does anybody use this gun aiming techinque, has it got a name

[ATAG_Snapper]

Good post, Mr_Steven.

Almost 20 years ago my young nephew (14 years old) asked if I'd take him to the local paintball range -- his Dad was out of town on business. The facility is (was) located in a converted factory building with a mock city built within (small "houses", "storefronts", alley ways, etc.). I had a fellow IPSC shooter & friend come along for smiles & chuckles. We both were experienced in 3-gun competition (pistols, rifles, shotguns) and figured we'd show these kids how it was done.

Wrongo!!!

These "kids" (avg age est. 16 years, I guess) were dead serious. They got their hits from amazing (to Murray and I, at least) distances, especially taking into account the trajectory of these paintballs after, what, 25 yards or so. Sadly for us two old farts, it was like the final scene in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid". Those paintballs HURT! The only chance we had seemed to be running as fast as we could from bldg to bldg -- they didn't lead us enough. But slow down and it became a World of Hurt.

We lost every single match. For one of 'em when the starting horn sounded I raised my head over a wall and my facemask turned technicolour with paintball impacts. I was picked off 2 seconds into the game. Murray was laughing so hard I damned near shot him myself.

None of these kid marksman shot from the hip that I recall. They must've employed a technique much like you describe, since, as you mention, the gravity feed magazine is over the rifle and precludes using conventional sights IIRC. I didn't see anyone go snake-eyed, although facemasks hide that kind of detail. But these "kids" sure got their hits. I had the welts the next morning to prove it.

Murray and I never went paintball shooting again. He still has a chipped bone in his elbow from vaulting over a low wall and landing hard. Or maybe it was me landing on top of him a half second later. Dunno. Anything to get away from those stinging paintballs!!!

So maybe like you say, Raaid is on to something after all.