Paintball

Paintball is a game that shoots out markers or paintballs, that when they hit, the markers explode causing a paint mark on a person, a piece of cover, and trees.Paintball is also a game where many people do different types of games like capture the flag to different battle scenarios. Before paintball was a game paintballs was used to mark cattle for shipping purposes. Many people play this game with pump guns. These guns have an air pump attached and also a hopper.The hopper is the top piece of the pump gun that holds your markers. Today many aspects of chemistry, like different types of air effect the ball accuracy, to the state of matter of the compressed air, play a role in paintball.The temperature outside can affect the rate of how many…

I would like to begin by stating my upmost and genuine need for forgiveness, I do not know if I deserve it, but the guilt I incur every day without it weighs heavily on me. I feel as if I am empty without at least formally apologizing for the mistakes I made that fateful night five years ago. This was the night I not only lied to you, mom and dad, but also put myself in great danger and was selfish beyond belief. The night started as regular as can be, I and five friends were staying over my…

The Paintball Life "Go! Go! Rush through it! He's the only one left! Go! Go! Goooo!" Purple smoke is only thing between me and the enemy player. Heart is racing, shoots are still being fired from both sides of the field. Deep breath, gun up and go. If you've played paintball before, you know exactly what I'm talking about. A full bore rush of adrenaline, a learning experience, an adventure to the unknown and of course there's nothing better than wearing war paint while talking with the team…

Paintball is an extremely fun activity to do with friends and family, but is quite dangerous. I believe that the safety of paintball is very concerning and everyone should step back and look at the faults before attempting a game. Paintball can lead to injuries, increased aggression and pain for both you and your family. The paintballs in the paintball gun are meant to be harmless. They may cause pain, but they were made not to penetrate your body. Of course you will be left with welts at the…

Promoter of Violence? In an online BlogSpot an unknown author claims that the sport of paintball is, in his viewing, “A militaristic rich kid’s sport that fosters a social acceptance of war in children” (Unknown. Para.1) I can argue this in many different viewings, and it is hard not to get over zealous about someone slandering a passion of mine as this unknown author did. However, in my analysis of this cultural debate, which honestly does not seem to be much of a debate and the majority of…

ultimate frisbee. Taylor shows that it can have great outcome and benefit, so can paintball. The problem with finding that paintball doesn’t usually reward violence is the lack of finding support. As Taylor exclaims “a nice dark bruise” is an outcome. Damaging each other purposely usually and rightly is considered violent behavior. Realizing that players do agree to the terms, living in a war zone people and animals living in those situations don't have the choice to stay or leave there…

Paintball is more than just a sport or hobby for your spare time. Like with any other team situation, there are a number of ways you can benefit in other areas of your life with what you learn playing paintball. From team work to physical fitness, there is a lot that can be learned from this sport. One of the most valuable lessons learned in paintball is that of team work and being interdependent. Conquering these two lessons will prepare you for many situations you will face as a professional…

shoot a paintball to achieve the farthest distance possible was rejected.The data from the experiment that supports this conclusion is, the distance of the paintball that was shot from a 35 degree angle traveled, on average, 126.56 meters. This distance is 2.84 meters greater than the average distance of the paintball shot at 30 degrees. The average distance of the paintballs shot at 35 degrees was also, 15.31 meters larger than the average distance of the paintball shot from a 40 degree angle.…

While some people view paintball as simply an activity where a bunch of people run around shooting their friends with paint and then go home with a bunch of bruises, there is far more to this sport than paint and bruises. Plus, at San Diego Paintball Park, our low-impact paintballs are likely to eliminate most of the bruising from the equation. Whether you are looking for a reason to convince your friends that they should come paintballing with you or you are looking for a way to convince your…

injuries golfing than playing paintball, so it is a very safe sport in comparison to more mainstream sports. Kids tend to get injured when playing paintball because of a lack of supervision, or lack of appropriate equipment. In this article I will outline what pointers you need to look for when booking paintball to make sure they stay safe. Fully Trained Paintball Marshal's - Children tend to have much lower concentration spans than adults, and can easily get distracted during safety briefings…