how much does it hurt?

there are a few factors that affect the pain inflicted by a paintball

1. velocity (the higher the fps the more it hurts. i think in tournies its like 300 fps which is pretty high)
2.how close u get shot. obviously getting bunkered will hurt more than a ball shot from the oppostie side of the feild
3. stale (old) paint. stale paint can really mess u up. my friend got bunkered with stale paint 2 years ago and still has the scar to show for it. the reason it does that is, when it hits, u it doesnt brake and the impact isnt relieved so it just bounces off u. its almost like being shot by a rock. a lot of feilds make u use their paint to make sure no one is out there getting lit up by ppl with stale paint.
4. how many times u get shot. if u get hit 20 times in the neck, it definetely hurts more than it would with one hit.

a paintball feels like a whip with a leather belt with a little push on it. it lasts for about 5 secs if u get shot from the other side of the feild but if u get bunkered (shot from very close up), ull feel it all day.

good luck benmorse,

jake

edit: in response to impyking- i got a pball gun before i ever played and the first day i played i loved it.

ImpyKing2 wrote: jaked588 wrote: 1. velocity (the higher the fps the more it hurts. i think in tournies its like 300 fps which is pretty high) The max is 300fps but most fields make you set it to about 280fps. 280fps gives you some room just incase you have a velocity spike.

ive never played a tourny but soon i will. i asked the owner of my local feild what the average fps is in tournies and he said "300fps" and i said "but the feilds a bigger" he said "much bigger... but u'll get shot from the same distance"

jaked588 wrote: ive never played a tourny but soon i will. i asked the owner of my local feild what the average fps is in tournies and he said "300fps" and i said "but the feilds a bigger" he said "much bigger... but u'll get shot from the same distance"

Well I guess your field is different. In the tourneys I've played in they made you use what ever speed you were shooting as long as it wasn't over 300fps. Most of use were shooting around 280 and 290fps.

lol... thx tippy_182, ill have to make fun of my friend then :P

the i think some other tijmes people say it hurts is just because they wanna make themselves feel tough that it doesnt hurt them... becuz they are so tough.

Yeah, its jus you! Not everyone is the same, some will say it really hurts (depending the other fool was shootin hot or was shootin point blank), some will say it wont hurt, cause theyre a sadists (a person who thrives on pain).

Now, if you wanna really avoid the pain, jus wear a long sleeve shirt, or jersey....the shirt/jersey will take most of the impact of the paintball and away from the skin, you might experience a bruise from this but, its no big deal, it will heal and go away after a few days.

On the side note: Remember to always "keep yer mask on at all times on the field", the last thing you dont want is to have yer eyes taken out cus you was feeling hot and sweatin and decided to take the mask off.