Let's start with the old saying that 'practice makes perfect'. Now let's tweak it a little bit and try this line, "Perfect practice makes perfect." It doesn't matter how much you practice, if you're not doing it correctly, you only teach yourself bad habits that will be hard to break. Dress properly for the occasion and follow the established safety rules.

Fire from the greatest line of accuracy-which of course would be the head. It really doesn't matter if you're looking down from the top of the barrel or the side, just as long as you have a straight view and can follow the projectile path. The simplest thing you can do once your target is line up; is to just shoot. "Study long-study wrong" has more truth to it than most people would like to admit. Let your instincts take over! In the long run you'll become a much more accurate shot.

Balance is supremely important. You will find yourself in all kinds of odd angles in competition play, but the one thing to concentrate on is how you're balanced when you take the decisive shot. You should get into the habit of analyzing your playing skills after the competition is over also. Try and think of the things that made you a success or failure, then avoid the bad and duplicate the good.

A lot of the success in life is based on how well we approach each task mentally. Approaching the mental game of Paintball is no different. Plan, study, and then execute. These small tidbits of advice will keep you in the winner's circle.