Hello lads

[MickHayes]

Hi everyone

Im interested in getting myself into Paintballing and taking it seriously as a hobby and joining a team/club. Only done it a couple times, 2day being the 2nd and It is great hard to think of any other activity I enjoy thats better then it.

Sooo a little bit abit myself.

Names Mick Hayes, I'm 18 and live in Huyton, Liverpool.

I just want to know the basics really so If it sounds in my price range Im willing to give it a go What am I going to need to do/buy to get into it.

I tried looking for some local teams, only team I managed to find was TPB and I was told by a member that they are not very active at the moment

So if there any local paintball clubs/teams/events I should know about that would help me get into paintballing, not just fun day activity stuff.

Thanks for any info and help I get

 

[e-whore]

Hi mate WELCOME

First off get yourself some good goggles the rest of the kit can wait but good goggles will make your day a lot better

Second what do you want to play? wood's or sup'air? get your self down to a couple of walkon days and ask if you can have a blast of there guns most ballers will be more than happy to let you have a go

take it easy dude

 

[jknight15]

Biggest tip you can get is don't go and buy the a really expensive gat as your first. There are some really good ones going brand new for 120 quid but like e-whore said try before you by

Oh and welcome

 

[x RENAGADE x 91]

Hey mate and welcome ... as said before goggles are most important peice of kit you will buy then you work your budget around them lol (i have a friend who has a pair of blue proto axis goggles for sale fr £25 if you want them).. Kit wise for gun i reccomend a second hand ego or etek.

Happy balling

 

[DEADEYEx54x]

Hi and welcome tp Paintball. As I was told by someone wise a few years back, stick to Eclipse and get an Ego/ Etek.

 

[lofty1987]

welcome m8. when i first started paintball the first thing my big fat friend told me was googles, a new decent pair of googles. then think bout getting your self a low end marker get useted to electronic gats befor u go higher up the chain. air is a must, and a desent hopper, get your self to a coupple of walk on's in your area meet people and enjoy

 

[Devrij]

Welcome dude! Goggles (worth repeating lol) and if you're really committed to playing sup'air then it might be worth saving money in the long run by buying a mid/high end marker (etek has been suggested and I'll agree they are the bomb ) so you don't find yourself wanting to upgrade 6 months down the line. Mainly, don't worry too much about your kit, just play and have fun!

 

[MJ]

gun is the most important you got to get you something you really like!

 

[MickHayes]

Hi mate WELCOME

First off get yourself some good goggles the rest of the kit can wait but good goggles will make your day a lot better

Second what do you want to play? wood's or sup'air? get your self down to a couple of walkon days and ask if you can have a blast of there guns most ballers will be more than happy to let you have a go

take it easy dude

I have only ever played woods before mate, been watching a few vids of sup'air on youtube n it does look good, but I think im a woods kinda guy haha.

That got me thinking tho... I have the idea that its only really like the organized paintball thats in the woods. The type that it just a day out where u pay a price, £35 or so get given a gun, overalls and around 500 paintballs.

I hope not tho, someone please tell me that actual clubs/teams play woods too.

The only thing thats holding me back on buying a marker and some gear is the idea that there isnt really any local places for me to go, the only one I have been told about thats within an hours drive or maybe a bit longer, is a training place in Manchester ran by a fella called Mark.

 

[sumo89]

if you want to play in the woods, you may be better off going to www.walkonzone.com or www.talkpaintball.com as they are more geared towards that type of paintball.

and yes there are real teams that play in the woods, not as many as sup air teams but theyre still around