How did paintball start?
Most people say the start of paintball was lumberjacks that used a single shot air gun, with a paintball to mark trees for cutting. Next thing you know, lumberjacks are hiding behind the trees shooting at each other, and paintball was born. Back then, paintball guns were single shot markers, and a paintball cost nearly a dollar each! Today, they are only a few cents each, which is good as newer semi-automatic paintball markers can shoot 10 to 20 balls a second or more! Is Paintball Safe? Yes, paintball is a very safe sport to play. Being a non-contact sport, it does not have anywhere near the injuries of other sports like football, soccer, and basketball. When playing under supervised conditions with the proper equipment, it is statistically safer than golf or bowling! And we feel our indoor facility is the Safest Field Around! Read Why! But does it hurt? No. Well, maybe just a little. A paintball is actually made in the same machine that makes bath oil beads, or Advil caplets – so it’