We'll do what we can to keep you in the game longer. Pick a spot on the field where you think you'll have shots at opposing players and study it carefully. Pick a direct path from your flag station to your spot. Look for places where you think the opposition will be. This will help you eliminate opposing players and at the same time, you'll know from where you are at danger from.
Some trees are a bit wider at the bottom.
Use the extra width for cover by getting low to the ground. Make sure you have a secondary spot to go to if things go well. You should also have a spot to fall back to if things don't go so well. Look for shooting angles from those spots as well. If you are playing the game from a bunker, don't come out to shoot in the same spot all of the time.