Where is Tournament Paintball Going?
A lot has happened in the paintball realm in the last decade. Leagues have come and gone, companies have sprouted and withered. Enough has happened to get many paintballers wondering, where is paintball going? I recently stumbled across an article written by a tournament paintballer. It seems many players are having a hard time coping with the “new direction” of paintball. The funny thing is, while woodsball leagues and woodsball play is steadily growing, its really not new at all. From the article I’m all about tournament paintball. It’s what I’ve been doing for years and it’s what I’m going to continue doing. I’m not going to talk about the changing direction that is leading us down the MilSim road. I don’t care about MilSim. I happen to think paintball needs national tournaments, but this isn’t really about that. Time will tell if we’re needed or if it’s just overhead. The fact of the matter is paintball was born in the woods, and now its going back. There still is room for tourname
