Paintball Equipment - A Beginner's Guide
By Robb Ksiazek, Thu Dec 8th

Getting involved with such an exciting sport like paintballreally gets the motivation going. Once exposed to the activity,players want to start buying all the equipment theypossibly can.

It is wonderful that so many people are getting involved withpaintball. The sport has grown in popularity so much that it isnow played in over forty countries. International competitionsare now taking place every year and professional paintballleagues have been around for a number of years.

Paintball equipment can be expensive to buy. Anovice to the game really needs to consider all the options withpaintball gear. guns, or markers, range in price from$100 to $1700. Much of the other gear shares the samediscrepancy in cost. In paintball, you do really get what youpay for. In many cases, your level of playing may not be worthan extra couple hundred dollars.

The Whole Ball of Paint

One of the best ways to begin your career is withequipment packages. Retail stores on the street and on the webput together special package deals for first time equipmentbuyers. There are two different ways the retailers will do this.The first way is with

I've been playing paintball since Nov '08. I started playing with a Singaporean team called the Red Sevens competitively in '09 in the MPOC (Malaysian Paintball Official Circuit) in Division 3 for two legs. In '10 we bumped up to Division 2, in which the format was a Millennium-styled X-ball (Race-to-2, 15 bps ramping). We started doing really well getting a bunch of 1sts, 2nds and 4ths (comparatively to '09).

My sole role for the Red Sevens was to play the snake. I think it's the most fun bunker to play and I love to get in there and move ASAP to the opponents end to shoot people out. If anyone is interested, I'll be arriving in BC on the 9th of Sept and would like to have a flavour for the local scene ASAP! Add me on facebook at Ivan Rickard Liow.

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a selected marker, mask, and air tank.

The next, and preferred, package deal allows you tochoose the marker and then pay a set price to get the rest ofthe basic equipment. There are all sorts of packages available,but that gives you a good idea. Any field requires abarrel plug, mask and goggles so you’ll be ready to play.

Upgrading Equipment Takes Time

When you’ve been playing for some time, it is tempting toupgrade equipment. Playing against all the other competitors,you’ll see all the fancy gear they are carrying around. It isonly natural that your gear be just as cool as theirs.

If you are ready for new equipment, talk to those around thefield and practice range. The other players will let you trytheir equipment on for size. Taking it for a test drive willallow you to get to know it before buying more. Use theresources that are available, and then make a decision based onthe good information.

Unlimited equipment and supplies upgrades are available for justabout every marker on the market. Picking and choosingwisely is the key to getting the most out of the equipment.Buying equipment just because it is new might be waste of timeand money. Make sure that the gear is solid before spending goodcash on it.

Without a doubt, much of the paintball gear and equipment is why we play the game.Just be sure to get the right equipment to help your game. Checkout reviews online and talk to the experts and you’ll get itright. Read more about the gear:

About the author:Robb Ksiazek is an author and publisher for Paintball-Guns-Equipment-n-Gear.com. He strives to inform paintballenthusiasts on the latest in markers, gear, and equipment toplay the game with the best supplies available.