Paintball is many thing
to many people. Ask one player to describe paintball and
he would use words like -"Nonstop Action,
Exhilarating, Aggression, Adrenalin rush " Ask
anther paintball player and you will hear words like -
"Strategies, Survival, Elimination, Risk" So to
them, the average "Joe" the paintball player,
Paintball is about a exhilarating nonstop adrenalin rush
game of risk, were you use aggression along with
strategies for your survival so you'll not be eliminated!
Say what ? What are they talking about? I'm new. Well
like I said, Paintball is many things. You just can't use
one word for it. But if you must, - that word just maybe
- Anticipation --Why this word ? I can think of better
words, you say. True, but its more of a feeling then a
word - Anticipation of what is going to happen in a game.
Anticipation of a sleepless night before a big tournament
game. Anticipation of Whose behind a bunker or bush.
Anticipation of the sting of a close hit. Anticipation of
winning or loosing. But its the Anticipation of the word
"GAME ON" that gets your heart pumping with
adrenalin and a new awareness that everyone, must
experience for them self. Paintball is an exhilarating
sport. It is filled with anticipations of strength,
speed,and prowess. Playing paintball heights the senses.
Trying to survive a game with out getting hit is an
unimaginable rush. Paintball is merely a recreation of
certain aspect of the real world, You live you die and
pay taxes - in place of taxes, you pay for you equipment,
which you pay Taxes on. It also has the elements of real
combat and hunting, but is channel in to a
"safe" sport were you can kill with out killing
someone or something. Death is not permanent in this
sport, But it has the feeling of death and that's what
makes this sport so fun. That is paintball to me. But you
say "I'm a Newbie to the sport and I still do not
know what paintball is?" I say to that person,
"Paintball is an exciting version of capture the
flag or Tag. The game is played with two opposing teams
competing utilizing Co2 Paintball Markers which propel a
non-toxic washable gelatin capsule. When the paintball
breaks on your opponent, he or she is eliminated. The
game is won by successfully returning the opponent's flag
to your team's flag station or eliminating all of your
opponents." Or you can say, Shoot players on the
other team, and don't let them shoot you.
Ed Rob.
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