| Paintball is currently one of the safest sports that you | | | | yourself when cleaning your marker if it is loaded, or |
| can play. American sports have confirmed that you | | | | not on safety. |
| are currently 19 times more likely to be injured playing | | | | - One of the best forms of protection you can make |
| football in comparison to paintball. That being said | | | | use of when firing off paintball markers is the clothing |
| paintball guns will generally fire out paintball guns at 300 | | | | and headgear. You should preferably wear a full head |
| metres per second, and are powered by compressed | | | | helmet and goggle, and padded protective clothing. |
| air tanks, so following the tips below will help to ensure | | | | These safety products have been designed |
| you are not harmed by your marker. | | | | specifically to protect the vulnerable parts of your |
| - Always make sure your compressed air tank is | | | | body like your eyes and also your temples. So |
| screwed on properly. Air or CO2 in a paintball tank is | | | | whenever you are firing off paintball's it is always best |
| stored under extreme pressure, so if it is not attached | | | | practise to wear full safety gear to make sure you do |
| to your paintball gun properly then there is a good | | | | not sustain any serious injuries. |
| chance that the bottle will come flying off with great | | | | As stated at the start of the article paintball statistically |
| force, which can cause serious injury if it hits anyone. | | | | is one of the safest sports to play, but this is on the |
| - When you are in the process of cleaning your | | | | condition that you follow the best practice guidelines on |
| paintball gun, either make sure the safety catch is on, | | | | safety. You will be able to find a lot more detailed |
| and also make sure that all of the paintball's have been | | | | information, by visiting the large paintball centre |
| emptied from the hopper and also by firing on the | | | | websites. |
| ground. This is because it can be quite easy to shoot | | | | |