Greg Pauley of pro paintball team Omaha Vicious sat down with EclipseTV to share a few paintball tips. Watch as Coach Pauley explains a series of paintball “do’s and don’ts”. These tips are great for new paintball players as well as a great refresher for those of you who are more experienced.
This particular video focuses on the Race-To series format. A few of the tips demonstrated include communicating with your teammates, joy sticking, effective coaching and how to look for easy kills. Be sure to check it out.
The new paintball tips series of videos is put together by gun manufacture Planet Eclipse. The EclipseTV video series features paintball professionals Billy Bernacchia, Thomas Taylor, Greg Pauley and others explaining the fundamentals of paintball. Watch as pro teams San Antonio X-Factor, Omaha Vicious, New England Hurricanes and others demonstrate these tips to maximize their paintball playing experience.
Long time Chicago Aftershock player and coach Jeremy Salm and the team have parted ways. While we are not clear on the exact reasons for the separation, rumors have circulated around the ProPaintball water cooler with a few different ideas. ProPaintball insiders suggest the teams unimpressive 0-4 finish in PSP Galveston on the heels of their 2nd place finish at PSP World Cup may have had something to do with it. Either way, with Coach Salm leaving the team and no successor announced leaves us all wondering what the immediate future holds for the team.
As previously reported, Drew Templeton left VICIOUS and rejoined his former teammates on Aftershock. Sources tell us the team is very happy with Drew and morale is high with the team. Chicago Aftershock is said to be looking for one or two more players for the remainder of the season. Drew Hire and Josh Yost are said to be trying out for the team. Josh Yost previously played on Aftershock and Drew previously played with Newport Entourage and LA Infamous.
It is unclear if Chris Lasoya and Brandon Rittinghouse will remain part of the Chicago Aftershock program. Chris Lasoya played NPPL Huntington Beach with Aftershock and did well with the team. According to ProPaintball insiders familiar with Aftershock, they indicate that the team may be short on funds to fly Lasoya in to practice. Sources suggest there would be too much of a disconnect between Lasoya and the team if he was only playing events and they are working to find a solution. Brandon Rittinghouse may be leaving the team due to undisclosed reasons.
Stay tuned to Pro Paintball for the latest paintball news and gossip.
The 2011 paintball season marks Chicago Aftershock’s 20th anniversary. The staff at ProPaintball would like to congratulate the team on their long and successful reign on the pro paintball circuit. Congratulations Aftershock!
Aftershock History:
In 1991, Chicago Aftershock was formed by combining the Lords of Discipline and Scream, two teams that were feared by the competition. According to sources familiar with LOD, feared was an understatement. Several members of LOD eventually earned a lifetime ban for fighting on the paintball field. You did not want to mess with those guys. The first two years of the teams existence were rough, but in 1993 the team added pro paintball all-stars Danny Love and Mike Bruno. The combination of time, energy and talent worked well for Aftershock and once again the team was a force to reckon with. Aftershock would go on to win more NPPL 10-man events and more 10-man World Cups than any other team in paintball history. Further Chicago Aftershock history can be found on their website.
During the 2009/10 off season, Aftershock was knee deep in the rebuilding process. The team added several notable players to the roster including Tim Montressor, Stephen “Son” Dabilis, Sam Monville, and Greg Sewiers. The team started the season off on a high note, placing 3rd in Phoenix, 2nd at the World Cup and 5th overall in the PSP’s 2011 season.
Going forward:
In 2011, Chicago Aftershock has decided to return to the teams roots. In addition to the PSP, Chicago Aftershock will be competing in the NPPL. In addition, the team will be competing in Ultimate Woods-ball events with former members of the Aftershock program.
Several former AfterShock players will be returning home to compete in 2011. Pro players Chris Lasoya, Adam Farej and AJ Lawhead will once again be representing Aftershock on the pro field. Pro Paintball insiders suggest additional pick ups are underway. The team will be lead by Aftershock alumni Renick Miller and Jeremy Salm.
Sponsors:
Planet Eclipse will be releasing a 2011 Chicago Aftershock EGO/GEO that the team will be shooting exclusively. Chicago Aftershock will be utilizing the GI Sports Imperial Paintballs to mark their opponents, and wearing Sly Profit Goggles, Aftershock jerseys by S2 Customs and Exalt Paintball Cleats. For those in the Mid-West region, Shock will be practicing at both the Badlandz field in Chicago, IL and Paintball Plex in Laotto, IN.
As mentioned in our second PPS report, Aftershock had tryouts for their Semi-Pro squad known officially as the “Badlandz Mystery Machine“. There has been alot of smacktalk going on on the left panel of our website and this teams roster has long been a mystery. Veteran pro player Chris Lasoya has been rumored to be playing with the team but beyond that not much has been known.
The official Mystery Machine roster will feature several notable players including: Jeremy ‘the sniper’ Salm, Chad “Yaya” Bouchez, AJ Trillet, Tristan Brown, Frank Zefran, former Avalanche player Jake Whittaker, and of course Chris Lasoya. Jeremy Salm, Chris Lasoya and a whole bunch of shock talent will sure prove a tough challenge in the semi-pro division. Be sure to check out the team on the PSP webcast later this week.
As we are all well aware, the last several seasons of Aftershocks career have been dismal at best. We are proud to report that the “most winning ten-man team in history” is back for 2009 and full of fresh energy. Coach Jeremy Salm and the boys have been hard on the grind and have made some stunning pickups during the off season. The team has a very solid core with many of the team members going back 5-6 years. For the 2009 season the team will be shooting Eclipse markers and continuing the tradition with KEE/RP paint.
The Official Aftershock 2009 roster;
Drew Templeton
Josh Yost
Chad “Yaya” Bouchez
Ian Martin
Chris Sosine
Cody Mickowski
Brad McCurley
AJ Trillet
Nick Slowiak
AJ Lion
Coach: Jeremy “Sniper” Salm
From the looks of things, the team is off to a great start for 2009. Good luck Aftershock!
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