Paintball, the Wizard's Way: The Authoritative Book on Paintball Equipment, Strategy, and Tactics [Paperback]

Ronald E. Elbe (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Blacksmith Corp; 1st edition (June 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0941540219
• ISBN-13: 978-0941540216
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #846,066 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth every penny for the would be sniper!!, January 3, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Paintball, the Wizard's Way: The Authoritative Book on Paintball Equipment, Strategy, and Tactics (Paperback)

Ron Elbe has obviously been playing paintball for quite some time and has compiled a good primer for the player that wants to be a sniper. If you are a go fast and straight at 'em kind of a guy, this book is not for you. His analysis of the different kinds of equipment does not focus on specific brands and styles, he wrote it so that it wouldn't be time sensitive. He also gives tips that are timeless. I, for one, did not know that using a rock tumbler for your paint would make it fly straighter until I read this book. He gives more tips like this throughout the book and his recount of one game is almost worth the price of the book. This is a great book for anyone starting out in the game as well as for the experienced player.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars worth it, March 19, 2002

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Mary Ann Watson (Doners Grove, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Paintball, the Wizard's Way: The Authoritative Book on Paintball Equipment, Strategy, and Tactics (Paperback)

This book is worth reading no matter if you are new to the sport or very experienced. Someone previously mentioned that this book tells you bad tips, it does not. He said that snipeing is a waste of time, but most paintballers know that you dont really snipe on a SPEEDBALL FIELD! This book gave me some better tactics to be a sniper but you cant just decide to be one over night you have to practice like the guy who bad mouthed the book before did not. If you want to try snipeing read this book and practice a little on some wooded fields and you will find that it is much more efficent than wasteing 1,000 rounds every five minutes on a speed ball field, this book tells you some tips on how to do so.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars About the book., June 13, 2001

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Kevin (ILL U.S.A) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Paintball, the Wizard's Way: The Authoritative Book on Paintball Equipment, Strategy, and Tactics (Paperback)

This book is out dated but still have some good ideas for the new players. It is a good book if you are just starting to get into the game. The book is mostly about being a sniper on the paintball field. It has some good strategy for new and old players but some of the equipment that he talks about is old. I found the book vary interresting for a out dated book.