WHO PLAYS PAINTBALL?
Corporate Groups
Social Groups
Bucks and Hens Groups
Business Groups
Anyone!
WHATS A PAINTBALL?
A paintball is a round, thin-skinned gelatin capsule with colored liquid inside it. Paintballs are similar to large round vitamin capsules or bath oil beads.
The fill inside paintballs is non-toxic, non-caustic, water-soluble and biodegradable. It rinses out of clothing and off skin with mild soap and water. Paintballs come in a rainbow of bright colors: blue, pink, white, orange, yellow and more. When a paintball tags a player, the thin gelatin skin splits open, and the liquid inside leaves a bright "paint" mark. A player who is marked is eliminated from the game.
PAINTMARKERS?
Paintmarkers come in a variety of shapes and styles. They may be powered by carbon dioxide (CO2) or compressed air. Many have power systems that use large refillable cylinders called "tanks" or "bottles" that give hundreds of shots before needing to be refilled.
Stockmarkers have the most basic pumpmarker configuration
(though they are becoming ever-more high-tech within the constraints
of the configuration) and stock marker play is in a class of its own.
With semi-automatic paintmarkers, the first time you want to shoot you
must cock the paintmarker (usually by pulling back a cocking knob or
handle), but after you shoot the first paintball the paintmarker's action
will recock the paintmarker for you; you simply squeeze the trigger
each time you want to shoot a paintball.
Paintmarkers range from simple to sophisticated, but what they all share
in common is a limitation on their power and range.
The international safety limit on the speed (measured in feet per second, "FPS") at which a paintmarker shoots a paintball is 300 fps. A chronograph is used to test for speed limits, and all paintmarkers can be adjusted to shoot under the speed limit. Our markers are tested extensively before the games commence.
SAFETY
For safety, paintball players always must wear goggles specifically designed for paintball to protect their eyes. Goggles must be worn during a game and at all times when a person is in an area where shooting is permitted, such as the target range or chronograph area.
A protective facemask is mandatory everywhere, and should be worn regardless. Paintball is a very safe sport as long as safety rules are followed. Insurance statistics have shown that paintball is safer than golf, jogging, tennis, swimming and many other sports. Referees on the field enforce safety and game rules.
No physical contact is permitted in the game, and players are ejected from games or the playsite for breaking safety or playing rules.
Fields have boundaries, and a player who steps outside a field's boundary is eliminated from that game.
