Lessons with Ollie Lang?

[paintballfiend]

no way, you cocked your spyder? I don't know how to do that! hey can you teach me how to open my hopper lid? and mabe while your at it, teach me how to pull the trigger? geeze Paintball is so confusing.

Sure man, no problem. I will PM you instructions.

[bryceeden]

I'm planning on going to this to take pictures for Hollywood Sports. I've talked to Ollie a few times and he seems like a pretty chill guy. I've also video taped him playing right next to me and he's good, but like others have said he isn't the best. He's just like the Tony Hawk of the sport. There are better players out there, but non get as much press as him. He knows how to market himself and that in itself is a skill.

He(Ollie) actually said in an interview in PGI afew months ago that Alex Fraige is the best player in the world. Ollie seems pretty cool, and he definatly knows his stuff. But I don't know $200 is alot and you'd probably learn almost as much by spending $20 on the Dynasty Dysected video(which is actually well worth the money)

I was holding off on a similar post myself, in response to the "he's not the best" replies. No, he may not be THE best player out there, or even the best player in any given game, or on the tournament field today. I tend to think he's the best package player on the field today. He's a leader, a marketable face and name, a game breaker, and a solid all-around player. Can Player X do run-throughs better? Sure. Is So-And-So a better coach, or on-field captain? Probably. Is anyone more marketable right now? Trying to think of someone, and coming up blank. There's a few names, but nobody that pulls it off as well as Lang. Oddly, he seems to be a little sharper than your average player as well, and he's learned how to navigate the corporate paintball world well enough to take care of himself.

Ollie is probably the most consistant preformer in paintball. he may not be the absolute best on a given day but he is always a great player where as alot have good and bad days.

...wait... did don miguel just say something relatively intelligent?

no way, you cocked your spyder? I don't know how to do that! hey can you teach me how to open my hopper lid? and mabe while your at it, teach me how to pull the trigger? geeze Paintball is so confusing.

He may have tried but it didn't take too long for the middle school IQ to kick back in.

...And you would have more skill than me, while I'm just bunkering noobs with my SS25.

You know Don in my round about 10 years playing I've found that 100% of the players that talk them selves up alot and constantly refer to noobs, and how much they beat up on them suck. If you have to talk your self up constantly it means you don't have skills that can speak for them selves.

[slade]

Yeah, I guess I spoke too soon.

[Desega]

Bryce, your figures is wrong. only 90% suck, the other 10% are just jerks. Don, seriously, go back to PBnation.
Hey paintballfiend, while your at it maybe you can teach don how to use spellcheck.

no way, you cocked your spyder? I don't know how to do that! hey can you teach me how to not be gay? and mabe while your at it, teach me how to stop posting trash? geeze Paintball is so confusing.

[SR_matt]

heres a cheaper solution, work at a field where a pro player works, much cheaper, much more info, and you will probably get a lot of cool free gear (worked with a guy on mantis factory for almost 2 years, really cool guy, we always dissagreed on a lot of stuff but it was fun)

i guess i just got the good end of the stick, ive worked with players who play(ed) at a pro level, learned how to play scenario from some of the top scenario players in the country and have seen many many top level players play first hand and talk with them.

every thing he could teach you you can learn from just meeting enough people, if you dont want to spend the $$ go that route, but if you want answers now now now, pay the cash.

-matt