You go to the fridge, pull out something like a yogurt. You open it up, stick your spoon in, and luckily before it reaches your mouth you realize it’s gone bad. Oops! This often happens with food stuffs like dairy or vegetables, but did you know it can also happen to your paintballs? Yes, paintballs [...]
Archive for January, 2012
Using Old Paintballs
Posted: 31st January 2012 by kristing in paintball tanks, Paintball TipsTags: paintball tanks
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A Mock Training Town Hosting an Enormous Paintball Game
Posted: 26th January 2012 by KristenM in PaintballTags: Paintball, paintball tournament
Playing paintball in the woods is all well and good, but imagine if you had the run of an entire town to host your next paintball tournament? For some, that dream just might come true. A paintball battle involving 700 players from around the world get the run of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) land [...]
Tom Cole Resigns As Commissioner of NPPL
Posted: 24th January 2012 by MattC in PaintballTags: Paintball, paintball industry
There are rumors circulating that Tom Cole has resigned as Commissioner of the NPPL. This would be after about a year’s worth of work in the role. Cole is one of the more recognizable people in the paintball industry. He started at age 17 and eventually formed the paintball team Bad Company, which ranked in [...]
The Importance of a Sniper For Your Paintball Team
Posted: 19th January 2012 by ChristineM in PaintballTags: Paintball
When it comes to setting up a paintball team, you want a variety of people you can do different things. And you yourself want to establish a role for yourself. Being a paintball sniper means being an integral part of the team. It can also be a fun way to play that’s different from the [...]
Don’t Give Paintball A Bad Name
Posted: 17th January 2012 by TimD in Guerrilla Air, Paintball, paintball tanksTags: Paintball
Most everyone involved in the beautiful and fulfilling world of paintball is a great person. I have on many occasions showed up strapped up with gear and found myself in a pick up paintball match with folks who would otherwise be complete strangers. Those people and I became fast friends bonding over our shared love [...]
Paintball has come a long way since its invention in the 1980s. It went from obscurity to being a multimillion dollar a year industry, a televised event, and a nationally recognized sport; all in just about 30 years. There is, however, a movement among some paintball enthusiast to bring the sport back to its humble [...]
Other Uses for Paintball Markers
Posted: 10th January 2012 by KristenM in PaintballTags: paintball air tank
It’s time to get a little creative. Of course paintball markers are intended for the sport of paintball, but it’s fun to think about some other uses. Why not make the most out of your marker? Believe it or not, the original use of a paintball marker was not for sport. Instead it was to [...]
Playing Paintball on a Snowy Evening
Posted: 5th January 2012 by tarae in Guerrilla Air, Paintball, Paintball TipsTags: Paintball
Playing paintball in the winter can really enhance a scenario. In order to safely and successfully enjoy a winter game, however, there ar are certain tips that you should follow. Since CO2 generally functions best in warm temperatures, you may consider using compressed air instead. If you do use CO2, try to keep it [...]
Afternoon Paintball Games
Posted: 3rd January 2012 by DanielA in PaintballTags: Paintball, paintball air tanks
I remember those summer days when we’d prepare during the hottest part of the afternoon for our game later, when the day was beginning to cool. The excitement of filling our paintball air tanks, making sure we had enough balls, getting dressed and choosing teams, forming competitive dislike for friends, albeit temporary, while we split [...]