so, in relation to skin hardening... etc, false...
but, in relation to pain thresholds moving, thats a more plausible suggestion?
but, in relation to pain thresholds moving, thats a more plausible suggestion?
Do older/more pro players bruise like us???
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Regular tourney ballers do not get as bruised as much as you would expect if you comparatively compared the amount of time they are exposed to playing paintball with the level of bruising received by your average punter and the amount of time they spend playing.
The reasons? Well, there's a few and it has nothing to do with building up a tolerance to bruising - though a pain tolerance is probably built up.
1) Tourney ballers, particularly at higher levels of play are generaly shot with better quality of paintballs then rec customers. The paint is a lot more fragile and breaks easier, taking a lot more of the impact energy out of the shot.
2) Tourney ballers tend to get shot in the hands, forearms, guns and goggles a lot more than anywhere else. This is because these areas are the only parts of the body exposed unless someone develops a side angle or mugs the player out of a bunker. Gun and goggle shots ain't going to bruise obviously and hand and forearm shots are less likely to bruise than shots to the thighs, etc.
3) Good tourney ballers get shot less. Bonus balling and train-crash practice sessions aside of course.
4) Good tourney ballers are fitter and therefore carry less body fat.
That's about all I can think of at the minute.
The reasons? Well, there's a few and it has nothing to do with building up a tolerance to bruising - though a pain tolerance is probably built up.
1) Tourney ballers, particularly at higher levels of play are generaly shot with better quality of paintballs then rec customers. The paint is a lot more fragile and breaks easier, taking a lot more of the impact energy out of the shot.
2) Tourney ballers tend to get shot in the hands, forearms, guns and goggles a lot more than anywhere else. This is because these areas are the only parts of the body exposed unless someone develops a side angle or mugs the player out of a bunker. Gun and goggle shots ain't going to bruise obviously and hand and forearm shots are less likely to bruise than shots to the thighs, etc.
3) Good tourney ballers get shot less. Bonus balling and train-crash practice sessions aside of course.
4) Good tourney ballers are fitter and therefore carry less body fat.
That's about all I can think of at the minute.
I was just about to post something along those lines! So I guess ... what he said.Syd (NSPL) said:Regular tourney ballers do not get as bruised as much as you would expect if you comparatively compared the amount of time they are exposed to playing paintball with the level of bruising received by your average punter and the amount of time they spend playing.
The reasons? Well, there's a few and it has nothing to do with building up a tolerance to bruising - though a pain tolerance is probably built up.
1) Tourney ballers, particularly at higher levels of play are generaly shot with better quality of paintballs then rec customers. The paint is a lot more fragile and breaks easier, taking a lot more of the impact energy out of the shot.
2) Tourney ballers tend to get shot in the hands, forearms, guns and goggles a lot more than anywhere else. This is because these areas are the only parts of the body exposed unless someone develops a side angle or mugs the player out of a bunker. Gun and goggle shots ain't going to bruise obviously and hand and forearm shots are less likely to bruise than shots to the thighs, etc.
3) Good tourney ballers get shot less. Bonus balling and train-crash practice sessions aside of course.
4) Good tourney ballers are fitter and therefore carry less body fat.
That's about all I can think of at the minute.
Paintballs do seem to be better produced these days and choosing to shoot the best line of a manufacturers paint does seem to make a difference.
What I can say is that many team mates/players I have met over the years have at least one scar from a welt so bad, it left a permanent mark.
i tell ya, the sides of my torso, where i tend to get hit are NEVER gonna get used to it
even if we older ballers do get used to the pain of hits, the knees start to hurt more to compensate so it's all even
even if we older ballers do get used to the pain of hits, the knees start to hurt more to compensate so it's all even