Paintball Safety
Paintball is a fun sport but can at times be slightly dangerous. Below you will find the rules, best practices and best ways of avoiding accidents while shooting your pals to bits!Is Paintball Safe?
Paintball is a relatively safe sport. Statistically, it’s safer than golf!
Moreover, safety is of primary importance at Paintball Place. Specifically, we demand that you wear goggles/masks at all times while you are inside the playing area (in any of the paintball fields). Additionally, our fields also require that you use barrel plugs (plastic inserts that prevent projectiles from leaving your gun’s barrel) while you are out of the playing fields (only players with their own paintball markers). Consequently, ignoring safety issues is a good way to get yourself ejected from our field very fast.
Safety First
Furthermore, due to our motto “safety first,” we offer you full protective gear covering you from head to toe, including Paintball snoots, gloves, coveralls, chest protectors (for ladies and children), and, of course, the most important – a mask. Finally, all you need to bring with you are comfortable playing shoes like sneakers or boots. To see our protective gear, please click here.
Does it hurt to get shot by paintball marker?
The paint pellets (paintballs) break open upon impact and, generally, cause very little pain. In fact, what pain you experience is more of a stinging sensation from the pellet’s impact through protective clothing. Of course, the closer you are to the muzzle of the gun, the higher the velocity of the pellet when it hits you; thus, you may experience more pain when shot at close range rather than farther away.
In general, you can count on coming off the field with a few welts from paintball impact. However, your most annoying injuries are those of insults from fellow players or opponents
Is paint from a paintball toxic or poisonous
No, paintballs are made of a nontoxic material, it is however not recommended to eat them. Getting paint on your skin or clothes is quite harmless, although it is notable that since paint within paintball acts as a sort of paint removal, it is unwise to wear colourful / expensive clothing due to possible risk of ruining the colour of the clothing. Otherwise paintballs are entirely harmless.