| Ron Fowler said it feels like being hit
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| | "There is such an adrenaline rush that
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| with a wet towel. Bryan Vasaris said it's
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| | you don't even feel it."
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| like being snapped with a rubber band or
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| | For those who want to experience that
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| stung by a bee. Being shot by a paintball
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| | rush, there are plenty of paintball
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| gun doesn't sound very fun. So why is
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| | facilities around Cincinnati. A good
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| paintball one of the fastest growing
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| | place to start for beginners is the
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| sports in America, according to the
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| | Hueston Woods Paintball Club at Hueston
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| National Sporting Goods Association?
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| | Woods State Park.
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| "It's a stress relief, because you can go
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| | Tom Arvan, who has been the paintball
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| out and shoot at people and not
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| | club's general manager for 12 years,
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| dangerously hit them," Vasaris said. "But
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| | likes to promote the game to new players.
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| it's also being with a group of guys that
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| | "My personal enjoyment is seeing the kids
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| you like to hang around with."
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| | play and seeing first-time players come
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| The most commonly played paintball game
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| | off the field with a grin on their face,"
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| is "capture the flag." There are rules
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| | Arvan said.
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| variations, but the object is for a team
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| | Hueston Woods is open every Saturday and
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| to capture the opposing team's flag while
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| | Sunday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and offers two
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| protecting its own. Players eliminate
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| | fields, including one that is wooded with
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| opponents by shooting them with their
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| | some constructed obstacles. The cost to
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| paintball guns.
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| | play is $27, which includes a gun, a
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| The games can be played outside in an
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| | carbon dioxide tank, 200 paintballs and
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| open field or forest, or inside at a
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| | protective gear. Players who have their
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| specially designed facility with
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| | own equipment pay $12. The fields are
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| inflatable bunkers and other obstacles.
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| | open Monday through Friday by reservation
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| "It's not the hide-and-seek game everyone
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| | for groups of 15 or more. Arvan said
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| thinks," Vasaris said. "It's really
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| | Hueston Woods has catered to birthday
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| action-packed and fast-paced." Players
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| | parties, bachelor parties, fraternity and
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| use carbon dioxide- or nitrogen-powered
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| | sorority parties and corporate outings.
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| guns that fire thin, gelatin capsules
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| | "We have had high praises from corporate
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| filled with non-toxic paint - the
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| | groups for team-building," Arvan said.
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| "paintballs."
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| | "It's a game that really fosters some
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| Vasaris, 22, who has been playing
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| | friendship and sportsmanship."
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| paintball since he was in high school,
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| | Arvan said his paintball field is open to
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| will be a senior at the University of
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| | players of all skill levels. "Paintball
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| Cincinnati this year and is the president
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| | is a sport that isn't dominated by youth
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| of the school's paintball team. He said
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| | and physical size," Arvan said. "We've
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| getting shot isn't as bad as it seems.
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| | had mom, dad, grandma and grandpa out
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| "After the first time, I didn't even
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| | here.
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| think about getting hit," Vasaris said.
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