I suck with a pump.

[paintballfiend]

So I have been using my Phantom VSC with Telescope stock for a couple weeks and I have probably marked about 3 people while I am shot out every game. I know I am doing something terribly wrong with my technique. Can the pumpers on AO give me some tips on how to shot like a champ.
Thanks,
PBfiend

[behemoth]

So I have been using my Phantom VSC with Telescope stock for a couple weeks and I have probably marked about 3 people while I am shot out every game. I know I am doing something terribly wrong with my technique. Can the pumpers on AO give me some tips on how to shot like a champ.
Thanks,
PBfiend

aim.

[onedude36]

I am by no means a veteran, but i think i have been doing well lately.

Are you patient? this is something i struggle with. ill end up in the snake, and pop up at the first knuckle trying to get a kill. I could have crawled to the end and shot as many people as i wanted, but i showed my position too early.

I am still a backman at heart, shooting way to much paint that has no possibility of hitting somone or serving any purpose. This can slow me down, show my position(your element of suprise is your biggest asset).

I also try to be aggressive. id rather get shot attempting a move, than sitting arround till i get shot out.

Ive been playing pretty much soley(sp) pump for 3 months or so now, and im just finally getting my shots to go where i want them to go. I still cant touch our local pump-hero(60 or so year old man that can shoot the wings off of a butterfly)

i cant think of anything else right now.

[Shane-O-Mac]

Practice, practice. Just keep playing you'll get the hang of it. Alot of pump players become really good with their snapshooting. Take your time, and aim, dont rush your shot when possible. Your first shot is the most important, try and be patient, get the other team to forget about you, and get better angles on them, then take your shot.


Shane-O

[Big Boy]

Snap shooting, aiming, and moving fast are the only thing that will make you good with a pump.

[hs2000]

Play aggresive, you should be the farthest person up the feild, you're carring a third the weight so don't tell me you can't make it. The closer you are to your opponent, the easy it is to get them out with one ball.

You can also ways rock a 50 round hopper and a 3.5 oz tank till you get the hang of it.

What ever you do, DON'T GIVE UP! The harder the challenge, the more you'll improve.

[jenarelJAM]

I played my first day of pump today too, and wow it's hard. I got shot out the first game, got lucky on the second and shot two people before I ran out of paint, then the third game I ran out of air(stupid guy didn't know how to fill my tank...bled it instead), and the fourth game I got overeager off the break and tripped into a superman dive down an incline into a patch of boulders(this is woodsball...) which cut my hands up pretty bad. So I called myself out and went and patched myself up, ate lunch, and went back out for the 5th game, where I got shot out, 6th game, shot out, and 7th game, ran out of air again(the guy needs to learn how to give full co2 fills... really...). Packed up and came home.

Guess what? On any other day, I would have said it was horrible. I shot a total of two people out all day, fell and now I've got bandages all over my fingers(yes, it's hard to type), and I lost two games of play(the field only played 7 all day) because I ran out of air, through no fault of my own. And guess what? I had a blast!

[spaz66777]

Step one...practice with your phantom! A sight may help. Run a few cases of paint through it. Practice shooting while running...bunkering... and shooting some while they are running.

Step two...run to the fifty every game. The closer you are the better you can hit your target. Keep your eyes open, use your team they shoot a lot of paint to keep your targets down. Then they pop out and you shoot them.

[vivalamexico]

I had a phantom when I worked at my field and I loved playing with it. Your chances of getting out playing against the semi autos are obviously greater. You are playing accuracy by accuracy not accuracy by volume. However, once you practice enough with your marker, and it becomes an extension of you its more engaging than any other type of marker. Speedball, where you seem at the most disadvantage, is actually the most fun. Nothing like playing tape runner running top speed, diving, rolling, and plain old out-maneuvering your bulky opponents. Except if you run out of ammo then its a game of tag... still fun..

[d4m4don3]

Hey guys I got my *** kicked the 1st few months playing pump. But you gotta make up for the lack of firepower with movement. You have a smaller hopper and lighter gun. Try and move even if the backman in you says to try to long ball the guys. The closer you are the easier is to mark a person.

[PumpMag]

work with others

Don't forget to work with the guys on your side.

If they've got the firepower, have them cover you. That should get you in closer while they tuck in.

When your opponent pops out - snap shoot. Try not to miss. If you do, tuck in quick before you get showered with paint.

It helps when you and your teammates talk. Communication will keep you in the game.

[KingCocker]

Pumps definitely take time and patience to master and once mastered, you will notice an improvement 10 folds not only on your pump game, but also playing semi. What I recommend is taking some time snap shooting in your backyard with placed targets or at a paintball field. Everytime you snap out to shoot, tuck back in after and pop your head out to see if you infact hit the target. Likewise, markers used can also affect the way you play. If you are using a Rock and Cock stockclass you will notice that it may be much more difficult than playing with a pump such as an Autococker Sniper II which are known for accuracy and can allow you to take down opponents much faster with the amount of paint you have in a hopper vs. the 10rd tube horizontal feed. Hope this helps.

[Lenny]

COMMUNICTATION IS KEY! Sure you'll do good alone after some practice, but you'll play much better when communication is used.

Thank God the people I play with often are good field talkers. Josh, Joe, Snowball (the "Neck Guy")...

[Lenny]

Pumps definitely take time and patience to master and once mastered, you will notice an improvement 10 folds not only on your pump game, but also playing semi. What I recommend is taking some time snap shooting in your backyard with placed targets or at a paintball field. Everytime you snap out to shoot, tuck back in after and pop your head out to see if you infact hit the target. Likewise, markers used can also affect the way you play. If you are using a Rock and Cock stockclass you will notice that it may be much more difficult than playing with a pump such as an Autococker Sniper II which are known for accuracy and can allow you to take down opponents much faster with the amount of paint you have in a hopper vs. the 10rd tube horizontal feed. Hope this helps.

First, WELCOME TO AO!

Second, Snipers are no more accurate than any other gun. But you do have a point. I just got a Sheridan P68SC. Basically, it's a Sniper before the Sniper existed (just for those of you that don't know. And I WILL be posting pictures!). I usually play with some kind of Sheridan base just out of preference (more recently, my Trilogy pump). The modern guns allow aftermarket barrels to be used, thus increasing your ability to properly fit the paint to the barrel. My old Sheridan with the HUGE ID'd, non removable barrel can't. So, if the field is using uber small paint, and I plan on using the Sheridan, my accuracy will be poo!

Just some food for thought.

[PumpMag]

welcome to Automags.Org

Pumps definitely take time and patience to master and once mastered, you will notice an improvement 10 folds not only on your pump game, but also playing semi. What I recommend is taking some time snap shooting in your backyard with placed targets or at a paintball field. Everytime you snap out to shoot, tuck back in after and pop your head out to see if you infact hit the target. Likewise, markers used can also affect the way you play. If you are using a Rock and Cock stockclass you will notice that it may be much more difficult than playing with a pump such as an Autococker Sniper II which are known for accuracy and can allow you to take down opponents much faster with the amount of paint you have in a hopper vs. the 10rd tube horizontal feed. Hope this helps.

KingCocker - congrats on your first post.