About woodsball
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Topic: About woodsball
Posted By: Gurke
Subject: About woodsball
Date Posted: 12 December 2004 at 7:26pm
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I'm new to paintball, gettin my first gun in a couple weeks, and I was wonderin if it was ok to go up trees in woodsball, or if that was like a moral no-no. ------------- You'd think I'd be used to guns living in South Texas... Oh well. |
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Posted By: imfb
Date Posted: 12 December 2004 at 7:30pm
| just think. if you go up in a tree and the enemy comes up on you, where are you gonna get protection from? your a sittin duck with no backdoor escape. |
Posted By: hybrid-sniper
Date Posted: 12 December 2004 at 7:38pm
You get one enemy out, and he will tell his buddies where you are. There will be no escape from that. And, if you are taken by surprise, you may just fall out of the tree. Not a good thing for paintball's image.
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Posted By: Mack
Date Posted: 12 December 2004 at 7:56pm
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Trees = Bad Arguments for: 1. Element of surprise (most people don't look up-just like in the bad horror movies) Arguments against: 1. Lack of cover (if you have a clear shot out of the foliage, they can shoot in) 2. Lack of mobility (no easy way to get away once located) 3. Gravity (aaaaaaaaah! THUMP!) ------------- 
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Posted By: -PREDATOR-
Date Posted: 12 December 2004 at 8:03pm
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hybrid-sniper wrote:Posted By: Gurke
Date Posted: 12 December 2004 at 8:04pm
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I don't really mind falling, I didn't plan to be more than 10-15 feet up, but i have more fear of climbing up the tree to begin with . But i guess i'll stick to the ground. Thanks once again guys! ------------- You'd think I'd be used to guns living in South Texas... Oh well. |
Posted By: HellTMO
Date Posted: 12 December 2004 at 8:07pm
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And fields don't allow it insurance purposes, not to mention all of the above it may be dangerous. ------------- 
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Posted By: LostPenguin
Date Posted: 12 December 2004 at 8:09pm
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Really, it depends. Sitting 20ft up in an evergreen would suck. If you
were to get shot in the finger, or neck, its not unlikly that you will
jump back and out of the tree. If you are sitting 8ft up in the first branches of a maple, and you can jump without damaging your gun if you have to, then it would be fun. It may not be the best strategy in alot of situations, and most of your ball will likely break in the foliage, but it would be fun  ------------- 
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Posted By: STXPB
Date Posted: 12 December 2004 at 8:09pm
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you dont have insurance while playing woodsball cus its the woods not a feild ------------- South Texas Paintball __________________ A-5 Flatline E-Grip Double Trigger Collapsable Stock Coiled Hose Remote |
Posted By: evil_fingers
Date Posted: 12 December 2004 at 8:13pm
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Most woodsball fields dont have big trees wit thick branches, now if yer playing in a Deer Hunting field, then yeah, you can climb that tree, but make sure the person yer shootin at isnt carryin a real firearm goin after fer some real game and you could wind up as a trophy over his fire place. ------------- Do not steal....the government hates competition! 
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Posted By: Gurke
Date Posted: 12 December 2004 at 8:18pm
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oh, we're playin on our own stuff, not like a pay-to-play field or anything. just recreational fun around the neighbourhood. no evergreens... south texas. think big dead things. haha. as STXPB says, its Brushball. couple good trees, lots of thorns and random other enviromental hazards. ------------- You'd think I'd be used to guns living in South Texas... Oh well. |
Posted By: evil_fingers
Date Posted: 12 December 2004 at 8:39pm
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Eh, you might as well play at a Nuclear Waste Dump! ------------- Do not steal....the government hates competition!
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Posted By: Gurke
Date Posted: 12 December 2004 at 9:30pm
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I think it'd be great if i could make a life-sized ghost town, get a cap-gun and enact ancheint John Wayne movies (while playing paintball of course). Sorry, the texan in me coming out. ------------- You'd think I'd be used to guns living in South Texas... Oh well. |
Posted By: HellTMO
Date Posted: 12 December 2004 at 10:11pm
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What your playing is renegade ball also known as outlawball, thats when your not playing on an organized field which in that case you can do as you please. But take it from someone who's been playing for 14 years i've seen some nasty falls in the early days, it's not wise to climb trees while playing paintball. Safety is the most important thing to remember when playing paintball with out it your just looking for trouble, please think of that at all times when on any field especially when on a unregulated field were the markers can be shooting up 300 + fps at that rate of speed a paintball can crush an eyeball. -------------
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Posted By: Dawrr
Date Posted: 13 December 2004 at 8:16am
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Going up trees? I saw some guy try that... He got pegged about 50 times in about 3 seconds... It is a death trap unless you have some way of getting out of the tree in less than a few seconds... Dont stay in one place... Oh yeah... People DO look up... ------------- Smart Parts Shocker SFT Vision PE 48/3k All-Am. 14" Barrel Q-loader kit Eggy2 Z-boarded NDZ V3 He Bolt 34 bps A-5, E-gripped WAS board to come 16" Werks JC F/X Stock Q-loader 30 bps |
Posted By: 98 c!!
Date Posted: 13 December 2004 at 9:49pm
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i live up by the woods and i have a fort thats camoflauged so im good ------------- bryce |
Posted By: Keithypoo
Date Posted: 13 December 2004 at 10:14pm
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I think you will get shot up if you are found because it is hard to get down. Definitely a no-no in my book, although I have considered it. ------------- dont do drugs. |
Posted By: STXPB
Date Posted: 14 December 2004 at 10:28pm
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well it would be fine if you had a zip tie ------------- South Texas Paintball __________________ A-5 Flatline E-Grip Double Trigger Collapsable Stock Coiled Hose Remote |