Paintball - General

Overview Paintball is the fastest growing sport in the Uk and is now classed as an extreme sport. The basic idea of the game is to run around with your team shooting the opposition team with paintballs while trying not to get shot yourself and aiming to complete a predetermined game objective. Target Consumers Paintball appeals to many different target consumers due to several reasons. Firstly there are those among us who are want-to-be Rambo's ...
...forces. Paintball is a way for these types to show off their shooting skills and try to win the day single handily so they can show off their bruises to their mates in the pub that evening. The second type of consumer the sport appeals to, is in the world of business. A surprising amount of companies are willing to send their employees to paintball centres in the hope that the day will improve teamwork and communication within the group, of which ...

ross88guy 28.06.2005 · Read full review
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...this is only paintball. Paintball has risen in popularity in recent times to the point where most people have a Paintball site within half an hour of them. As people have more disposable income, others develop even more imaginative ways of relieving them of it, and one of those ways is the growing phenomenon of Paintball. The idea is simple, its two teams playing a series of army style war games on a small scale with, obviously, not lethal weapons. ...
...hopefully give an overview of paintball as a whole. As diverse as sites may be from one another they also all have a lot in common. JUST POPPING OUT TO FIGHT A WAR The equipment and weapons are fairly standard from site to site. A Paintball gun is basically an air gun that fires a paint ball, a round shell of coloured paint about the size of a gobstopper, and which is the size of a large pistol up to a small machine gun. All of the guns that I ...

steerpyke 03.07.2005 · Read full review
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...experience women make the best paintball players as they are a lot more patient than men and also really on tactics instead of screaming and running around thinking you are Rambo. The Sport I will be giving my opinion on a normal recreational game here; this is the kind of game that every member of the general public can play. Paintball has been around for years but is slowly becoming more and more popular in the UK, the main objective of the ...
...attack rarely works. The classic paintball game that is still as much fun as when it first hit our shores. Village Games These are games set in a purpose built village with a team defending certain post while the other team is on attack with the objective of capturing certain places. When this game ends the roles are then reversed, a great game for unloading a lot of paint. Speedball Speedball normally takes place in an open-air arena with barrels ...

M.Frieel 19.10.2001 · Read full review
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...Games include ..... Latest Semi-Auto Paintball Guns, Goggles and Face Masks, Camouflage Coveralls, Camouflage Balaclava, Free Gas, Free Tea, Free Coffee, Fruit Squash, Team Armband, Full Instruction, approx. 5 Exciting Games. Optional extras include:- Smoke Bomb .... £2.50 Battle Pack Hire .... £2.00 Big Barbecue .... £3.50 Bag 100 paintballs .... Only 6p per ball Bag 500 paintballs .... Only 5.5p per ball Bag 1000 paintballs .... Only 5p per ball ...
...Let the fighting begin ********************** We turned up before 1 pm and were met at the front gates. We were given our clothes and face maskes for the afternoon. I suggest you take old clothes as the paint does seep through. Also wear protective shoes that are suitable for running in the forest, again I would not recommend you to wear £150 trainers!!. Before you start , you are given safety instructions which are very important. One actor from ...

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...ride. My family are the paintball equivalents of Cleopatra “comin’ ‘atchya” only we’re armed. And not girls. But we can sing. For the entry fee of £40, you get all the equipment: Gun “pop-pop” not “ratatata” you are all supplied with the same standard of automatic paintball gun, to prevent anyone from bringing in some sort of mortar bomb and making it unfair. Facemask Essential for those who value sight as a privilege we’d rather hold onto. ...
...unveiling me as the greatest paintball king, since the last one, who is sadly anonymous, because nobody knows his name. My stage was set, time was running out, and I was only yards from a glory grabbing sprint-scream dash home with the flag, concreting my legend status. Or so I thought. I jumped up from behind one of the many hiding places that had been built in amongst the trees, and ran like the proverbial wind. I grabbed the flag by straddling ...

Muffin_the_Mule 01.06.2002 · Read full review
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...sort of war games, well paintball is very similar as its basically an adventure sport enabling to live out the fantasies of war and also shooting the crap out of your mates with 200Mph paintballs. Paint ball is becoming extremely popular in the UK and many paintball sites are available to use for the public. Also paintball is very popular with companies, schools, stag/hen nights as a use of team building, making friends and basically having a great ...
...to the place itself, the paintball site abandoned and we phoned up the company and they said they were late (2 hours late in the end) so we thought we were paint balling with a dodgy company which didn’t help ease our minds. ______________________________________ Staff As soon as the staff came who I added earlier were late, the first words I heard were "sorry lads, but the traffic was f'ing annoying". Which didn’t give us the greatest ...

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...Purchase --------- I purchased the paintball tickets as a gift for my boyfriend's birthday, I bought the ticktes online, from www.buyagift.co.uk. This site is fantastic, it offers different activity days etc, and makes buying presents for people really easy. My boyfriend, James, was over the moon with his gift, it is something different I suppose, and the best thing is that the package was for 8 players in total, so he could take all his friends. ...
...had heard so much about paintball before, but this was all our first time trying it. The thing that worried me was that I had heard it was very painful, so had to try it out for myself!!! Getting Ready -------------- We have to walk up a big mud track to get to the base, which is in an army base style, we get kitted out with army gear overalls, and head mask. We finnaly get ready to go, and are divided into 2 teams, pink and yellow...then we make ...

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Anyone my age (22) will know what happened to PJ in Byker Grove, and we all know it wasn’t pleasant, the reputation of paintballing was not done a favour as he lay in agony with yellow paint over his face screaming in his geordie accent ‘my eye, my eye’. So when it was suggested to me by my university football team that we should go on a team building exercise paintballing I had my reservations, however it turned out to be the best ...
...hand! The PRICE We paid an initial £40 for twenty people to go which included 100 paintballs (worth £5) the loan of overalls (big green dirty things) the all important face mask (to stop a repeat of a PJ esque accident happening) a gun (of course) and lunch at lunchtime. For every subsequent 100 balls you bought it would cost you £5. Do wear old and comfortable shoes and comfortable clothes. it gets hot in the overalls and mask but it's better ...

cfc21 10.08.2002 · Read full review
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...those who don't know what paintball shooting is then I will tell you. You get a paintball gun with lots of paint pellets and a special clothing because it really hurts, plus you don't want get your clothes all covered in paint, and then you go out in a battleground and shoot the hell out of each other. As you might of realised I have been paintball shooting, got shot and it hurt me. Infact after three weeks I still have the mark were it hit me. ...
...make sure your mask fits if not tell one of the organisers to help you because if it falls of and you get shot it will be painfull. Anyway thats all I have to say and if you go paintball shooting then enjoy yourself and don't worry about anything ...

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...many different locations in which Paintball can be played. Most popular of all is in a forest, but you can play in open areas that have buildings and warehouses, or even have a totally indoor game. Guns - many people own their own paint-ball guns; these tend to be more powerful (and painful) than the guns that you can hire at an event. Some of these will be semi-automatic, making it easier to fire and quicker. I prefer games where the guns are the ...
...must rely on perception and guile to win the game. Flags - in many games the idea is to storm your enemies base to gain their flag while retaining your own. Othere scenarios include trying to defend a base against all odds - you score points based on the number of enemies you hit. Danger - paint ball is a dangerous game. It is essential that you have protective equipment; most important is head gear that will protect the eyes. Generally you are ...

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...as I contemplated losing my paintball virginity. It was something that I had always wanted to try but everytime I had been invited previously I had already committed myself to something else. A group of about fifteen of us arrived at the site in Billericay, Essex owned by Skirmish, a company that runs several paintball sites throughout the UK absolutely raring to go. On arrival you sign a short personal injury waiver, then you collect a gun number ...
...be adhered to because a paintball we were told leaves the barrel of the gun at approximately 280 feet per second which if it hits you in the face whilst your facemask is not where it should be, it can blind you. The reason for the gun number being issued is so that you consistently use the same gun throughout the day. This allows you to top up the hopper of the gun without worrying whether you will get the same gun on the next game. But on to the ...

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Paintball is one of these sports, which lots of people would really love to try, but never actually get round to doing. Until two days ago, I too fell into that category, however Friday 7th September 2001 saw my first game of paintball, and I have to say that the excitement, adrenalin rushes, and general thrill of the games, made sure it certainly won’t be my last! First of all, to those who haven’t the foggiest idea what I am talking ...
...choose to engage in your paintball games, but the basic rules remain – when you are “shot”, the pellet will burst splatting brightly coloured paint onto your overalls, and you are then either a casualty, or out of that game altogether. The team who completes the objectives (first) is the winner, and when there are a number of games being played on one day, there may be a tournament running where teams are awarded points for a victory ...

so3003 10.09.2001 · Read full review
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...98 - This is the paintball gun that is used in the game. It fires at approx 206 mph and can shoot out 7 paintballs per second if you shoot fast enough. The gun is quite large and heavy to carry around so i don't really recommend sprinting while holding one of these. Hopper - This is like a small plastic case that clips on to the top of your gun. It contains the paintballs. It wil hold a maximum of 200. Goggles - The googles that must be worn whenever ...
...Gas is attached to your paintball gun. It is a cannister of pressurised Co2 which is what causes your gun to fire at the rate it does. Paintballs. The paintballs are about 2cms diameter and they do hurt if you get hit with one. I was quite scared of these before i got hit but once you get hit you will find thats it not that bad and will no longer be scared to be hit by one. Extras. Paint Grenade - This is a grenade that is full of paint and will ...

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...similar to the US elections paintball came out on top! (much to the horror of the teachers). The trip headed to Ipswich, and to a wood designed to house the war of all wars, the armageddon of armageddons, PAINTBALL WARS! We turned up and had a half an hour briefing on safety, i.e no shooting someone with their hands up, no firing in the safe areas etc. Next we were issued kit. Large camoflage colour overalls with a coloured arm band signifying your ...
...towards the wood. There were several games. # Catch the flag # The enemy and you have a flag. To win you must capture the enemies flag and return it to yours! All ok untill you have a few gallons of dulux flying around in your general direction! # Capture THE flag # Like the previous game exept there is one flag, and you must get it from the flag pole, run to your enemies base and put it there to win! # Barrel run # There are three barrels and ...

demongit 23.04.2001 · Read full review
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...can't be fun? Definitely not paintball players around the world. This invigorating sport is taking people by storm in large and small towns. After some initial fear and stereotypes, this sport is fast becoming very popular, hosting tournaments and teaching players invaluable lessons. I've been playing paintball for about two years now. I was introduced to it by my boyfriend when we first got together, (two years, imagine that!) and at first I was ...
...around talking about the last game they played and realizing your the only female out there! Add to that several factors; the fact that I'm only 130 pounds soaking wet, have never been incredibly athletic, and was scared to death of getting hurt, well, I almost didn't play. I did have an advantage though, an open mind (required for this game!), and a boyfriend who promised to defend me until I was ready to play alone. Together we played several games ...

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