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What is Paintball????

WHAT IS PAINTBALL YOU ASK?????

Well, it's the rush of adrenaline as you lie in wait. The bead of sweat running down your face as you hear every beat of your heart. Something new comes into play, it's the beat of your prey's feet approaching. You lie in anticipation as the sound gets closer and closer while your heart beats faster and faster. Finally, sight comes into play. He's about 6 foot, brown hair. He has a dark green stain on his pants, evidence of his stupidity from earlier. You hear his every breath as he slowly crouches down in front of you. You pick up your weapon, adrenaline is pacing and pacing, you place you sights on the head, and PUFF!!!!!! Your soft gelatin ball leaves the barrel moving at 289 ft/sec.(Over 250 MPH) You watch as the ball gracefully arcs to his position. He hears you and turns his head in your direction only to hear and feel a large SPLAT right in the face. You made your kill and your proud. His stupidity and bitter words give you a sense of pride and accomplishment. You continue on with your objective.

Sound Familiar?

Well if it doesn't then you haven't experienced the thrill and excitment of the game of paintball. Paintball is a SPORT where opposing players shoot soft-paintfilled geletin balls at each other using air-powered "guns".

Is it Safe?

YES, paintball is in my opinion one of the safest sports around, IF played properly. During paintball play the players are REQUIRED to wear a face mask. This prevents any shots to the eyes and mouth. Besides a shot without a mask, paintball is a great and safe sport to play. The only accidents in my years of paintball experience have occured only by serious play. (Sprains, pulled muscles) But even these accidents rarely happen during paintball. So paintball is alot safer than football, baseball, and even basketball.

I'm Interested, How Do I Start?

Well, I will recommend you go out and TRY the sport first. Some people aren't cut out for the sport, but most people are. I would recommend you find the nearest paintball field and play a walk-on game. Gun rental will run you about 25 dollars and paintballs will run you about 25 dollars also. If your having trouble finding a field near you check out www.paintball.com If you love the sport, buy yourself a gun and a mask and the price per game will drop dramatically. I usually pay about 25 dollars a day to play paintball, which compared to any other extreme sport, such as skiing is quite cheap.

Does it Hurt?

While playing paintball the body's adrenaline is pumping to the maximum, survival instincts kick in and your brain is running in circles. If you are hit with a paintball sure it does hurt for a split second. It feels much like a bee sting at first, but after 2 or 3 seconds it feels much like a mosquito bite. Give or take a minute (Depending on how close you where shot at and where the hit is) you'll not notice it for the rest of the day. YET, until you get home you'll notice small red bumps (If you bruise easy BRUISES) which go away in a couple days. (They make great trophys...) Check out the picture above, it's about the worst hit you'll get.