Paintball

So this summer I finally got the chance to go paintballing. If you haven't ever been yet, it is well worth it.

I went with a group of 9 people from my work, around the ages of 18-22. I've never shot any type of gun before this, so when we get there and they hand me this heavy paintball gun, (that to me looks a little more real than I imagined) it was a little daunting. White River Paintball, the place we went to, is located in Anderson, IN for any who care.

All the fields were outdoor. The first field was called the Fort. The scenario was that half of the group lived in the fort and were protecting it, while the rest of the people had to run in and out of the trees to try and grab a flag in the middle of the clearing. Once they got they flag they had to take it back to their side. Furthermore, they had to complete all this without getting hit by a single paintball.

I first thought that that'd be easy, not to get hit by the paintballs. I mean, there's only 4 people shooting at our four people and the paintballs have a diameter of one inch. Well, when you are the only one who is moving and all four people's gun's are aimed for you, let alone you don't know where your enemies are, it gets very difficult. For all of you scared about whether it hurts or not, well only about 2 out of the 15 times I got hit really caused me pain. It depends upon where it hits you and how close the shooter is to you. Word of warning, if you don't want to get hurt and end up like this guy, make sure you don't take a trigger happy, paintball pro along with you. We had one of those in our group who, just for fun, would run right up to you and shoot you multiple times even after you've yelled that you've been hit.

Overall, it was an amazing experience and I can't wait to get out there and try it again. I would give paintballing a rank of 7. Any fun experiences or disagree let me know.