teach me to stalk

[Richy_C]

i won't call it sniping, it's stalking, i'm buying a tippmann and a new barrel to do it, so how do i stalk?

[Richy_C]

maybe a phantom, we'll see how the money situtation is

[Paint Bulley]

When stalking always don't always look at who you are stalking. Also look at the ground to make sure you don't make tons of noise stepping on dry stuff.

And when stepping. step first on the ball of you'r foot. Then put the heal down. Also if you make a nois quickly get behind a fern bush (if you have those) they hide you really good and provide good protection.

Also don't wear a neon yellow jersey.

[Richy_C]

Originally posted by Paint Bulley
Also don't wear a neon yellow jersey.

Aha, thats what i've been missing

[Magadeth]

Why not use the bushy?

My basic tips for being sneaky-

If you are walking, every third step, glance down and plan out your next few steps, make sure you aren't going to make any noise.

Stay in the shade. If you need to, zig zag your way through the shade from tall trees. Every bit of light that hits you can give away your postion. Most of the time when i get hit, the person that did it tells me that the saw my lens, or a reflection from my marker.

Stay LOW. If you are in close and going for a surrrender or need to get a clear shot in a thick area, Use a low crawl to get closer to your target. Move slowly in close, and if possible, move when they are fireing or moving themselves.

Use elevation. If the field you are on has varying elevation you can get below the horizon, move fast and emerge behind your target. ravines, dry streambeds, even a small mound or boulder formation can be used to your advantage this way.

If you are a good distance away, and in view of your target, and one of them glances your way, freeze. If you are well camoed, and not to close or completely exposed against your background, often they will look right past you. Sometimes experienced players will pretend not to see you, so it is best to adjust your approach when this happens.

Sound does not carry very well in the woods. Ambient sound can often drown out the sound of movement. If it is a windy day, move with the breeze and it will cloak the sound of your movement.

When making your final aproach, plan for the worst. Try to ensure that you open fire from a protected position, with an unobstructed line of fire to your target. Open fire from a prone position, with good cover. Try for the one shot one kill. If you make it, take cover immediately and hope that nobody saw you. With only one shot, the other team will have a hard time determining where it came from. Wait a few, and take another shot.etc. Often I have been able to get two or three out of a larger group before they move for cover doing this. If they detect you, open up on them hard core and make them react to you, then run like hell when they are taking cover, because you are probably outnumbered.

The classic flanking manuver. go wide and get behind them, then close in. Possibly the most basic thing, but it always seems to work. Wider is better.


Ok this is too long and probably incoherent. (I just got back from the bar) So I'm stopping if anyone seems to care, I'll put some more down later.

[snipinhick]

nicely said magadeth. So richy we finally converted you to try this stuff out huh? its going to take a lot of practice but I think you will enjoy it. Have you ever hunted before??? My best advise, until you get some experience around you belt about stealth in the woods, when your flanking run the tape. most wooded fields the tape is not even visable from more then 40 feet away and there fore you are also invisible. but make sure the line your taking to flank does not end you up close to a bunker or any large rock out cropping. chances are, there will be people there.

[Magadeth]

Hey Rich, If yo are in the new england area, look me up and I will be glad to run you through a few games, Sni... er stalker style.:P
But seriously if you are, come on out to the field I play at, and I garuntee you a good time. ( And Yummy lunch)

[custom98pro]

Wait for them to make the first move, exspecially if this means waiting for hours, and once they do, get a clear line of fire, and light there *** up!!!

[Chris_2]

you have to know you enemy, outguess what they will do and take chances. Be vigilant. I know a guy who was a scout/sniper and he taught me a lot about snipeing. You have to KNOW what the enemy is going to do. Think about where he will go and be there waiting for him and when you see his eyes, you shoot. To stalk is to fallow them without them knowing until you make your move. Be where he least expects you to be, most likely right in front of him. I can help you on the physical side though. Land on the balls of your feet to move quietly. Always look at waht you are stepping on. If you wouldn't step on it barefoot, don't step on it with boots on. Camouflage yourself. This is natural instinct and I can only tell you that you need good camouflage like netting on a BDU. Don't startle animals. I know somebody is around me b/c I hear animal noises. Everything has to mean something to you. Noises always start and end at the same time...unless something interupts them. You can feel tension in the air and that tension allows you to outguess your opponent. Feel his tension and that gives you an idea of what he'll do. Look at how he moves. Is he slow and methodical? Fast and twitchy? Nervous? Unaware? Think about this and then think about how he'll move.Am I even making sense?

[ockey]

I would go through the usuall lecture on stalking and moving silently through the woods but i feel lazy today. Instead i'm going to tell you to go to paintballzone.com then go to snipers corner. It's where I got my begining tactics. They are really good for a base then modify them for your area and style to create tactics and strategies that will best suit you and your needs. This is my sniping marker.

[iwantamag]

erm...what magnifacation is that scope?

[ockey]

its just a 4x15 cheap scope that i got at walmart for 10$. It's pretty accurate at about 30 yards

[Magadeth]

No offense ockey, But I would s-can that pos scope in favor of a red dot.

[ockey]

I used to have one and it didn't work too well. It was a cheap one though so that might have had something to do with it.

[spook]

the biggest piece of advise I can think of for a new staker is to be very agresive. more so on big fields than small ones, because there is more to cover and less chance of running into a opponent abd better chance of getting behind them.

when your sitting behind that bush/rock/tree (this happens to everone) and you think "ok I'm on the side of the field so there probly isn't anyone behind that thing I wont to run to, but if there is, then I'l get wasted". alot of new people would sit-tight, and "cover" the watever that probly has no one in it, BUT you have to look at your options! You could shoot the crap out of it (usualy not advisable, as it gives up your position) you could run like hell and bunker it (will work alot of the time, OR what I suggest is to and just crawl/sneak around it and take out any one that may be behind it.

all of your movment should be a series of scanning for posible positions for your self or targets, and then moving accordingly :eyes:

watch your six


also, any snipers/preditors/whatervers around Boston, if so were do you play?

[ockey]

That last post is good advice. Most players depend on bunkers for protecction. If your behind the bunker they are a free target waiting to be shot. If you miss you might get lucky and watch the person jump to the other side hoping for protection but then get pelted by 6 other guys. If you move around the outside of the field and come in from the sides or behind then you have a huge advantage. Just be quick or your just bringing your team down.