Bounce vest
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I've used arm pads but don't bother anymore I've only used knee pads a couple of times as I find then to restrictive a lot of my team use knee pads and wouldn't play without them
If you're thinking of promoting bounce then it all depends on the specific item
The primary job of knee and elbow pads is to protect your knees and elbows
If you're going to be diving then they are essential, but even if you're just going to crawl turn I seriously recommend them
Take care of your elbows and knees
If you open the following wiki page on bursitis / students elbow / plumbers elbow then you will see what can happen to an elbow
It's not a pretty picture and I had an elbow exactly like the photo shown. At the time I was in the middle of a restructuring study and was going through the jobs of about 150 people working along the chain for me and another few hundred around the country. Long hours and lots of desk work
After going through a swollen and infected elbow I then bought arm pads which I use for anytime I may crawl
My knees are pretty screwed (not caused by speedball diving). Just abusing my body
I've had many twists, falls, sprains etc over the years
A couple of years ago i was getting something from the backseat of my car and then turned away - problem was I left my feet facing the car and managed to turn my knees around, my knees didn't like it so I heard a crunching noise as I collapsed and luckily managed to fall into the car
I now use leg braces when I'm doing anything particularly active. No good for paintball diving or bounces - but they stop me screwing my knees anymore
Don't go thinking that you're fine with a young body and toms just an old cripple - take care now and you won't be having old man aches and pains
(Warning - scary elbow photo linked below)
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olecranon_bursitis
Again - possibly depending on design, but as slide shorts they are padded to the side to protect your hips etc
These are something that I don't wear*. I prefer freedom and comfort, using baggy trousers as my protection, and if you have paintball specific trousers then they are likely to be loose and baggy plus padded and in the case of my laysicks at least have an extra panel across the crotch
As underwear in general I wear trunk style shorts giving me the right balance of freedom and support
* my exception is that when I am playing indoor/cqb games I wear my normal underwear plus a pair of cricket shorts over those and a cricket box in them