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About Extreme Paintball
from: Maxx Sports GuidesPaint Ball, to the surprise of many, has evolved into a national craze. This sport, which started in 1981, has turned into a multi million dollar industry, and become a phenomenon enjoyed by both young and old alike. Fields as well as indoor arenas have been set up to facilitate the sport giving the needed space and environment to allow paintballers to take part in their favorite activity.
The premise of Paintball is simply shooting a small capsule filled with paint from an air or CO2 powered gun. A paintball gun can also be referred to as a marker. Will it hurt to get hit by a paintball? Yes, it might, when you consider that the speed those little pellets leave the marker reaches about three hundred feet per second, a direct hit is likely to sting a bit and may even leave a bruise. But that's about the extent of the damage if all safety precautions are adhered to.
Therefore, safety rules have been set up that must be enforced by those who operate a paintball arena, whether indoors or outdoors. Anyone who violates a saftey rule will be asked to comply immediately, or leave the premises, quite often permanently. These precautions are simply common sense:
When playing paintball, you'll be required to use only markers that shoot at or less than three-hundred feet per second. If the speed of your marker is any higher, you're going to be disqualified because higher speeds can draw blood if the capsule hits unprotected skin.
You must wear safety gear, which consists of a facemask and goggles. There is no reason whatsoever to remove your eye protection while playing the sport, even if you've been marked and are now on the sidelines. If a paintball should hit anyone in the eye, they could be blinded for life -- so it's better to be safe than sorry.
You should get to know the magic words. Even in the heat of the battle, you can be asked to immediately stop if a player calls out they've lost their facemask or goggles. If you're the one experiencing a problem with your protective gear, then it's up to you to immediately call for assistance from the referee. You should stay low to the ground and keep your eyes covered in case a stray paintball should happen to come your way.
Paintball can be pursued as a fun and exciting recreational activity or as a tournament sport. Paintball tournaments have been around since about 1990. A tournament pits two teams against each other. Over the course of several games, competitors score points by capturing their opposing team's flag, marking as many opposing team members with paint as they can while preventing their own team members from getting marked.
To make the sport more fun and interesting, a game area is staked and barriers are setup across the field. Some of these barriers will be as tall as the players, others are smaller. Symmetry is observed to prevent one team from having an advantage over the other. Paintball players can hide behind the barriers, or take cover, or do their best to sneak up on unsuspecting members of the opposite team.
Not all paintball players participate in tournaments because they may not enjoy simply running around an arena or field all day for the fun of it. For those who would like to infuse some sense into their play, they can have a game of scenario paintball. These games aren't limited to small tournament style teams, but on a larger scale the goal is to recreate an historic battles, continue fantasy battles, such as the popular Star Wars battles, or take a game such as Dungeons and Dragons to the next level, by having pretend battles that are based on mutually agreed upon situations and characters.
There's really no limit to ideas for games. So, are you game enought to try extreme paintball?
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