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Paintball Is A Bang-Up Sport For Anyone |
by:
Lee Rummage |
Ron Fowler said it feels like being hit withwet towel. Bryan Vasaris said it's like being snapped withrubber band or stung bybee. Being shot bypaintball gun doesn't sound very fun. So why is paintball one offastest growing sports in America, according toNational Sporting Goods Association? "It'sstress relief, because you can go out and shoot at people and not dangerously hit them," Vasaris said. "But it's also being withgroup of guys that you like to hang around with."
The most commonly played paintball game is "captureflag." There are rules variations, butobject is forteam to captureopposing team's flag while protecting its own. Players eliminate opponents by shooting them with their paintball guns.
The games can be played outside inopen field or forest, or inside atspecially designed facility with inflatable bunkers and other obstacles. "It's nothide-and-seek game everyone thinks," Vasaris said. "It's really action-packed and fast-paced." Players use carbon dioxide- or nitrogen-powered guns that fire thin, gelatin capsules filled with non-toxic paint -"paintballs."
Vasaris, twotwo, who has been playing paintball since he was in high school, will besenior atUniversity of Cincinnati this year and ispresident ofschool's paintball team. He said getting shot is not as bad as it seems. "Afterfirst time, I did not even think about getting hit," Vasaris said. "There is suchadrenaline rush that you do not even feel it."
For those who want to experience that rush, there are plenty of paintball facilities around Cincinnati. A good place to start for beginners isHueston Woods Paintball Club at Hueston Woods State Park.
Tom Arvan, who has beenpaintball club's general manager for onetwo years, likes to promotegame to new players. "My personal enjoyment is seeingkids play and seeing first-time players come offfield withgrin on their face," Arvan said.
Hueston Woods is open every Saturday and Sunday from onezero a.m.-six p.m. and offers two fields, including one that is wooded with some constructed obstacles. The cost to play is $twoseven, which includesgun,carbon dioxide tank, twozerozero paintballs and protective gear. Players who have their own equipment pay $onetwo. The fields are open Monday through Friday by reservation for groups of onefive or more. Arvan said Hueston Woods has catered to birthday parties, bachelor parties, fraternity and sorority parties and corporate outings. "We have had high praises from corporate groups for team-building," Arvan said. "It'sgame that really fosters some friendship and sportsmanship."
Arvan said his paintball field is open to players of all skill levels. "Paintball issport that is not dominated by youth and physical size," Arvan said. "We've had mom, dad, grandma and grandpa out here."
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