paintball, an extreme sport? hmmm...

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Originally posted by Mak D - Nexus Eclipse
way i see it....... my ass is out there like a mofo gettin shot at.

When I play paintball there are usually 7 people shooting at me with guns that fire 15+ balls a second.

So eh aye......... i d say its pretty extreme like

aye Mak D ,7

u by urself ?

 

[Urban]

Originally posted by NiceButDim
you wouldnt have Golf or Snooker being classed as an extreme sport now would u

Extemely boring maybe

Urban

 

[gaff]

Well......

Originally posted by Nick Brockdorff
.....Why on earth is Snowboarding or Skateboarding extreme sports then ?

I mean - at top level they are..... but the average snowboarder or skateboarder don't ride halfpipes or ride ramps...... for them it is really just recreational means of transport (albeit fun ones)


Nick

nick i have to disagree here the average boarder, snow or skate, is as exreme as the top level guys, i mean when joe90 from illinois sees tony hawk (i know he's not a current circuit pro nowadays) pull off some funky a ss move they try and copy it, then after a week in hospital they try again.....thats pretty extreme!

no seriously have you ever been to your local skate park and watched some of the wicked tricks these kids of today can pull off? they are real good! same goes for the snow parks!

same goes with p8ntball, i have seen dislocated shoulders, bent barrels, etc, trying to copy top level moves

ithink we should hold tightly to this 'branding' there is a massive market out there that we have not tapped yet

 

[paintordie]

didnt they have a show some time back at the x games or something

 

[Sherman]

Wasn't paintball one of the safest sports according to some insurance statistics? I remember even golf being more dangerous

 

[gaff]

Originally posted by Sherman
Wasn't paintball one of the safest sports according to some insurance statistics? I remember even golf being more dangerous

only because litigation has been kept away! imagine the number of injuries we all get that we just deal with, in any other sport they are major incidents!

would be interesting to see how many minor non reportable injuries happen at an average tourney

 

[Jasper]

Originally posted by NiceButDim
I thought when things are classed a Extreme sport, it has things in it which can be, Very fast paced, having adrenalin rush, a big factor of getting hurt....etc

you wouldnt have Golf or Snooker being classed as an extreme sport now would u

I agree. I have skateboarded, in-line skated, downhill mountain biked, BMXed, wakeboarded, skied and still do snowboard as im also a snowboard instructor, all extreme sports that give you an adrenaline rush all the time you are doing it, its all a fear that something bad can happen to you. I have also played allot of football, cricket, golf, tennis and rugby they all feal different there is no adrenaline rush unless something is acheived ie: scoring a goal, sinking a putt, hitting a six, scoring a try or taking a vital point to win a set.
Paintball has a constant rush from the game on till game over so yes i would place it in the extreme sports section.

 

[Jasper]

Originally posted by gaff
only because litigation has been kept away! imagine the number of injuries we all get that we just deal with, in any other sport they are major incidents!

would be interesting to see how many minor non reportable injuries happen at an average tourney

Thats true as on the old haybale field at the elsham site i popped my kneecap out to the side as i ran stright into a haybale if i had slowed down i would have been shot out and i wasn't gonna let that happen. I carried on with the game never moving from my barracade till it was over then pushed it back in got home 6 hrs later and went to casualty spent the next six weeks in physio. But thats all part of the game i did that to myself so i wasn't going to claim off anyone for my injury even though i could have.
Anyway i have done allot worse snowboarding, i look at it the same way most people do in extreme sports you can get hurt and you know that and you put yourself in that situation so if you do get hurt its your own fault so you should not claim, unless of course someone has done something stupid and hurt you because of it.

 

[Mak D - Nexus Eclipse]

I reckon any critics or haters who try to say that paintball aint extreme or woteva should be givin a shot of one of the latest markers then givin a pack with 5 odd pots in it teamed up with another 6 haters, then put on a field with a pro team.

Then let us kno how extreme skateboardin or woteva they do compared to out beloved game

Mak Daddy

 

[Buddha 3]

Oh please....

Paintball is extreme, it hurts, it's ruff, it's only for the rugged, it bruises...blah blah blah...my ASS!

If you think that paintball is that hardcore (that includes your statement too, Nick), you are truly a sissy. Paintball doesn't hurt. It's a short sting at the most.

Try telling someone who has played top level Ameican football, Rugby, or Australian football that paintball hurts...you'll be laughed at.