There is a lot of talk about the NXL, Richmond, tough choices and the time to make them.. it seems almost like we're inventing our own "x-ball". By that I don't mean we're literally pirating the idea but that whatever the new format is for the Millennium Super League it appears it may have as much influence on us over here as X-Ball did State-side.
I'm all for the advancement of paintball but can someone explain the rational behind these changes?
You see, the problem I can't get passed is that almost all other successful sports seems to have a single "point-of-interest".. one point that you can watch that the entire game revolves around. Many sports have balls.. Soccer, American Football, Golf, Rugby, Basketball, Baseball. With most forms of group racing the "point-of-interest" is the front runners.. watching the leaders. For individual sports the "point-of-interest" is obvious. Boxing has one "point-of-interest".. two guys five feet apart battering each other.
Paintball does not, I think, have any "point-of-interest". Stand 30 yards from a field and you can't even see the balls flying. From a spectators point of view we might as well be pointing sticks at each other and shouting bang. Most of the time it is difficult to tell who has shot who out from right on the side lines and at no point can you see everyone on the field as you can in all other traditional team sports due to the nature of the game.
For T.V. purposes I believe paintball will only ever be a "highlights" or documentary show. Three or four days filming to get enough exciting footage to fill an hour show. Are people happy with that or do we need to somehow complete re-invent the game to get what we want?
Maybe I'm wrong or being too pessimistic, or maybe even just plain thick
but can someone explain the overall objective?
Urban
