Whats's Your Weakness?

[GeorgePlaysAirsoft]

An itchy trigger finger near friendlies in CQB... I admit I just shoot before looking because I do have good reactions, but end up shooting about 6 or 8 friendlies during a day, which is atrocious ??

if you are team killing on the reg you don't really have good reactions (no offence) you are just rushing... slow is smooth as they say (they = the people in the making of blackhawk down)

 

[LoneTactix]

I don't think my reaction time can be questioned, but I'm not trying to claim anything by saying they are quick if that makes sense, only that I am probably too quick to shoot before identifying a target, but it's a weakness as I stated ?

 

[Adolf Hamster]

if you are team killing on the reg you don't really have good reactions (no offence) you are just rushing... slow is smooth as they say (they = the people in the making of blackhawk down)

i think the problem here is the reactions required to shoot the first thing that moves are always gonna be slower than taking the time to identify first, so your choice is between risking blue on blue or getting hit yourself.

 

[LoneTactix]

This is it, in a game that has no consciences - TKs ain't that bad. In 90% of airsoft game days I've attended: who won what game and if there was an overall winning team barely gets a mention. Fun ftw usually, so I apologise, take the hit myself and keep working on a better "response time"

 

[Stratton Oakmont]

I don't think my reaction time can be questioned, but I'm not trying to claim anything by saying they are quick if that makes sense, only that I am probably too quick to shoot before identifying a target, but it's a weakness as I stated ?

Are you American by any chance?

Theres nothing friendly about friendly fire

 

[Tackle]

Are you American by any chance?

Theres nothing friendly about friendly fire

Lol, one of the biggest contradictions in terms, right up there with "military intelligence" ?

 

[Cr0-Magnon]

Apart from the lower back suffering around lunchtime I would actually say my main weakness is not being able to distinguish team colours through the bushes. This hasn't really led to friendly fire but quite the opposite, I hesitate until I can tell and then it's often too late.

 

[Enid_Puceflange]

Apart from the lower back suffering around lunchtime I would actually say my main weakness is not being able to distinguish team colours through the bushes. This hasn't really led to friendly fire but quite the opposite, I hesitate until I can tell and then it's often too late.

Hmmmm

I seem to have some of this, but I shoot first and apologise later ! ?

 

[Cr0-Magnon]

Hmmmm

I seem to have some of this, but I shoot first and apologise later ! ?

Yeah but some people take it really badly!

One of the recent examples of me not being able to distinguish team colours was at Battle Lakes. The opposing team had brightly colour armbands and us dark blue. Unfortunately their armbands are only brightly colour around one side with the other side being black elastic. I was sneaking through the undergrowth with one other guy and saw the underside of a third mans armband noting only that it was a dark colour. To the point where I was about ten metres away and could have hit a hundred times over if I'd known.

 

[ghostwalker]

Weakness. 
like most a bit heavier than I want which leads to me sweating a lot. Though since lockdown I have been running between 20 and 30km a week to try and shift some weight. Not as easy as it sounds when you work in a chip shop for a living. 
 

I am one of those sneaky feckers. Want to know where I am. Look for the forward line. Now look way in front in one of the flanks circling in for the hard flank or rear attack. Problem is. A lot of the time as I arrive the fights over. Though it doesn’t mean I sometimes catch all the respawners flat. 
 

mental health. That’s probably a biggy though. The times I’m all prepped and rating to go Saturday night and come Sunday morning. There’s no pint, in too tired, suddenly don’t feel well etc etc. That’s canned more games days that I have probably played 
 

 

[LoneTactix]

That's very honest of you @ghostwalker but you are most definitely not alone with mental health issues. So many people have them now and I think it's a sign of the times, but it's less of a weakness and more of an inner challenge. If we change the internal monologue most people would find there is no problem at all. 

The good thing about airsoft is finding like-minded people to game with and a lot of randoms I met over the years told me all sorts of tales about their lives and some were seriously sad, but life affirming as well. 

Keep focusing on the things you want to improve on and life will always be easier to live with.

 

[Lollingsgrad]

Biggest weakness is poor impulse control meaning I'm likely to buy even more unnecessary equipment and be unable to afford attendance at the game.

 

[Tackle]

Biggest weakness is poor impulse control meaning I'm likely to buy even more unnecessary equipment and be unable to afford attendance at the game.

I think we've all got a bit of that, the nature of airsoft, once it gets in your blood lol.

Weakness. 
like most a bit heavier than I want which leads to me sweating a lot. Though since lockdown I have been running between 20 and 30km a week to try and shift some weight. Not as easy as it sounds when you work in a chip shop for a living. 
 

I am one of those sneaky feckers. Want to know where I am. Look for the forward line. Now look way in front in one of the flanks circling in for the hard flank or rear attack. Problem is. A lot of the time as I arrive the fights over. Though it doesn’t mean I sometimes catch all the respawners flat. 
 

mental health. That’s probably a biggy though. The times I’m all prepped and rating to go Saturday night and come Sunday morning. There’s no pint, in too tired, suddenly don’t feel well etc etc. That’s canned more games days that I have probably played 
 

Mate, we sound like twins, except I'm not lucky enough to work in a chippy, that would probably finish me off.

re mental health, I've struggled also, depression & cumulative ptsd, & sometimes as daft as it sounds, when I'm looking forward to a long awaited game, the actual prep of ensuring everything is ready & nothing is forgotten is a total pain, often meant I ended up taking waaay tooo much kit, almost to combat any anxieties.

simple answer I've found is to go minimal, literally the bare essentials, screw geardo precise loadouts, screw plate carriers etc, I go with a molle satchel bag or a molle bandolier (already loaded with 3 hicaps & a bottle of water, & spare safety goggles) literally walk on to site in whatever clothing is comfortable, leave a small case with a spare age & reload kit in the safe zone, throw it over your shoulder & start playing, it's literally like a breath of fresh air, less issues with fitness & I actually find I'm now playing better & not feeling "pressure".

does that make any sense ?

 

[ghostwalker]

I think we've all got a bit of that, the nature of airsoft, once it gets in your blood lol.

Mate, we sound like twins, except I'm not lucky enough to work in a chippy, that would probably finish me off.

re mental health, I've struggled also, depression & cumulative ptsd, & sometimes as daft as it sounds, when I'm looking forward to a long awaited game, the actual prep of ensuring everything is ready & nothing is forgotten is a total pain, often meant I ended up taking waaay tooo much kit, almost to combat any anxieties.

simple answer I've found is to go minimal, literally the bare essentials, screw geardo precise loadouts, screw plate carriers etc, I go with a molle satchel bag or a molle bandolier (already loaded with 3 hicaps & a bottle of water, & spare safety goggles) literally walk on to site in whatever clothing is comfortable, leave a small case with a spare age & reload kit in the safe zone, throw it over your shoulder & start playing, it's literally like a breath of fresh air, less issues with fitness & I actually find I'm now playing better & not feeling "pressure".

does that make any sense ?

Yes mate it does.

When we get back into airsoft my kit is all squared away and ready. Leaving my beloved KWA erg at home in favour of my 2 ics rifs with hi cap mags. Means taking 5 mags instead of 12 to a game day plus speed loader.

Also stripped my plate carrier down to just a triple mag and hydration carrier with everything else on a grab belt kit.

For me the mental health kicks mostly from a crappy younger life. Fairly abusive mother, an ex who made life hell and still tries with manipulating the kids etc. Alongside other odds and sods as they say. So all it takes is that little bump to knock me off kilter. Though in fairness i have a pretty amazing fiancee i have been with for 10 years now and she will often kick me up the arse when needed lol

 

[EvilMonkee]

Weakness?  Easy...women

 

[Adolf Hamster]

Easy...women

do you mean the women are easy or the answer to the question is easy?

a comma would have been less ambiguous than full stops.....

 

[Rogerborg]

Traps.

Traps are my weakness.

I am a complete sucker for traps where I think I'm going to bang, but get banged instead, and uwu won't convince me otherwise.

 

[EvilMonkee]

do you mean the women are easy or the answer to the question is easy?

a comma would have been less ambiguous than full stops.....

Either

 

[Zarrin]

Traps.

Traps are my weakness.

I am a complete sucker for traps where I think I'm going to bang, but get banged instead, and uwu won't convince me otherwise.

ah yes... those nasty sharp stick pits with crap all over...  very dangerous, have been lucky enough not to fall into one on a game-day!

Bear traps too, they are bad...  and mouse traps... bad for your fingers; number one cause for delayed trigger response. 

?

 

[Davegolf]

I mean last summer I was trying to keep up 100 press ups a day - so by that logic I would have has a quota of 5 TKs per game before I would actually have to start checking my targets ?

Started doing them straight out o bed again the other week.. struggling to do a set of 20 at the moment. ?

Life is harsh - fitness falls of 20x faster than I goes on!

Where do you play! Fall pits, that don't sound like fun!!

My weakness is patience, it usually runs out 2 nano seconds before it would have been epic ?

My pistol work is well rusty these days, mostly in part to hardly playing in the last 18months due to work and Covid pandemic.