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Originally Posted by Omnicool
Personally I don't mind how fast another player is shooting. Now the problem I do have is when a player is shooting over 15 balls a second when young children or beginner are playing. I think when they are over shot the first tie playing they are less likely to come back again. I also think it's wrong and very unsportsmanlike if field speed is 15 or less and they are shooting fast or ramping.
Play safe and have fun,
Omnicool
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I know of one instance where my young son was playing in a scenario game and one of my teammates had to pull my boy behind him to take the 40 incoming rounds.
I know of games where my teammates walked out with 40-50 welps.
I know I've reffed night games where a team of electro's opened up on "a noise" and all hit a guy and no one could hear or see him call out.
I know I've reffed games where young kids get hit and start crying and found themselves unable to call themselves out. (or too scared to try and call themselves out due to the rate of incoming fire)
One time I was sitting out of bounds talking with the head ref and event producer and a player leaving the chrono (I think w/ his barrel sleeve on) bumped his marker on his leg and caused his marker to go into a spasm sending 6 balls whizzing past the three of us and impacting on the CO2 hut.
I dont much care what the tourney crowds do for ROF control, but Ive always been a fan of strict ROF limits for night play especially and for games where younger players are allowed to play.
I like the rules like PBCharleston uses
- 1 trigger pull = 1 ball. no exceptions.
- 2 breaks on a player is fine. 3 or more breaks is unsafe and the shooter is ejected from the game.
- I would add: 10 or more breaks on a player constitutes assault with intent and subject to criminal prosecution.
The question is: how can you control a stream of balls in the air from hitting a hidden player? at night?
If the answers is : I cant, then thats how much is too fast.
A player must be in control of his marker and responsible for his actions - In my opinion, anything else is unsafe.