guns know when its a tourney day and love to break. Test your gun the night before to make sure it works good.
Fill your tanks at the beginning of the day, air lines can get long.
Remember, it is still paintball and if you aren't having fun stop playing tourney ball, it isn't for you.
Quick walking the field tips. Never talk loud or point to bunkers if possible. We have definitely picked up on teams from watching them walk the field. Look at every bunker on the field, even if its not a breakout bunker. You never know when you'll need to play it. It is hard when you are at a bunker you've never been to, and you have no idea what angles you'll see when you look out.
If you are in a bad situation, i.e. 1 on 2-5, these situations may seem impossible but they really aren't. I've won 2 1 on 3's at tournies. First off, relax, it is just paintball. Make sure you are shooting a lot. Shoot both sides of your bunker, don't focus on one side longer then the other. If you know someone is going to bunker you, DON'T run out and shoot them. Snap them out on the run. Getting tunnel vision in a 1 on 2-5 is the worst thing possible, focus on the front players, not the back guys, even if you are up front, they are the biggest threat. Keep snap shooting, no long lanes. Wait for them to make bad moves.
My biggest piece of advice. Wait for them to make mistakes and do stupid moves. The second tourney I played in we definitely weren't the best team there but we just played defensive and let them do stupid moves and come at us.
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