The Science of Paintball

[Robbo]

Empirically does that mean the more money you throw in the better you will be??

Everyone talks about paintball like it is a sport do they have random drug testing the feeling for speed comment brought another thought to mind??

On another note Im glad that people have decided to add some grey matter to this thread at last thankyou for your input

'Empirically' means through experience or experimentally.

 

[Skeet]

Empirically does that mean the more money you throw in the better you will be??

To a certain degree, money will improve your game...training for most, should improve your game, increase your experience and training costs money.
But it doesnt mean, that if you have the most expendable income, to blow on paintball, you will be the best.

Empirically..because, paintballers use tangible results, from which they then draw conclusions, to support or exclude a course of action or technique.

 

["nasa"]

I know experience costs money

 

[Robbo]

you need to get a feeling for it? i thought it was all about the feeling it gave you?

robbo, could you give me an example of the kind of thing sergey does please?

Actually Chris, I got a good insight as to how Sergey's mind works because he flies into London every 5 weeks or so and we meet up for about a 5 hour chat at some posh hotel restaurant.

He talks, I talk, he talks .... I learn
But it does go the other way sometimes (only rarely I might add ) as he conceded last time we met regarding the article I wrote about the Russian Legion and their 'mentality.
He told me he had endevaoured to put it right after he had read the article and I suppose he must have because he then went and won in Vegas.

He breaks down the game into its theoretical component parts (reductionism) and then endeavours to understand every piece.
The trick comes when he re-integrates and it is this process that sets him apart from all the others, as in this sense, he is directing the empirical outcome rather than allowing it to direct him.
A clever man indeed.

 

[Mario]

A clever man indeed.

Now that my friend, is one of the few truths in paintball

 

[Skeet]

I know experience costs money

Not in all things...but in Paintball, it does.
Until you get to a standard, where someone else's money, is buying your experience...but, even then it is still money.

 

[Robbo]

Now that my friend, is one of the few truths in paintball

Want some more?
I got plenty ...............






Hmmmm, better not......coz once I start......

 

[Mario]

 

["nasa"]

Thank you Skeet for the earlier comment.

'Empirically' means through expereince or experimentally.

I know, more money equals more practice / tournaments which leads onto more experience which goes back to Marios point that the only science to paintball is experience however

I dont understand the reductionism point Robbo as when it comes down to it parts have to join at some stage otherwise things come apart at the seams.

This is when you state that they reintergrate those parts yes because without that he will allways be directed by the approach unless he is allways changing it to meet an outcome which should allways be the same. To win.

He must have an underlying philosophy to the game then or does the team just play it as they see it with better players?

 

[Robbo]

Thank you Skeet for the earlier comment.



I know, more money equals more practice / tournaments which leads onto more experience which goes back to Marios point that the only science to paintball is experience however

I dont understand the reductionism point Robbo as when it comes down to it parts have to join at some stage otherwise things come apart at the seams.

This is when you state that they reintergrate those parts yes because without that he will allways be directed by the approach unless he is allways changing it to meet an outcome which should allways be the same. To win.

He must have an underlying philosophy to the game then or does the team just play it as they see it with better players?

Hmm, I am a bit confused as to what you are trying to get at here.
The team plays as he directs them to play and that direction is borne out of a deep understanding of the game and the need to assume control.
You can only assert control (of an opponent) if you understand all the components of interaction and how best to reintegrate them.
And he does !!!