Paintball

Paintball

Paintball

Paintball is a sport played by all professions and lifestyles. In this game, age is not an important factor for being a good player. Being able to think quickly and smartly is what makes you a star in paintball. Paintball is a character building sport. Players learn about teamwork, gain self confidence, and develop leadership. Paintball is an exciting sport and above all, paintball is fun.
It all started on June 27, 1981 when Charles Gaines and some friends went out into the New Hampshire woods to settle an argument by shooting paint at one another. Look what they came back with.
Paint guns, also called “markers” come in all different shapes and sizes. Paint guns are powered by either carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen (N2), or compressed air. Paint guns have power systems called tanks or bottles. They give hundreds of shots before needed to be refilled. There are three kinds of paint guns. Pump guns, Semi-automatic guns, and full-automatic guns. A couple of types of paint guns are Tippman, Spyder, Piranha, Evil, Dye, and Angel.
An important object on a paint gun is the safety button. It is located right above the trigger. You are only supposed to keep it pushed in when the game hasn’t started yet. It locks your trigger, and its purpose is to prevent you from shooting another player by accident when the game hasn’t begun yet.
The international safety limit which the guns speed can go is 300fps (feet per second), anything above that can break a humans skin. A chronograph is used to test the speed of the gun. Before any paintball match your gun is tested by the referee to make sure your gun doesn’t shoot over 300fps. All paint guns can be adjusted to shoot under the speed limit.
Paintballs are what a paint gun shoots. A paintball is a round, thin-skinned gelatin capsule with colored liquid inside it. The inside is non-toxic, non-caustic, water-soluble, and biodegradable. It washes off clothes and skin with soap and water. Paintballs come in all different colors. When a paintball tags a player the thin gelatin skin splits open and the liquid inside leaves a bright “paint” mark. A player that is marked is eliminated from that round.
There are some safety clothes and rules to play by though. All players must be wearing goggles to protect your eyes, and they must be worn during the game at all times. All players must wear a protective facemask nearly everywhere. Referees on the field enforce safety and game rules. No physical contact is permitted in the game. Any player that breaks the safety and game rules are ejected from the game.
Remember that paintball can be a dangerous sport, but if you follow the rules and regulations, and play it safe and slow, you won’t shoot your eye out.