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JuanK360 · March 4th, 07:14 PM

i have a tourney coming up in about 2 weeks so i just wanted to ask u guys what drills you guys do right before tourneys so you can be relly prepared. by the way we've been trainig for about 2 months now and we need new drills.

**wgpballa** · March 4th, 07:25 PM

Well, there is always the basic snap shooting, running and gunning, etc. But I'll let you know some of my favorite drills. This particular one helps on snapping and wrapping. Have 2 players at mirrored bunkers, with one player shooting lefty, one shooting righty. This is a basic snapping drill, except there is a target that is in the middle of both bunkers, but visible only if you wrap the bunker. The object of the drill is to put the other player into their bunker, with enough time to wrap your own bunker and hit the target. The first person to hit the target, or the other player wins.

Hope this helps.

**the_real_kaz** · March 8th, 12:57 PM

If its this close to a tourny, you really want to practice drills and play from the position you will be in. If you know your going to be in the back all day, don't go to the snake in practice and if your going to be in the front, don't play back in practice. Its good to know how to play every position, but when time is limited you really need to work on what you will be doing.

***OaklandDogs187*** · March 8th, 05:21 PM

With the game developing like it is, you really need to be able to play every position, so make sure you are comfortable in every bunker.

As far as drills, I find that doing 5 on 5 or 3 on 3(depending upon the format of your tournament) one ball checks are amazing drills. Basically what you do is play 5 on 5, but you can only shoot one ball, and after you shoot that ball you have to go back behind your bunker and then snap out again, only shooting one ball again. You can post on people, but as soon as you shoot the one ball, you must go back behind your bunker. This really improves your gun skills, and allows you to learn how to play well when you must conserve paint.

Another very important thing to work on is communication. Develop a count for how many kills you have gotten on the other team, generally a G count, as in G-1 for the first guy killed, G-2 for the second, etc. Make sure you also call out balls or another code for a teammate of yours getting eliminated, as in ball-1, ball-2, ball-3 etc. Communication is really the biggest part of the game in a non x-ball format.

Other than that, just look in this month's PGi as the Miami Raider's coach gives 5 really great drills to do.

**the_real_kaz** · March 9th, 10:13 AM

I agree, that you need to know every position, but if time is short, you should really work on the position your going to play for in that tournament.

***Barber*** · March 10th, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by the_real_kaz

I agree, that you need to know every position, but if time is short, you should really work on the position your going to play for in that tournament.

And what position is that?

Every player must know how to play every position. No matter what.

I usually play corners or lane early in the game, but I've been to events where I ended up playing every bunker on the field atleast once.

What happens if you're in a 3 on 4 or something, and your mid guy gets blasted? Do you really want to have one guy at the other end of the snake while you're still sitting in back center? You need to be able to move up.

Nightmarepb12 · March 10th, 10:11 PM

this a really good drill my friend showed me.
basically you need about 3 or 4 poles a good size diameter depending on how accurate you are andstand them up vertically about 10 feet apart and put about 20-30 feet between the poles and you and just run past em and see how many you can shoot. concentrate on keeping you upperbody stable. thats basically one drill you can run at home by yourself.

ConverseSmurf · March 10th, 10:50 PM

jogg, and frog jumping thingies

***Barber*** · March 11th, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Nightmarepb12

this a really good drill my friend showed me.
basically you need about 3 or 4 poles a good size diameter depending on how accurate you are andstand them up vertically about 10 feet apart and put about 20-30 feet between the poles and you and just run past em and see how many you can shoot. concentrate on keeping you upperbody stable. thats basically one drill you can run at home by yourself.

From the way you describe this 'drill', it sounds terrible.

When you gun and shoot, you aren't supposed to be changing targets. You should be holding your lane or keeping your guy down.

It's not so much keeping your upper body stable, but your lower body in control. You can't get crazy with your leg motions. You have to run flat footed.

**Tomba** · March 11th, 09:35 AM

Just practice all the usual stuff.

* Run and Gun
* Shoot and Load
* Snap Shoot
* 1 on 2
* 2 on 3
* Load and run

There are many many more. Just do a lot of drills.

***Shockz*** · March 11th, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Tomba

Just practice all the usual stuff.

* Run and Gun
* Shoot and Load
* Snap Shoot
* 1 on 2
* 2 on 3
* Load and run

There are many many more. Just do a lot of drills.

QFT. Those are pretty much the best things you can do for practice.

**Tomba** · March 11th, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Nightmarepb12

this a really good drill my friend showed me.
basically you need about 3 or 4 poles a good size diameter depending on how accurate you are andstand them up vertically about 10 feet apart and put about 20-30 feet between the poles and you and just run past em and see how many you can shoot. concentrate on keeping you upperbody stable. thats basically one drill you can run at home by yourself.

There are hardly any drills out there worth doing without an opponent.

***Barber*** · March 11th, 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Tomba

There are hardly any drills out there worth doing without and opponent.

True, but you can do things that improve your overall game by yourself.

You can practice your form and quickness. Simple things like getting your gun up quick, running flat footed, and getting your snapping motion down are all things that you can do while you're sitting at home.

**Tomba** · March 11th, 09:07 PM

Yeah, those things can be done very true. Although critiqueing has to be done in games, or for me atleast. I have worked on snap around the fridge and such, I have also worked on running and gunning, but what helps me learn, and get better is just applying some of the things I was messing around with in my house at home.

Nightmarepb12 · March 17th, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Barber

From the way you describe this 'drill', it sounds terrible.

When you gun and shoot, you aren't supposed to be changing targets. You should be holding your lane or keeping your guy down.

It's not so much keeping your upper body stable, but your lower body in control. You can't get crazy with your leg motions. You have to run flat footed.

i mean if a d2 player does it then i mean it must be good for something.

**Tomba** · March 17th, 08:46 PM

I've know and have played with many d2 players. I've played with a lot of good d2 players as well. As well as I have played with some ****ty d2 players...

what team does he play for?

I can find some crappy person to go play d1....the division they are in doesnt matter.

**chromekilla** · March 18th, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Tomba

There are hardly any drills out there worth doing without an opponent.

not really

chad george, the kid who went from d3 to pro with philly spent every night of his life at all american picking up paint off the ground, cleaning them and practicing snap shooting and running and gunning drills.

he went from good, to damn good and it was all on his own time

thats half the reason he was picked up. yes he was small and fast and was good, but he showed that he had the determination to better himself as a player and the philly guys saw they could mold him into an xball robot

**Tomba** · March 18th, 06:25 PM

I guess what I meant more was, you can't practice without air and paint. It's much more helpful practicing with paint and air, and it is even more helpful practicing with paint, air, and an opposing team.