| If you are a paintball enthusiast, one of the | | | | because most paintball gun masks are large. |
| most important purchases you can make is eye | | | | An important consideration that must not be |
| protection! If you've visited a few online | | | | overlooked is to make sure that you purchase |
| paintball stores or a paintball supply | | | | one that has a thermal lens. These are |
| representative, you know how helpful it can | | | | actually two lenses with a tiny pocket of air |
| be when it comes time to purchase a pair of | | | | in-between them to prevent fogging. If you |
| goggles. You can try playing without a | | | | purchase a pair of goggles with just an |
| paintball gun and just make a run for the | | | | anti-fog coating on them, this film will |
| flag or even fire your gun without any | | | | eventually wash away. Remember that ear |
| paintballs in it, but you should not play | | | | protection is important as well, so make sure |
| without a good mask. Paintball masks are made | | | | that the mask you purchase covers your ears |
| especially for the sport and you'll find that | | | | completely and comfortably. Also, as part of |
| they meet very strict industry standards. If | | | | your paintball gear purchase a good face |
| you try to purchase some other type of eye | | | | shield that will allow you to talk freely and |
| protection such as ski goggles, safety | | | | clearly. Most masks will come with a |
| goggles, shooting glasses or even just a pair | | | | flexible face shield that is large. If for |
| of sunglasses, these are unacceptable. A | | | | some reason you accidentally get some of the |
| paintball can reach velocity of over 270 mph | | | | dye paintball in your mouth, relax, it's |
| and a specially-designed paintball mask is | | | | completely safe. Purchase a good visor that |
| the only thing to purchase for protecting | | | | is flexible, will keep the rain out of your |
| your eyes.You're going to get better | | | | face and the sun out of your eyes. Try |
| peripheral vision, because paintball lenses | | | | wearing a backwards baseball cap under the |
| are larger. If you can see out of the corner | | | | your mask. It works well. Since you're going |
| of your eye when you try on the mask then | | | | to be moving a lot with your mask and |
| this mask may be suitable for you to | | | | shooting with it on as well, make sure it is |
| purchase. Also, make sure you can | | | | comfortable and secure.By Terry Price- Have |
| comfortably look through the paintball gun | | | | you ever considered building your own |
| sight with the mask on.If you wear glasses, | | | | paintball gun? Are you a professional |
| make sure the mask can fit comfortably over | | | | paintball competitor? |
| them. This should not be a problem, though, | | | | |