NOR*ILL-Mongrel

So,this weekend my friend is taking me to a new X-ball field that just opened earlier this year,and it is my first time. Is there anything I should know,and how is it different from a regular airball field,and are there any different rules? They also use reballs at the place.

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MidwestKidz

not really different from regular from airball just an X in the middle, they use reballs, probably so they dont have to clean the bunkers every night

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chromekilla

Shoot, and dont stop shooting and dont stop moving.

Xball is fast and you dont sit back and lay down pod after pod without moving from your primary. The back corners are key on just about any regulation sized xball field. Get there, shoot people in and move up the tapes.

Another cool thing is taking the X off the break. Take it, but dont run up against the side becasue your feet will get shot out most likely. Stand like 7 feet back where no one has an angle on you and blast out the back corners.

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pballfreek19

Move, move, move... Like they said, it's a faster paced game than regular speed-ball. In tourney's you can have an outside coach, but you might not get into all the specs. if you just playin for fun.

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PaintBallBob

im assuming that you arent actually playing xball, just playing on an xball style field. In that case its pretty much the same as regular speeball but the x allows you to move much easier.

Noob7_0

This is something I have always wondered, why is it so much faster?

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splatwithhonor3

Because the X cuts off alot of shooting lanes, making it easier to move up the field. More moving=more players up front=faster.

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Noob7_0

^Therefore less lanes means that the backs put more paint down the lanes that do exist leading to more paint being used in an X ball game?

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Jester of Paint

shoot and move i cant say anything else

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Cockerkid63

Move tapes. Do not get caught in the middle.

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Hammerhead

I played for a couple of games once, and all I noticed was that you have to keep moving and you can't be worried about how much paint you're using. It's fast and balls fly everywhere. Just make sure that your backs watch your ass and you don't sit in the same spot.