| Paintball is a very safe sport in comparison to other | | | | suffering an eye injury. You can find good paintball |
| sports, in fact you are 19 times more likely to suffer a | | | | goggles on the websites such as for relatively cheap, |
| serious injury playing football than you are playing | | | | so it is worth the expense to invest in a decent pair. |
| paintball. Injuries do still happen though playing paintball, | | | | Wear Appropriate Footwear - Paintball can be a very |
| which is a shame as the vast majority of them are | | | | physical game, as you are constantly running and |
| preventable. In this article I will outline the steps you | | | | dodging opponents shots. Because of this it is |
| should take to further reduce the risk of you being | | | | important to wear appropriate footwear. A good pair |
| injured playing paintball. | | | | of trainers with a lot of grip is ideal. One thing to bear in |
| The majority of serious paintball injuries involve a | | | | mind is that most paintball games are played outside in |
| paintball hitting a persons eyes, and then behind this are | | | | fields, which can be very slippery if you wear |
| impact injuries often caused by slipping. | | | | footwear with poor grip. If you are running full speed |
| So first we will address the issue of eye injuries. | | | | and fall in a game zone then there is a good chance |
| The most effective tip for preventing eye injuries is to | | | | that you will fall into an object or another player injuring |
| wear a decent pair of paintball goggles. It is still | | | | yourself, which is why good footwear is essential. |
| surprising how many people wear damaged goggles | | | | One of the biggest safety measures you can take is |
| or glasses made for other purposes such as lab | | | | choosing to play at a paintball centre with a good |
| glasses. If you wear this type of eye protection then | | | | safety record, as they will employ trained marshals |
| you are putting yourself at a much higher risk of | | | | specifically to enforce rules to ensure your safety. |