Chrismtas Gradification

With christmas around the bend, paintball players world wide should be hitting the internet to see the latest gear to grab for their list to santa. As for me, the previously stated empire magna drive will definately be one of them. For others looking for some great buys this season, i have a few suggestions in store for yah. The first thing id like to point players attention to, is the Proto matrix rail, recently droped in price from 400$ to 275$. Although it is the lower form of its more powerful predecessor, (the proto matrix 8) it still lays out some impressive paint. Also the price of halo B belt driven hoppers has decreased from 130 to 90$, so if this season u were thinking about getting into the sport of torunament paintball, do it now. With the multitude of christmas sales ive seen at action village, a total gun package for a mid level gun package, would only cost around 500$. So visit www.actionvillage.com this christmas, and make a hefty list, because we all need a little christmas gradification.

Attention to Detail

Empire Magna Drive paintball loader
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Having just purchased a new gun, the desire to upgrade some more (for all paintballers) is way to great to resist. Having heard alot about the new empire magna drive hopper, i had to dig around and see if the product lived up to all its hype. After watching this video, i quickly found out that this new hopper is definately going on the christmas list this year. ^_^

"EGO"Mania

After waiting patiently by the doorstep after school for weeks. Finally the package has arrived. Like a kid on Christmas i tore into that ups package and feasted my eyes upon the beauty that was my new EGO. I was in utter shock, after having spent many months saving my lack luster Waldbaums paycheck i had finally recieved the fruits of my labor. The planet eclipse etek ego with a 13in intimidator threaded barrel, with blue estar camo pattern and a T.I Rammer. It may not mean much to some of you, but to a paintball player it means alot. After testing it out, i was pleased to find that it can shoot even the most brittle of paint and that its speed was remarkable. Although quite the expensive venture, this maker was worth every penny. For anyone looking to upgrade their marker into the pro tournament bracket, the Etek ego is a great way to get enough "bang for your buck".

Thanksgiving throwdown with toys for tots.

The weekend before the almighty feast we refer to as "Thanksgiving", Me and my team went to EMR Paint ball park in Pennsylvania for their Toys for Tots scenario event. After countless hours of driving, getting lost, and then driving again, we finally reached our destination. All of us being from a city environment, seeing the acres upon acres of field area that this park entailed was like bieng a kid in candy land. Although it wasnt like the speedball me and my team generally play, it was a refreshing and to fun to play in such wide open space, with so many friendly people. Although the weather was cold, and the paint was blender quality brittle, the trip was still extremely enjoyable. Aside from all the fun and paintball, we got to donate toys to the toys for tots foundation. The amount of toys that EMR had collected was extremely impressive, i know myself that me and my team had donated 5 large boxes of legos, and this was not even a fraction of the number they had recieved from all the other players. All in all, this trip was one that will never be forgotten.

Betrayal thy name is Lang.

In any team sport, or in any team situation, the one thing you always need to be able to count on... is YOUR TEAMMATES. In order for a team to work, your team must be like your second family, making your team just more then a team, it makes you a FAMILY.
For years, Oliver lang was the captain of one of the most innovative and creative paint ball teams in the league, Team DYNASTY. Oliver had played with this team even before they were called team dynasty, Even since he was a little kid he had played with this FAMILY.
But what happens when money gets in the way of your FAMILY. Oliver was offered a contract to play with another team called the Iron men. This contract would allow oliver to make more then he previously made on the DYNASTY.
In my opinion, Oliver was posed with a choice in which the decision should have been fairly easy to make, because every paint ball player knows, you don't turn your back on your team, you don't turn your back on your FAMILY.
Oliver made his choice... A choice to take money over friendship and family. This is not what being a part of a team is about. No proper team captain would have made a poor choice like that. I hope future teams take this as a lesson, no amount of money is worth the cost of your friends, your team, or you FAMILY.

The Alan Keys to Success

Fine tuning your success in professional paintball is much like fine tuning your paintball gun, if every bolt and screw is not perfectly pitched, then your gun wont operate to its potential, and neither will your team. Professional teams spend countless hours of practice to perfect these key components, but if done properly, each hour of practice gives back 10 fold in those few short minutes of your match.

THE KEYS:

The Breakout: - Your teams starting position on the breakout is essential to success. If you dont have your players in the right positions at the start, your running patterns will be crossed and you will more then likely wind up running through your teammates lines of paint.

Field Position: - Once your team has broken out, obtaining field position is how you start to obtain field dominance. If your team cannot cover the key areas on the field, the other team will gain position on you, and have the winning angles of fire.

Swift Movement: - Once your team has obtained its position, having your frontmen move the field up is what must be done. By moving up the field, you trap the enemy on their side of the field. If the angles are covered properly, they will be pinned down in their side and will be on their way to defeat.

COMMUNICATION: - This is the most important aspect your team can practice. Communication is what makes or breaks a team. If your team can't communicate well with each other, your frontmen will be moving blindly, and your backmen wont be able to find where they need to cover. Your team can have the most talent on the field but without the teamwork and communication, no talent in the world will be able to beat a team with good communication.

The Paintball World Cup:

Paintball - Millennium Series 2007 movie
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Like a pilgrimage to mecca or a childhood trip to disney land, The millenium series paintball championship is the mac daddy of all paintballers events. Although it takes place in europe, players travel from all over the globe just to get a taste of premiership paintball. This video is just a tiny taste of what real professional paintball looks like.