| Paintball is an awesome sport that combines the | | | | Don't wear anything that you cant afford to get |
| excitement of war games with the joy of shooting | | | | covered in paint and ruined. You should wear |
| exercises. If you are just starting out in the world of | | | | something comfortable that allows you to move. It |
| paintball, you will need to understand the equipment | | | | should be appropriate for the weather; however it |
| that is required for the sport. The most obvious piece | | | | should also be thick enough to keep the number of |
| is the paintball gun, however you might be surprised to | | | | welts you receive to a minimum. If you have some |
| learn that it is not the most important. | | | | sort of camouflage, that will help you blend into your |
| Because of the high speed exchanges during paintball, | | | | surroundings. |
| the most important piece of gear you can have is your | | | | Shoes should be well worn in and should have good |
| goggles. Playing without goggles is extremely | | | | traction and ankle support. Light hiking boots or football |
| dangerous and just not an option. However, some | | | | cleats will give you the support and comfort that you |
| people may find that their goggles fog or they are | | | | need. Lastly for your clothing, you should have gloves. |
| unable to see through them. In order to combat that, | | | | You can either purchase fingerless gloves or just cut |
| you can choose a thermal version or you can | | | | the fingers off so you can shoot comfortably. There |
| purchase ant-fog spray to prevent this from becoming | | | | are gloves specifically made for paintball which you |
| an issue. Don't try and skimp on goggles by wearing | | | | could purchase as well. |
| dinky ones intended for a workshop or a science lab. It | | | | Finally, your weapon. You should start with a basic |
| is not worth saving money if you are going to end up | | | | semi-auto paintball marker. They are the easiest to |
| blind. Paintball goggles are integrated into a setup that | | | | handle and fire, when you pull the trigger once, the |
| resembles a helmet and includes a face mask. Paintball | | | | paintball will be released. There is no need to start out |
| goggles are delicate and can be damaged if you try to | | | | in paintball with an expensive tournament level gun. |
| wipe paint off of them. The paint is sticky and rubbing | | | | Just learn how to shoot and care for your paintball gun |
| it off will cause scratches in your lenses. Instead, bring | | | | to begin with. As you get better and spend more time |
| a spray bottle filled with water in your gear bag. When | | | | playing, you may want to upgrade to a better gun. It's |
| you need to clean the goggles, spray the paint off and | | | | just not necessary yet. |
| then dry the goggles. | | | | Purchasing the equipment for paintball can be a little |
| Your clothing is also important during a game of | | | | expensive at first. However, buying quality protection |
| paintball. First and foremost, you are going to get dirty! | | | | will save you pain and hassles later. Happy shooting! |