To add on about the so called, "overshooting" in speedball:

When playing competitively, you don't stop shooting until you the person you are shooting at is walking off the field.

When playing on a small field, with a lot of paint going through the air, well... you're going to get overshot. I've been overshot, and have overshot people. It doesn't really matter though.

When playing for prizes, you shoot first, ask questions later. I got bonus balled 6 times in the back at a scrimmage on Sunday. Did I raise a fus? No. Did I even turn around? No. I got shot. My mirror who was shooting at me didn't see it. He popped out, saw me and let off a burst of paint. Oh well... It's not like I've never been shot before.

As for wiping... Well, I have not, and will NEVER wipe.

I can however, echo what DriverJ was stating.

In a tournament match, you are not going to check yourself for an un-obvious hit. You should signal a ref to check for you, but if you have good refs, that shouldn't even be necessary. They should be on you calling you hit, clean, or checking in a flash.

It's like DriverJ said, you take your head out of the game for even a couple seconds, you can loose; just like that.

And that IS what the refs are there for. They are there to check for you.

Wiping is wrong, nothing will change that. But I see just as much wiping on the woods fields as at the speedball fields. I work for a paintball field, who has an indoor xball field and outdoor scenario field, so I see both styles of play every weekend.

-Jake

__________________