I've been at it a few times now (4th, to be exact) and i'm beginning to feel that i actually have the edge for it! :-) Read what Wiki has to say about paintball.
For fame, power, and GLORY!!!! XD
For those of you who has NEVER got involved in paintball before, paintball is a relatively safe sport. Insurance records reveal that paintball is safer compared to claim for other 'safe' sports like golf, jogging, tennis and many others. :-)
In paintball, players are required to wear a face mask AT ALL TIMES while in the field. That is like the mother of all rules lah. Failure to comply with the above mentioned will result in disqualification. Hence, like everything else, safety is of utmost importance -- be in a training session or a real game.The referees -- aka Marshalls -- will literally swarm you in the event you do accidentally remove your face mask. After that, they'll disqualify you and your ENTIRE team, of course. LOL
Players, especially newbies, are encouraged to wear long sleeves shirts and pants and proper sneakers/shoes. Short sleeves and pants are not suitable because players will need to dive and slides and do other what not and get themselves dirty -- which are all necessary to evade the paintballs flying at them!
Seasoned players will have their own team jersey and dress according to a colour code, for identification, i guess. At first i thought, these people sure have layers of armor under their jerseys, thats why they're not bothered about the pain. However, i was alil stunned when i learned that male players aren't allowed to don (chest) armors during a match, that advantage is only given to female players, all for the obvious reasons.Apparently, only knee, thigh, elbow, and groin pad protectors, neck pads, and cap, beaning (like a snow cap), and bandannas are allowed during matches. Oh ya, ANYTHING that is ORANGE in colours is strictly prohibitied in paintball. It's a protected colour because most of the paintballs are orange. :-)
The 'guns' used in paintball are referred to as markers. This is a generic, mechanical paintball marker which will send a paintball flying at 300 fps (feet per second). 1 squeeze = 1 paintball.
Browsing the web i found THIS baby -- an AK-47 look alike paintball marker! LOL. Sure it looks nice, but it will be dam difficult to use while in a match because of its length and size. The gun's butt makes it very bulky. OMG, this is SO terrorist material! LOL
Now, on to the match. One thing i've come to realized about paintball, aside from the pain you may feel being shot, is that it is a very calculate-able sport that needs alot of communication AND strategical approaches. Good players will be screaming at each other during a match to communicate on where the opponents are and asking/giving cover.
Now, on to the match. One thing i've come to realized about paintball, aside from the pain you may feel being shot, is that it is a very calculate-able sport that needs alot of communication AND strategical approaches. Good players will be screaming at each other during a match to communicate on where the opponents are and asking/giving cover.
Hence, good (and LOUD) communication is the key to success in a paintball match!
Not because you fortify yourself like a tank behind the bunkers. It's NOT gona work. Believe me, IF you plan to wait it out behind your bunker, your opponent is more than happy to wait behind their bunker! The only person who looses it and pulls you out of the game is the Marshall! Yeaps!! More than 5 mins of no action from you behind a bunker, YOU'RE OUT!!!
Oh, since most paintball fields are outdoors, you'll probably have like hundreds of pairs of eyes that will be staring at your every move. So, focus on the game, take out your opponents, and don't lose focus!
Oh, since most paintball fields are outdoors, you'll probably have like hundreds of pairs of eyes that will be staring at your every move. So, focus on the game, take out your opponents, and don't lose focus!
Kinda hard to focus when your opponent looks like this right?..... WRONG. huhu.. Female paintballers are certianly not to be messed with. At ANY cost. They can be pretty like poison ivys, but they can also sting you if you're not careful.. haha!
They're smaller, so easier to hide, harder to spot;
They're lighter, can run faster;
and they're sexier, easier to distract. LOL
(just kidding on the last one :-P)
They're lighter, can run faster;
and they're sexier, easier to distract. LOL
(just kidding on the last one :-P)
I just love this new found sport! It's a new hype that's taking over the world by storm.. I personaly feel it is alil costly at the moment, because ive already invested in Kendo, but if you haven't tried your hands on paintball, YOU DEFINITELY MUST!!!
Save up alil, and go for a shot! Check out these sites for more info of the local paintball scene near you! XD
Save up alil, and go for a shot! Check out these sites for more info of the local paintball scene near you! XD
More about paintball to come.. :-)
