a great tourney.
After returning from Campaign, I notice there are a variety of opinions on the tourney, so I thought I'd add my bit.
This was my first large tourney so I have no other comparison.
The Marshalling was spot on, the marshals weren't afraid to dive in and get in on the action to make decisions without stopping the flow of play wherever possible. yes there were a few bad calls, but these will always happen, I was pulled for a bounce without the marshall even checking if it had burst. Anyone who marshalls knows how you make decisions instantly on the info you have, just at times you don't always have all the info.
the rule about facing the opposite way when shot could have been better done. the idea is great, as its stops dead players interfering with the game, but I know of at least 4 occasions where players thought the marshall had called them, or something caught their eye,so they just turned their head and where 1-4-1.An idea that was suggested to me was that it could be made that you had to stay behind the board so you can't see the field and not move round the sides.
the fields might have been better if they were slightly larger as it would have give more opportunity for bigger breaks, but on the flip side, it meant that you had to break shorter and then choose your moves carefully, so in some ways it meant you needed more skill.
A bit more room behind the base boards could have helped as I found I was tripping over other players at times when 4 people tried to get out of the same side.
The on field chronies were used, 2 of my team were chronied.
The netting could have been a bit higher, perhaps just up to the top level of the towers, but I didn't hear of anyone getting shot from the other fields( our main problem was shooting our own team, 3 in one game!!! DOH)
But the site, tourney,and especially the site for the bar, made for a fantastic tourney, and having the film crew there so we could all watch the snap shooting and Banzai - Rushers game added to the atmosphere.
Lets see more well organised, well publisised tourneys to get paintball the status and recognition it deserves.
and besides I think we all learnt something, Don't slide in on Astro turf!!!
Well done to Niall and all the campaign team.
H.J.Bif
P.s. sorry for such a long posting buts its just my 2p worth.
