| Paintball is as close to a military war
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| | gloves and athletic cups. Your paintball
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| game as civilians can get. In paintball,
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| | facility should provide you with goggles
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| you'll navigate a natural obstacle course
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| | and other protective gear as part of
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| of fields, woods, hills and valleys; plan
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| | their package.
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| defensive and offensive maneuvers; and
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| | Those paintballs don't hurt...too much.
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| work with your team to win. If you've
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| | The paintballs do hurt when they hit
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| never tried paintball before, here are
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| | you-and that keeps some people from
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| seven reasons why you should.
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| | trying the game. However, you can reduce
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| It's great exercise. In many paintball
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| | the pain from a paintball hit by wearing
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| games, you'll be playing on an obstacle
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| | the right clothing. Wear loose-fitting
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| course that could be several acres in
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| | sweatpants, wind pants, sweatshirts, and
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| size. You'll be running, jumping, hiding,
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| | light, long-sleeved shirts in layers.
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| and shooting among hills, valleys, and
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| | Avoid jeans, as they are difficult to
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| other natural features. Paintball
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| | move in, and don't wear heavy
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| requires stamina. It's great exercise-and
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| | jackets-even in winter, you'll overheat.
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| it's far more interesting than simply
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| | Most importantly, avoid wearing t-shirts
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| jogging the same route each day or
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| | and shorts even in warm weather. A
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| running on a treadmill at the gym. Play a
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| | paintball hit on bare skin is painful and
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| few paintball games, and you'll burn
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| | could break the skin.
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| plenty of calories.
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| | There's a place for everyone. There's a
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| It's not just physical. As good as it is
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| | place in paintball for every personality
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| for your body, paintball is also good for
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| | type. If you're an aggressive, athletic
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| yourmind. To succeed at paintball
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| | person, you'll definitely be a valuable
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| requires strategic thinking. You'll need
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| | player. But paintball also requires
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| to plan offensive and defensive
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| | stealth and surprise. If you're not
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| strategies to capture that flag, defend
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| | particularly keen on running up to an
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| that fort, or take out that team. Good
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| | enemy with guns blazing, try taking up a
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| strategies for paintball include both
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| | position as a sniper. If athletics isn't
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| aggressive tactics and defensive elements
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| | your thing, you may be a talented
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| such as ambushes, snipers, and the
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| | strategist. The best thing about
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| element of surprise. You may be surprised
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| | paintball is that it helps people
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| to find that this game is far more
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| | discover hidden talents.
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| cerebral than you thought it would be.
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| | It's fun. Paintball is far more exciting
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| It's a team sport. Paintball can be
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| | and challenging than your typical weekend
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| played with small or large groups. It's a
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| | football game. It incorporates strategy
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| great activity for office team-building,
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| | and physical activity, stealth and
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| family get-togethers, or even an
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| | aggression-and many types of players are
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| adventurous first date. During a
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| | valuable. Once you experience the
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| paintball game, you'll rely on your team
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| | exhilaration of watching your well-laid
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| to win-nobody can do it on their own. The
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| | plans succeed, you're sure to want to
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| best part about paintball is assessing
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| | play again. It's a thrill to win, but
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| the strengths of each team member and
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| | even if you lose, you're sure to have a
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| assigning everyone a job that fits their
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| | good time.
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| abilities. This way, everyone
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| | Paintball allows you to let loose and
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| participates in helping the team win.
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| | discover your "inner warrior." But being
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| It's safer than you think. Many people
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| | aggressive isn't all there is to it.
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| see the guns and hear about the stinging
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| | Sometimes, the most valuable player is
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| paintballs, and believe the game isn't
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| | the one who knows when to hang back and
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| safe. But in a well-run paintball
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| | stay calm. Aggressive players get taken
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| facility, this game is relatively
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| | out quickly-but a calm, cool-headed
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| risk-free. A good facility will brief all
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| | sniper can often make the difference
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| players on safety before the game starts,
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| | between success and failure. So even if
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| and many will send a professional out
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| | you can't quite see yourself as an action
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| with your team to ensure the rules are
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| | figure, give paintball a try. You may
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| being followed. Safety measures include
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| | discover a new way to get in shape,
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| never firing on a close target; keeping
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| | challenge your mind, and have fun with
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| goggles on at all times in the field; and
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| | your friends and family.
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| wearing protective clothing such as
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