Full Exposure
Overview
Full exposure refers to a player revealing their entire body or marker while engaging, significantly increasing vulnerability and generally considered a critical mistake in gunfighting.
Key Points
- Occurs when a player exposes their whole body, not just a controlled profile.
- Creates a large, easy target for opponents.
- Often results from poor bunker posture or rushed movement.
- Corrected through tighter body positioning and controlled snapshots.
- Common among beginners but rare in advanced play.
- Should be avoided in all close-quarters gunfights and engagements.
Details
Full exposure describes a situation where a player presents their entire body, marker, head, and shoulders to opponents while attempting to shoot or move. This dramatically increases the surface area available to be hit and is one of the most punished mistakes in paintball.
Players often fall into full exposure due to panic, poor posture, inexperience, or unfamiliarity with bunker shapes. It commonly occurs when leaning out from the wrong part of a bunker, stepping too far while snapshotting, or failing to use the bunker’s edge effectively.
Experienced players use tight profiles, minimal movement, and angle discipline to avoid full exposure. Proper technique includes keeping elbows tucked, presenting only one side of the body, and timing snapshots to minimize vulnerability.
Avoiding full exposure is a key part of maintaining survivability, especially in high-speed gunfights or when contesting contested angles.
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