| Is paintball here to stay or is it just
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| | spend thousands of dollars on their
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| another fad that's going to be put away
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| | markers, AKA paintball gun, (due to BATFE
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| after a while, kind of like boy bands and
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| | Regulations they can't be called
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| bell bottoms? I know that's like
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| | paintball guns, or else they fall under
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| comparing apples to oranges but Paintball
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| | the National Firearms Act.)What I suggest
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| is a very fast growing sport. They have
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| | doing is going to a local field and see
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| professional paintball leagues and semi
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| | if they rent out equipment and try the
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| pro leagues that are played on ESPN at
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| | game out. Remember the rental equipment
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| 10pm Saturday, so it's the nerdy guy that
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| | is just that, a rental, they do this so
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| sits there and watches this thinking
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| | new players (newbs) can try out the sport
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| “hey I can do that”. They run
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| | without going into a financial hole. Then
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| around the field and shoot little balls
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| | if you want to continue playing, start
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| filled with paint at each other. Believe
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| | buying your equipment. There are four
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| me its harder that it looks.
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| | things that any new player has to have to
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| The sport messes with your head. The
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| | get started and not get frustrated with
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| first time you have one of those little
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| | the game. First, buy a decent marker.
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| balls wiz by your head at about 300fps,
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| | Don't buy the Wal-Mart $99 package deal.
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| you start thinking things. Your mind
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| | When it comes to markers you get what you
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| won't register that it's not going to
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| | pay for. Second, buy a good mask, not the
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| kill you; it's telling you that hey that
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| | cheap ones that fog up on you when you're
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| ball is moving pretty damn fast. Just to
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| | playing. The worst thing is when your
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| ponder how far that is lets do some math.
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| | mask fogs up and you have 2 guys of the
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| 3feet = 1 yard, 100yards = 300feet, 100
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| | other team flanking you and now you're
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| yards is also the distance of a football
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| | going to have welts on both sides of you.
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| field. So theoretically a paintball can
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| | GET A GOOD MASK. You will also need a
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| travel the distance of a football field
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| | good air system. There have been a lot of
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| in one second. Now there are other
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| | debates on whether CO2, N20 or CA is
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| factors involved in how they travel but I
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| | best. Compressed Air is a bit expensive
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| am not going to go into that right now.
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| | so for the beginner it is probably not
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| Let me tell you though the first time you
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| | the best choice. Depending on the
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| get hit by one of these you will know it.
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| | marker, some of them require either a CO2
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| It's a stinging sensation for about a
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| | regulator or using CA. C02 is a good way
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| minute but then it goes away. The only
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| | to start, make sure you get a large
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| bad part is that you will remember that
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| | enough tank so your not refilling every
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| hit for about a week afterwards until
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| | game and don't leave the tank in the sun.
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| that welt goes down.
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| | When CO2 gets warm the pressure in the
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| The game is also physically tough; you
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| | bottle rises and you will have your own
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| have to run jump, crawl and sit,
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| | miniature missile. (I know what you're
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| depending on what type of game you're
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| | thinking, don't try that at home). The
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| playing. When I first started I was
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| | last thing to get is if your going to
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| playing speed ball, took a run off the
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| | play speedball, get a pod pack. They are
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| starting box and did a dive into a
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| | small little backpacks that hold 2 to 8
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| bunker. To this day I still have a chunk
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| | pods of paintballs. Remember if you run
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| missing out of my thumb from where it
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| | out of paint in a game, you're a sitting
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| slammed into the ground. Be prepared for
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| | duck.
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| anything. It's the closest I think humans
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| | Remember the most important thing in this
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| get to war without being shot at with
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| | game is safety! Always wear your mask on
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| real bullets.
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| | the field, and if you're in an area that
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| So you want to know how to get started?
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| | the barrel condoms come off your mask
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| The first thing I can say is the sport
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| | goes on. Have fun!
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| isn't cheap. I have played with guys that
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