Paintball

[Sakuraba]

Did something I've always wanted to try on Saturday: paintball at someplace near Bearbrook. Overall I had a great time, did pretty well against some seasoned players (even made it to the end of one game, and tagged a lot of enemies) & have some nasty welts to show for it.

I had tried the indoor one (tagball) in Quebec city about 10 years ago, but this was much better.

There is a lot of adreneline involved, and I think my extensive 1st person shooter video game experience really paid off.

Any other 'ballers out there?

[Txxxxxxx]

When I lived in Ottawa, there was a group of 4 of us who had our own equipment and would go to Dave's field, Commando Games. We'd split up and join in a group, two per side and have a blast. It's a fun thing to get into, but like golf, if you want the good equipment, it gets expensive.

[shotpar]

My son and his buddies were there saturday as part of a bachelor party.
He said there was another group there as well for the same reason.

You may have played against them.

He had a blast.

I hear they got the bachelors pretty good.

[Sakuraba]

lol that was us. & it was at "Commando Dave's" field. I have a bruise the size of a baseball on my left buttock.

The groom was in the cabin after the 1st few games, took his shirt off & I said he looked like a leopard.

As far as being expensive, for $85 we got a whole day's gaming, 1000 paintballs, coveralls, mask & goggles plus 3 slice pizza lunch & drink. I think you can get a good gun, mask goggles & primo clothing (to help avoid the aforementionned leopard's spots) for quite a bit less that the cost to fill a nice bag with clubs.

[Txxxxxxx]

lol that was us. & it was at "Commando Dave's" field. I have a bruise the size of a baseball on my left buttock.

The groom was in the cabin after the 1st few games, took his shirt off & I said he looked like a leopard.

As far as being expensive, for $85 we got a whole day's gaming, 1000 paintballs, coveralls, mask & goggles plus 3 slice pizza lunch & drink. I think you can get a good gun, mask goggles & primo clothing (to help avoid the aforementionned leopard's spots) for quite a bit less that the cost to fill a nice bag with clubs.

I guess it depends on what you want. The gun I was looking at was $500, and that's half the price of a high end one. Then a good mask is a bit over $100, then your air tank, then harness to hold paintball pods...The sky is the limit when it comes to these things. You could spend a few thousand if you want top notch stuff. That's around the same dollar amount that my golf clubs that are currently in my bag are worth.

I find it similar to golf for costs. We had all our own stuff and still ended up spending $60-$80/day in paint. That's at 8 cents a ball which a lot of fields charge.

[Sakuraba]

Just like my irons, and my 2nd hand bag boy express gx (I think I corrected it), my rented tippman 98 paintball gun had a little "draw" to it. But once I adjusted for it, it was actually an advantage. I "hooked" one around a blind at hit an enemy that I couldn't even see!
It was a little expensive, but I got $30 extra paint & it was well worth it. I didn't want to show my enemies any mercy (or cheap skatery) when it came to dishing out the pain.

[Txxxxxxx]

Just like my irons, and my 2nd hand bag boy express gx (I think I corrected it), my rented tippman 98 paintball gun had a little "draw" to it. But once I adjusted for it, it was actually an advantage. I "hooked" one around a blind at hit an enemy that I couldn't even see!
It was a little expensive, but I got $30 extra paint & it was well worth it. I didn't want to show my enemies any mercy (or cheap skatery) when it came to dishing out the pain.

Yeah for sure. It's really fun to do. I was thinking about getting back into it, that's why I mentioned the gun I was looking at. Once you get the new electronic technology, you sure run through paint pretty quick. These things shoot 11 balls/second minimum.