The problems

1. Hiding in a bunker hinders your ability to move.  This basically means the enemy will figure out were you are eventually and there isn’t much you can do about it.
2. When hiding in a bunker, you can’t see where people are.  If they move, you have no idea.
3. When you pop up from a bunker, it takes a couple of moments to figure out where your enemy is, aim, fire, and adjust your shot to get it on target.  A smart enemy will take a couple of practice shots at the bunker to get there fire near where it needs to be and wait for your head to pop up.  Just takes a moment for them to fire and your still looking.

What to do?

Well, sometimes your only option is to take cover.  In these causes you need to be smart.  NEVER stick your head out.  Always find an angle where you can see someone coming and when you have the opportunity, pick a bunker where someone else can watch your blind spot.

If your up against one or two people, DON’T hug the bunker!  Instead, back up from it and try to use a tree or other obstacle down field as your cover.  If you can see either side of where the enemy is, but they can’t fire at you, well, you can take aim and wait for them to move one way or another.  In addition, this frees you up to move closer if you don’t think they know where you are for a quick up front surprise or retreat and move to where you want to be when your out of range of their fire.

One last bit, don’t underestimate the power of a hill or tree cover.  Anything that blocks the line of site or causes the balls to break before reaching you can be used to your advantage.  Use anything that keeps your enemy from landing a hit to help you move and position yourself.

This is a learning process in the end.  You need to get good at keeping aware of your surroundings even when wearing a mask that limits your visibility and hearing.  Some times the environment will effect what works and what doesn’t, but the key is to start looking at the field a little different and I hope this helps some get you started.

Paintball – Cover is a post from: tallraz.com

1. You can’t see your enemy
2. It will delay how quickly you can fire on an opponent
3. You have no way of knowing if an opponent is moving up on your position

It really doesn’t matter where your positioning is, if you can’t see your enemy, you loose.  They will find an angle your not aware of and take you out.  If you pop up from behind a bunker to fire, they know where you are, but you don’t even know where to start pointing your marker if they moved since the last time you looked.

So, how do you avoid all of these pitfalls when taking cover?

1. Get a buddy you trust
2. Protect your buddy
3. Keep track of where your opponents are

The key to success on the field is having people around you that you trust to look out for you.  If your playing an open game and you forced to pick someone you have not played with, find someone you like and work with them game after game so you can pick up how each of you moves.

When getting to your bunker, position yourself so you can protect your buddies blind spots and they should be doing the same for you.  This will take care of anyone running up on your position.

Lastly, unless your taking fire from all sides, NEVER hug a bunker!  If you know where your opponents are, always stay as far back from your bunker as you can and still see as much of the field.  You want to keep something between where your opponents ARE while preferably letting you see on either side of that position.  This way they have to move out from behind their cover to fire on you and you only fire back on them when they are exposed.

Cover – barricade is a post from: tallraz.com