About The Paintball Blog
The Paintball Blog is here to bring you everything on the fast growing sport of paintball. We strive to bring paintball players of all skill levels quality information that they can use to help out there game.
You can browse The Paintball Blog through several different categories that include, paintball fields, paintball guns, paintball jerseys, paintball masks, paintball tournaments, paintball training, paintball pictures, paintball videos and more…
If you are brand new to the sport of paintball or trying to figure out if this sport is for you, then I suggest that you check out the video below called… “Why We Play Paintball!”
If that video didn’t just get you fired up to go play some paintball then just leave this website now and don’t bother coming back… this sport is not for you!
As for the rest of you… let’s get into some paintball…
Getting Started In Paintball
The great thing about paintball is the fact that it is such a diverse sport which can be played by many different people. For those new to the sport of paintball, we have put together a series of articles, pictures and videos to give you some background info on this sport.
- What Is Paintball?
- Why We Play Paintball
- Paintball Vocabulary
- Paintball Safety Tips
- Paintball Rules & Regulations
- Paintball Basics
Finding A Paintball Field
Once you know how to play paintball, you will need somewhere to play. You can find lots of different types paintball fields across the nation… it’s just a matter of finding a paintball field close by, gathering up your friends and renting some gear from the field.
I would suggest renting gear from a paintball field before buying your own, until you are completely sure that this sport is for you. The last thing you want to do is spend $500 on a new paintball gun and then end up giving up on the sport after your first time out.
Buying Paintball Gear
Once you have decided that this sport is for you and you are ready to make the move and buy your own paintball gear then you can check out our online paintball store but first I would suggest that you check out some of our articles on paintball guns, paintball masks and paintball jerseys.
Doing your research first will help assure that you are completely satisfied with your new paintball gear in the end. A few note worthy articles that you may want to read are:
- What To Wear For Paintball
- Cheap Paintball Jersey Consequences
- Paintball Masks or Paintball Goggles?
Deciding On A Paintball Gun
As for what paintball gun you will buy… this will be your hardest decision to make. The video below will give you a basic introduction to paintball guns to help you understand the differences between them all.
Once you know the basics about paintball guns, it is time to start researching the different companies that offer these different markers. Here is a list of the popular paintball gun manufacturers:
32 Degrees… Bob Long… CCI… Dye… Evil… JT… Kingman… Miltec… Phantom… Planet Eclipse… Piranha… Proto… Smart Parts… Tippmann… WDP… WGP…
To learn more about the individual models that paintball guns come in be sure to read our constantly updating list of articles here. You can also watch paintball marker videos and check out different pics of markers here.
A few of our favorite paintball guns at The Paintball Blog can be found below:
- Tippmann X7 Paintball Gun
- BT-4 Banshee Paintball Gun
- Airow Gun Paintball Bow
- Phantom Pump Action Paintball Gun
- Smart Parts Ion Paintball Guns
- Spyder Paintball Guns
Once you have all of your paintball gear in check and you have been playing at your local fields for a while, then what’s next. Well how about you form a paintball team and start looking into entering some paintball tournaments.