| Statistically paintball is one of the safest sports you | | | | 2) Do not play with modified markers - Players will |
| can play. According the you are 19 times more likely to | | | | often modify their markers to fire out paintball's more |
| suffer from a serious injury playing American football | | | | quickly. The limit of 300 feet per second is in place |
| as a pose to paintball. | | | | because paintballs fired more quickly than this will |
| The average paintball will travel at 300 feet per | | | | break the skin. So playing with modified markers can |
| second so paintball centres and professional's invest | | | | be a quick way to increase the chances of injury. |
| heavily in safety equipment. This is why there are so | | | | 3) Play In A Accredited Paintball Centre - When |
| few injuries in comparison to other sports | | | | people injure themselves playing paintball, the majority |
| Below I will outline 3 top tips that professional paintball | | | | of the time it happens in private fields outside of |
| centres enforce to make sure their players stay safe | | | | paintball centres. Individuals will usually not have the |
| playing paintball. | | | | facilities or equipment to reach the same standards of |
| 1) Wear Full Head Goggles - A good paintball centre | | | | safety as a paintball centre, which results in more |
| will provide you with full paintball goggles protecting the | | | | injuries. |
| whole of you head from paintball hits. There are lots of | | | | The main danger in playing paintball is presented by the |
| vulnerable parts of the head including the temples and | | | | fast moving paintballs. If you follow the 3 tips above |
| the eyes, and a set of full head paintball goggles will | | | | you will minimise this danger greatly, and as a result will |
| protect all of these vulnerable area's. | | | | be much less likely to suffer a paintball injury. |