Comments on: Ouch Momma I Hurt! http://okcompanypaintball.com/ouch-momma-i-hurt/ A paintball community Fri, 11 May 2012 13:42:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Warlock http://okcompanypaintball.com/ouch-momma-i-hurt/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Warlock Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:03:24 +0000 http://okcompanypaintball.com/?p=172#comment-116 Indeed! These tyrades typically seem to come from the younger "Speed ball" crowd. I have not seen this too terribly often with true woods/recballers, but thats neither here nor there. Another factor to this "overshooting" phenomenon is simply the high rates of fire that modern day markers achieve. Right now, I am shooting a TM 15. It fires VERY fast. I can easily have 10 balls in the air when you yell, "Hit", thus once your hit, you have 5 or 6 more right behind the initial hit ball. To the one eliminated, it will seem like I laced you in excess. To me, I stopped when I heard you, but again, there were a few more in flight by that time. Back in the day, it was much easier to maintain trigger control. I still am not a spray and pray type of player, but "Accuracy by Volume" seems to be the modern day trend. Such is life. Moral of the story here is: Don't play paintball if you do not want to get hit with them. Check your tempers at the door, enjoy the game, make some friends, and have a great time. Warlock out! Indeed! These tyrades typically seem to come from the younger “Speed ball” crowd. I have not seen this too terribly often with true woods/recballers, but thats neither here nor there.

Another factor to this “overshooting” phenomenon is simply the high rates of fire that modern day markers achieve. Right now, I am shooting a TM 15. It fires VERY fast. I can easily have 10 balls in the air when you yell, “Hit”, thus once your hit, you have 5 or 6 more right behind the initial hit ball. To the one eliminated, it will seem like I laced you in excess. To me, I stopped when I heard you, but again, there were a few more in flight by that time.

Back in the day, it was much easier to maintain trigger control. I still am not a spray and pray type of player, but “Accuracy by Volume” seems to be the modern day trend. Such is life.

Moral of the story here is: Don’t play paintball if you do not want to get hit with them. Check your tempers at the door, enjoy the game, make some friends, and have a great time.

Warlock out!

]]> By: Ace http://okcompanypaintball.com/ouch-momma-i-hurt/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Ace Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:45:56 +0000 http://okcompanypaintball.com/?p=172#comment-113 What about running screaming from the field flailing your arms in the air and crying like a little girl? I think that's a pretty good way to let people know you've been shot. What about running screaming from the field flailing your arms in the air and crying like a little girl? I think that’s a pretty good way to let people know you’ve been shot.

]]> By: Skeemer http://okcompanypaintball.com/ouch-momma-i-hurt/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Skeemer Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:12:41 +0000 http://okcompanypaintball.com/?p=172#comment-112 Amen brother. Amen brother.

]]> By: Frog http://okcompanypaintball.com/ouch-momma-i-hurt/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Frog Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:28:34 +0000 http://okcompanypaintball.com/?p=172#comment-110 xero, "The hands in the air walking away is the most important part. " - and also hand over the balls! great post, vart xero, “The hands in the air walking away is the most important part. ” – and also hand over the balls!

great post, vart

]]> By: xero http://okcompanypaintball.com/ouch-momma-i-hurt/comment-page-1/#comment-109 xero Mon, 14 Sep 2009 09:42:35 +0000 http://okcompanypaintball.com/?p=172#comment-109 I agree with McBride's words. The hands in the air walking away is the most important part. Chances are nobody is going to hear you yell over the fire anyway. That's the main reason I've ever been guilty of overshooting. I just didn't know they were hit. The only times I think it's reasonable to get upset about being overshot is when I'm walking away, with my gun up and get a rope into my back. It seems to happen a lot at big events. It happens consistently enough to make me suspect there are a few assholes on the field who think this is funny. At our field I just yell, "I'm already hit" and point at my gun in the air with my other hand. Usually I hear "Sorry" being yelled back across the field. Camaraderie and friendship make the game so much more enjoyable. I agree with McBride’s words. The hands in the air walking away is the most important part. Chances are nobody is going to hear you yell over the fire anyway. That’s the main reason I’ve ever been guilty of overshooting. I just didn’t know they were hit.

The only times I think it’s reasonable to get upset about being overshot is when I’m walking away, with my gun up and get a rope into my back. It seems to happen a lot at big events. It happens consistently enough to make me suspect there are a few assholes on the field who think this is funny. At our field I just yell, “I’m already hit” and point at my gun in the air with my other hand. Usually I hear “Sorry” being yelled back across the field. Camaraderie and friendship make the game so much more enjoyable.

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