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Military simulation modifications are practical as well as cool looking …
By Bruce 'Charon' Johnston
originally published in the March 2007 issue of Paintball Sports Magazine
"Wow, what's all that stuff on your marker?"
I have heard that question more times than I care to count. When you play with speedball with Tippmanns carrying military simulation modifications (milsim mods), players tend to notice your marker. But even on the woodsball field, the appearance of a modded-out marker can be impressive and very intimidating--especially to new players, who are usually the ones asking about my marker. |
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It's not always the person who can shoot the most paint who will win a game …
By Bruce 'Charon' Johnston originally published in the February 2007 issue of Paintball Sports Magazine
Every year millions of players dream of becoming the next World Series of Poker Champion. The possibility that anyone can become the best poker player on the planet like unknown underdog Chris Moneymaker the 2003 WSP champ has fueled the explosive world wide popularity of Texas Hold'em poker. One aspect of poker that attracts players is that the best hand will not always win the game. In poker unlike most other games or sports a stone faced player can change a bad deal into a winning hand by making his opponents believe he is in a strong position. A good bluff is as much a part of poker as an ante, call or all in. The art of the bluff is not exclusively found at the poker table. If executed properly a good bluff can change the course of a paintball game snatching victory from the jaws of a certain defeat. |
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Don't let your team become an ugly statistic.. Stay together and stay strong!
By Bruce 'Charon' Johnston
originally published in the November 2006 issue of Paintball Sports Magazine Every weekend, you call up the same group of guys. You pool your money to buy paint, then, piling your gear bags into the back o f a van, head off to the local field. After a few months, it's really starting to come together. Other players hunt you down during the game-or ask you for tips afterwards! The head ref puts on the other team with the walk-ons with their baggy sweatshirts and rental markers to "even out the sides" |
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Your mindset is just as important as your skill set if you want to become a great player
By Bruce 'Charon' Johnston
originally published in the November 2006 issue of Paintball Sports Magazine We all want to become better paintballers, score more eliminations and survive to the end of every game. Great paintballers are not born they are made. Making yourself into a one person wrecking crew on the field may not be as hard as you think, but it will take time. Fortunately time is on your side if you use it wisely. To help speed your journey here are a few tips to becoming a great paintballer. |
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By Bruce 'Charon' Johnston originally published in the September 2006 issue of Action Pursuit Games Within the paintball world the debate between speedball players and woodsball players over the virtues of their preferred type of play continues to burn. Both sides of the debate have become so entrenched in their beliefs that it seems this is a debate without resolution. One paintball team, the Tippinators, playing from Mersey Road Paintball in picturesque Nova Scotia, Canada has a unique perspective on the game from both sides of the debate. Austin "Juno" Flaherty, Bruce "Charon" Johnston, Scott "Hired Gun" Knowles, and Bryan "McClare" McClare are the founding members of the popular Tippinators speedball team who frequently play tournament speedball on Saturdays and continue to play woodsball every Sunday. To the Tippinators paintball is paintball regardless of the field of play. The four hard core woodsballers who now find themselves in the middle of tourneyland, embody paintball's original concepts of fair play, honor, respect and having fun. This is the creed by which they live and play. |
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