Our top 5 paintball tips

Win or lose, playing paintball guarantees you some seriously good fun – but nothing beats the feeling of finishing the day as a winner. So to help you claim the bragging rights, here’s our top five tips to take your paintball skills to the next level.

1. Keep moving

Staying on the move not only keeps your opponents guessing, it eliminates any chance of you being pinned down or marked out of the game. If you stay in the same place for too long it gives your opponents the perfect opportunity to outnumber and eliminate you. So when you see an opportunity to move forward, take it.

2. Save the stunts for Hollywood

Action rolls and daredevil dives might look good on the silver screen, but when it comes to paintball they never normally end well. Getting eliminated whilst recreating Rambo might be embarassing, but that’s nothing compared to the pain of seeing your paintballs spill absolutely everywhere! Which brings us onto our next tip..

3. Don’t waste paintballs

Paintballs are precious, so there’s no point wasting them on targets that are too far away to hit. Use your ammo wisely and wait for the perfect moment to pull the trigger, otherwise you run the risk of running out of paintballs when you need them most.

4. Work as a team

Paintball is the ultimate test of teamwork, and the winning team is usually the one which works the best as a team. Trying to win the game on your own only leads to an early elimination, your team are there to help so make the most of them.

5. Be brave

Don’t be afraid to keep pushing forward, in paintball he who dares usually wins! It may mean sacrificing yourself for the good of the team, but if you can gain ground and eliminate a couple of opponents in the process it’s all worth while.

Now you’ve heard our expert advice, why not put our paintball tips to the test at your nearest Go Ballistic paintball venue?