Most important skill?

[Baca Loco]

What's the most important skill for a tourney player and why? Does it depend on position? Or is the question to simplistic? Maybe it should be the 5 most important skills in order of importance.
Number 5--communication. gots to know what the team is doing and what the big picture is.
Number 4--vision. Not just ability to see (doh!) but to "see" and recognize what it means in terms of playing out the game.
Number 3--movement.
Number 2--accuracy. hard to get those eliminations if you can't even hit their bunker nuch less the other guy's (or gal's) foot, hopper, elbow, hand, etc.
Number 1--staying alive. Nobody wins games from the dead box.

 

[manike]

1) The ability to shoot.

2) Staying alive.

3) timing.

4) ability to understand the game

5) Knowing where to post/find Tournament information on p8ntballer

6) Knowing when to duck, a) on the field and b) after taking the piss out of a mod

7) not pointing out when a mod is trying to start 'interesting debate' to change the subject see 6)

8) the ability to enjoy themselves. What's the point in playing if you don't enjoy it? Have fun!

manike

 

[JimShady - Twisted Capt.]

Hang on a minute.. You need skills to play this game?


someone coulda told me, what am i gonna do now?

 

[manike]

Originally posted by JimShady - Twisted Capt.
Hang on a minute.. You need skills to play this game?


someone coulda told me, what am i gonna do now?

strap a huge pack to your back that carries 15 pods then stand in the corner behind a coke can bunker...



manike

 

[rancid]

Baca, don't give the answer with the question - that could have kept me going for weeks.

But what makes the great great?

Two players with equal skills on every count... yet one will always beat the other. Your ball bounces, my ball breaks. I've seen it time and time again.

My old teaher would point to virtu & fortuna or, in 21st century terms, the Force.

Any believers?

 

[manike]

Originally posted by rancid
But what makes the great great?

I believe it's timing.

That comes from spending far too long watching a lot of the greatest 'greats'.

Some just know when to do what they have to.

manike

 

[Hotpoint]

Oh God I agree with Rancid (The Horror... The Horror)

When the promotion of one of his officers was being discussed Napoleon wasn't interested in how brave or skillfull he was only "How lucky is he"

Applies equally well to Paintball (IMHO)

 

[JimShady - Twisted Capt.]

Completely agree - accuracy is fairly easy, if you have a decent marker, decent paint and decent barrell it shouldnt be too hard to hit anything (hoppers feet etc) at the ranges you play on supair fields. Particularly when you add that you can put 12+ balls per second in your targets general direction, you miss after that n you really are ****. Moving & timing of the move is what its all about, n what i gotta learn.. some of it comes from instinct tho i guess then you just gotta build on it. Having no fear is pretty key aswell, you cant be afraid of gettin hit or hurt you just gotta give it your all
You can be the smallest fastest best shot in the world but if you spend the entire game cowering at the back behind one bunker you aint a decent paintballer

imho you understand

 

[manike]

I've always believed you make your own luck.

 

[rancid]

Spot on my little UKPSF buddy.

I love it that on the few occasions people agree with me, they always apologise to everyone else for doing so.