I was wondering what everyone thinks about paintball for training. Its been a sport I have been into since I was about 10.
Im not talking about Speedball like you see on espn, but woodsball, where camo, stealth, range, and stalking all come into effect. I realize that beyond, say 50 feet, it gets unrealistic, but at 300 fps, within 50 feet your not really moving out of the way.
Its a game of alot of adrenaline and anxiety, because being hit 6 times in the back does not feel like flowers, most people take not getting shot seriously, are constantly aware of there surrounding, and do there best to stay hidden.
When it really seems to interest me as a potential training sport is A: When two people notice each other at close range (very entertaining from a sideline), and B: when you notice someone from 1/4 mile away, and have to stalk them until you are in range for a direct hit.
Just wondering about your thoughts on this, feel free to say you think its useless for real life training or its valuable experience, its just a really fun sport to me
Im not talking about Speedball like you see on espn, but woodsball, where camo, stealth, range, and stalking all come into effect. I realize that beyond, say 50 feet, it gets unrealistic, but at 300 fps, within 50 feet your not really moving out of the way.
Its a game of alot of adrenaline and anxiety, because being hit 6 times in the back does not feel like flowers, most people take not getting shot seriously, are constantly aware of there surrounding, and do there best to stay hidden.
When it really seems to interest me as a potential training sport is A: When two people notice each other at close range (very entertaining from a sideline), and B: when you notice someone from 1/4 mile away, and have to stalk them until you are in range for a direct hit.
Just wondering about your thoughts on this, feel free to say you think its useless for real life training or its valuable experience, its just a really fun sport to me