What year did you first play paintball? How old were you? (& so how old are you now?)
- Thread starter Stan
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1988 at the Bull's Wood Skirmish site. My cousin played for the Bull's Hitters and invited me along.
Was about 18 then
Was about 18 then
1992
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**** - how old am I - I'm that old that my 8 year old son wants to play soon!!
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14
34
**** - how old am I - I'm that old that my 8 year old son wants to play soon!!
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1981 at Toby Halls Skirmish in Egypt (that's near slough and not in Africa before you get excited.
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49
Retired twice and now kitting up for my third incarnation, just so I can show the kids how its done of course.
18
49
Retired twice and now kitting up for my third incarnation, just so I can show the kids how its done of course.
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The first time I played anything other then at my local rental site was early 2008, can't remember the exact month but would probably have been February or March, shortly after I turned 18.
I hadn't ever played with my own kit, had only actually had it a couple of days, and found myself playing NSPL Division 2 with a team comprised of older players using mainly mech markers but I think with one pump in there.
Despite never having played before, or even put a single ball through my marker before that day, I ended up playing front, was absolutely terrible but had an amazing time. The team somehow ended up winning the division despite my best efforts and I still remember that the guys let me take the trophy home, and it still has a place in my trophy cabinet alongside all of my archery trophies from previous years.
Unfortunately since then I've never been able to play for long, every time I have the money to get back into the sport I play for a couple of months, then something major inevitably goes wrong, and I'm forced to sell off my kit again. Has happened 3 or 4 times and is incredibly annoying, hopefully I'll be able to get back into it properly for next year though.
I hadn't ever played with my own kit, had only actually had it a couple of days, and found myself playing NSPL Division 2 with a team comprised of older players using mainly mech markers but I think with one pump in there.
Despite never having played before, or even put a single ball through my marker before that day, I ended up playing front, was absolutely terrible but had an amazing time. The team somehow ended up winning the division despite my best efforts and I still remember that the guys let me take the trophy home, and it still has a place in my trophy cabinet alongside all of my archery trophies from previous years.
Unfortunately since then I've never been able to play for long, every time I have the money to get back into the sport I play for a couple of months, then something major inevitably goes wrong, and I'm forced to sell off my kit again. Has happened 3 or 4 times and is incredibly annoying, hopefully I'll be able to get back into it properly for next year though.
