How to get over the fear of getting hit

[HellBlazer]

Everytime i play paintball (I play in the woods) I have a terrible fear of getting hit. I always want to move forward, and advance, but I can't because I worry too much about getting hit. I know I could play a lot better if i didn't have to worry so much, it's starting to make paintball not so fun.

How do I get over the fear of getting hit?

[BRYCEBOY18]

What I did to get over this problem, is to have a friend that you trust stand the legal distance from you and shoot you till your no longer afraid, make sure your wearing your mask and that your being totally safe about it.

[Silent Knight]

ahhhh, the dreaded "dont want to get hit" mentality!

well this is the mental aspect of paintball, and it seperates the best from the rest. What can I say, you gottah dig deep down, and find that extra inner strength (LOL) I guess 80% of newbies are kinda hesitant because of this factor. But being not afraid of getting hit means you get to do some krazy A$$ bunker moves, rip people over the top of a bunker, get that flag, the glory, and the respect. Not being aggressive, you will end up staying in one place, getting bunkered, and it'll make paintball a not so glorious sport for you.


Me and my friend have submission games. we stand apart from each other, and each person take one shot at the other person. We keep going back and forth untill we either run out of air or paint. This goes on forever, and let me tell you it's not a pretty sight (welts up the ying yang) but it really really helps.

[lemonhead]

yah when i started playing i hated getting hit and i was not playing to my full extent so get a chest protecter mainly sheridan it is front and back this will help alot but eventually you just get sick of it

[TeC]

i would suggest that you dont let your friend shoot you, just in a game run and try to advance. when you do this you get such a rush that if you get hit you will barely fell it.

Later
-Matt

[M98/Spyder]

I can honastly tell you there were only a couple of times i was afrid of getting hit, look at it this way you may get hit but with one littel twist of the velocity thing you get rrevenge in a painful .68 cal plastic type ball. take some advice from some french guy in some 20th century war, "you wont get killed only the best get killed"

No guts no Glory

[Bentley]

why do you have fear it doesn't hurt just get over it. if your not scared then you can play better

[magicsly1]

I have the perfect solution. I got over getting hit in rec ball really fast but tourneys is a different story. First tournament i ever played i was afraid of getting hit so close. But my second game i got bunkered and after that wasn't afraid to do anything on that field.

[BOBO2]

You need to get into the game more, if you get more determined to win and go into the game with that I'm going to kick every bodys *** adittude you get so pumped up that you don't even notice you get shot.

[brendan144]

I used to be scared ****less of getting hit but then I got hit and it doesn't hurt at all. I barely felt it. Now i let my friends shoot me from 10 feet so i get welts to show off. Just dont worry about getting hit and you'll be fine it doesn't hurt like it is hyped up to

[CARBON]

once ou get hit, you wont be scared any ore. That used to hppen 2 me, but once I got hit, I didnt care

[Xander]

I was hesitant on getting hit for a while, but then my ram air thing leacked and I couldn't fix all that day so I was forced to alway's be the VIP. I got hit a couple times and it didn;t hurt that much. Now i am not afraid of being hit

[Super Nick]

Have you and a few friends stand back to back with your guns laying in front of you about 30 ft. away. Have someone say go and you all run for your guns. You try to shoot the other people before they shoot you.

[Snyper731]

Simply put: get hit. After my first game i got hit and found out its not bad at all and now im cautious but not afraid.

[Bad.PB.Player]

Getting hit by a freind is a good idea, except wear a cup guys or you won't want to play PB again. Also make sure that their guns are turned down. I have a scar on my elow to remind me of that. You can also try doing it from different distances. Try going closer each time you get hit. Make it through ten and it shouldn't be so bad.

I never felt afraid of getting hit but then again when I get off the field after a day my body looks like ring worm has taken over.

[Red_October]

Like everyone else says, have someone shoot you. The more you get hit the less fearful you will be. Soon you wont even care about the pain, you will just be pissed that someone got you out.

[Roman86]

I was hesitant to go out and play my first couple times, but as soon as the game starts adrenaline will take over and it wont hurt half as bad as you think it will (except the nads)

[ME]

GET HIT DUH it dont freakin hurt then again i have mad tattoos and piercings so maybe im just less of a sissy

[Bad.PB.Player]

Who are your tattoos mad at?

[KoRnMaN]

Just turn the veliocity down an shoot yourself lol. j/k Don't actually try that unless you want to bunker yourself hehe.:)

[impylooker]

either suck it up and take the pain. or let someone shoot you. it worked for one of my friends.

[KoRnMaN]

Yea or that.

[Ded]

get a cup and a throat protector, that's all i need and i will fear nothing. I've been playing for 2 years and i'm still hesitant to make that 20 ft run to bunker the guy with the bushmaster because i don't have a cup or a throat protector. those are the ONLY places i am afraid of getting hit, everywhere else is really no big deal once you get used to it. Give it a little while and you'll eventually get over your fear

[KoRnMaN]

I never really had the fear because I didn't know it would hurt that much in the beginning. So now its like whoopy-de-do my arms bleeding and going numb. lol.:)

[Ripcal]

It's not the fear of getting hit, its the PAIN involved. I mean come on these things are going 300 fps, its like someone throwing a stone as hard as they can at you. Advanceing in a speedball game is the biggest rush, but damn when I get hit (especially bouncers) it's enormus pain. I mean sometimes they just hit your shoulder and your like crap, but most of the time its painfull.

To overcome this fear, invest or something that will make you feel more secure. Wear another sweatshirt or buy a neck or chest protecter.
In some situations safe judgement calls should be done. Dont listen to the previous replys! Unless you never had been shot before at all, let your friend shoot you, but otherwise, it will make you think, "crap this is how much it hurts! i cant rush now!" When its done in a game at least if you get wrecked, you'll have the glory of rushing and maybe getting someone out.

Well I hope these tips help you out, now go out and bunker someone!

[Letchworth40]

dont fear getting hit. since you dont know they are coming (unless really slow) it shoulnt hurt. and its fun shooting other people too.

[KoRnMaN]

Cant wear more than to layers in tourneys just so you know.

[Letchworth40]

i just learned something new. is that nppl rule or is it a commom tourny thing

[KoRnMaN]

I pretty sure its a npl thing.

[shockmag86]

just let someone shoot you and if you keep playing and keep getting shot you will learn it doesnt hurt unless you get shot in a sensitive area(owwwwwww...) and you will learn the most valuable lesson itll make you 100 times better once you arent scared.

[KoRnMaN]

Quackkk........... My balllssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!

[Team Invincble]

i just got my friend to cover me and we moved up the field and guess what i grabbed the flag and we won

[KoRnMaN]

That has absulutly nothing to do what we were talking baout does it?

[xtremepballman27]

My 1st game i was nervous of getting hit. I couldnt take it anymore so i left my bunker and ran into the middle and let them shoot me. Now i am not affraid :)

[KoRnMaN]

lol was that actually very smart though?

[ShadowKi][er]

When I was scared of being hit I ran away from the bullets...but that's just meh

[KoRnMaN]

Spork lol I always wannted to say this SPORK IS A DORKj/k.

[green_goblin]

Originally posted by KoRnMaN
I never really had the fear because I didn't know it would hurt that much in the beginning. So now its like whoopy-de-do my arms bleeding and going numb. lol.:)

Thats comforting!

[AngrySloth]

I just try to keep the mentality: "There's no time for being scared now, be scared later."

[KoRnMaN]

Yea hehe I think why be a pansey when all the other people in the world are too.

[bulldog76]

just get hit.

[KoRnMaN]

Well duh.

[Insanekila]

i say if you have a friend thats going for a first time too, shoot eachother first to get over the fear...
it will also prevent you from doing stupid things but will make you want to shoot your enemies even more

[KoRnMaN]

Yea and don't tell him when your going to do it.:)

[ShadowKi][er]

Originally posted by KoRnMaN
Spork lol I always wannted to say this SPORK IS A DORKj/k.

Glad I could help ;p . I remember when me and mate started paintball. We took turns shooting each other. We ended up hitting each other in places like the throat / ***....It ended pretty quickly. You just get used to it while you play.

[KoRnMaN]

Yea I never really had the fear so I just went with the flow.