Bunch a slack jawed sissies...

[peewee]

I generally say sorry if I hit someone more than 3 breaks just to maitain friendly feelings.

[onedude36]

Chicks dig welts, the more the merrier.

not when you have hickies on your neck. or bruises on your jaw.

[coyote]

We have probably all "overshot" another player at one time or another. For all kinds of reasons. Sometimes because adrenalin won out over trigger discipline, sometimes to "get even" with a wiper, poorsport, or a guy that bonus balled you.

I used to fight competitively (I have been involved in martial arts for over 20 years now, armed and unarmed). A punch, kick, or chokehold makes a paintball look very mild. But there is a solid culture of respect in sportfighting that doesn't exist in paintball. Every competiton starts with a bow, a handshake, a salute, always some show of respect.

Paintball doesn't have something like that as a part of its etiquette. Too bad, we need it. This is a combat sport.

Since the display of sportsmanship is lacking, go out of your way to make that connection yourself. If you lit someone up, apologize. it isn't hard to say "Sorry man, I got you more than I meant to." It gives the guy you shot the opportunity to think of you as more than an overshooting jerk.

About a month ago there was a fellow I was just owning. We always ended up on oppsite sides of the field and I sent him to the deadbox 4 times in 6 games. Well he finnaly got a good look at me and lit me up. After I left the field I counted 12 distinct hits on my body and gear. the ref got to the player before I did and gave him a earful. By that time I had a few minutes to calm down. He apologized. I accepted. I kidded him about the fact that he was trying to make up for the first 6 game all at once. He laughed and told me "yeah, Imade sure I didn't miss you that time". Right there we both felt better about situation.