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Topic: Advice
Posted By: JesterZmask
Subject: Advice
Date Posted: 03 October 2004 at 8:23am
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I have been playing paintball for sometime. My girlfriend's son is Five and well i would like to start getting him to play the game. what is a good age to start and How the heck am i going to get my girls ok on this lol. -------------  win with Humbleness, loose with Dignity, and always play the game with heart
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Posted By: Menohl
Date Posted: 03 October 2004 at 8:32am
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I'm sorry but 5 is to young to be playing paintball.
I see parents and people bringing younger and younger kids to play at my field and its just wrong, most of these kids are all gung ho and having a great time UNTILL they get hit with a paintball, then they start crying and screaming, and the refs call the game because they think someone is seriously injured, then when they find out it was just the little kid crying cause he got hit, they tell everyone else that if they don't "take it easy on the kid" they will kick people out of the games. Personally i feel that 12 should be a minimum age to play, but that's just me. ------------- 
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Posted By: JesterZmask
Date Posted: 03 October 2004 at 8:41am
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menohl i just wanted to say i wasn't going to bring him out at 5 lol i know thats too young. Just want advice about what would be a good age. and maybe advice about how to get him started gun and equipment. thanks for the advice ------------- win with Humbleness, loose with Dignity, and always play the game with heart
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Posted By: Shadowminion
Date Posted: 03 October 2004 at 8:50am
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Maybe around 10 or so, but that depends a lot on the kid too ,if you bring him too early , and he gets bunkered , say, He gonna form a Very negative opinion of the game , on the other hand,if He's a little Bruiser , and Loves the rough stuff , maybe 10 would be just fine . As for getting your GF to give her permission , get them used to watching the sport a bit , and guage her reactions before doing much , Never try to convince a woman of ANYTHING !! , let them convince themselves , lol . Youve got a couple years to warm them up to it at least . Diamonds, roses , and chocolates cant hurt, LOL (Please use with caution , may cause unintended side effects ) ------------- SL68-II , micro honed and polished .688" bore . Tuff Enuf . Widowmaker , under construction |
Posted By: A5abuser
Date Posted: 03 October 2004 at 8:51am
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the age where he can take a hit and not cry about it and the age where he can hold the gun and shoot it accuratly about 10+ ------------- if it moves it becomes a target and snipers don't exist in paintball!! get that in your heads people!! Tippmann A5 Smartparts all american E-grip |
Posted By: JesterZmask
Date Posted: 03 October 2004 at 9:00am
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lol thanks minion I have taped a few shows on Spike TV for Michelle to watch so i hope. I have been trying to get her to play. But That was a big FAT NO!!!!!!!!!! As for the boy he is a moma's boy so sence she has gotten the divorce her husban never did anything with him so i have been trying to get him doing things more Boyish ya know. ------------- win with Humbleness, loose with Dignity, and always play the game with heart
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Posted By: a5guy07
Date Posted: 03 October 2004 at 9:44am
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start him out in the woods - that way you dont get shot as much and it isnt as fast as speedball so he can stop and think about what he needs to do ------------- 
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Posted By: Smitty
Date Posted: 03 October 2004 at 11:13am
| i agree with shadowminion 100%. some kids are just too young to play paintball cause they cant take the pain. and its not even that bad. im relatively small and i dont have a problem with them. they only hurt for like 5 seconds or maybe 10 seconds. i'd say about 10 and you better be pretty tough. |
Posted By: pbdude985
Date Posted: 03 October 2004 at 11:44am
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i agree with a5guy07 bring him to a woods ball game and let him play there since it isnt as fast paced and then bring him to the speedball field and let him watch alittle and learn from what other player do ------------- 
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Posted By: cripple
Date Posted: 03 October 2004 at 12:09pm
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when he gets older have him shoot take him out to the woods and play in the dirt toughin him uop ------------- 
**Sig was too big** **Sig edited for language** ~Reb |
Posted By: JesterZmask
Date Posted: 05 October 2004 at 7:52am
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thank you ------------- win with Humbleness, loose with Dignity, and always play the game with heart
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Posted By: Kevin Z
Date Posted: 05 October 2004 at 8:28am
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My 5 year old grandson, loves to shoot at a bucket in the backyard. aims really well too. I took him out to the field once. He had a grand time playing until he got shot from behind. It takes a lot of supervision, and you might as well plan on not playing yourself, just follow him around. He will get hit and take his mask off. So don't leave him unattended while playing. My grandson, did real well judging by the bruises, he got hit several times, but, it was when someone snuck around and suprised him that he couldn't handle it. No mercy, just don't let anyone bunker him. It's not the getting hit with a paintball, It's the intensity of the moment that scares the crap out of them and they are not emotionally stable enough to handle the suprise. I have seen 12 year olds cry like a baby and not want to play anymore, so truly a good age to play is more like 18. So where do you draw the line? Your call. Take him out, have some fun, just give him 100% supervision. ------------- United States Marine Corps.... When it absolutely, positively, has to be destroyed overnight! Just say NO to junk mods |
Posted By: clownshooter
Date Posted: 05 October 2004 at 10:25am
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Kudos to you JesterZmask! That is great that you are taking time to help her son out and spend time with him. He will never forget it either. My opinion is around 10-ish and really depends alot upon the individual. I would start him out just shooting the paintball marker at safe targets and teaching him marker (and gun since the rules are very similar) safety and work on his marksmanship and fire discipline. By the time he is mature enough to play, he will already have some skills to bring into the game. |
JesterZmask wrote:Posted By: Hades
Date Posted: 05 October 2004 at 10:36am
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This past Sunday, I was out and I beleive a 5 year old and maybe a seven year old was bought along with their father.
The five year old never played, just randomly shoot peoples markers, but the seven year old played a one on one match against his mother. He didnt want to play against the rest of us as a group because the number of people there was more then he'd ever played against. I agree, it all depends on the kid. ------------- 
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Posted By: rkelley41
Date Posted: 05 October 2004 at 10:38am
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I am not sure but in one of the most recent issues of APG magazine had an article about a father who took his young son out for the first time. If you can find it, read it and show it to your girlfriend.
I agree with most of the opinions expressed above and state that 10-12 years of age would be a good age to start him playing. Good luck. ------------- Model 98 Armson barrel Flatline barrel 47psi/3k HPA 20oz CO2 Tippman expansion chamber |
Posted By: mobius3
Date Posted: 05 October 2004 at 12:07pm
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Definaly depends on the kid all the way to the moon man. ------------- 
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Posted By: LordJovian
Date Posted: 05 October 2004 at 12:19pm
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10 is the minimum age at the field I play. I do suggest just letting him play at 8 or so in the woods with people he knows. When I'm on the field, I don't stop to think about how old that little guy is, I just blast him. It's the way the game's played, and they have to be able to take it. It would also be good if you got him into proper maintenance of a gun- I've seen kids play one weekend for the first time, then their daddy bought them cockers the next weekend. they sprayed paint everywhere, and daddy kept buying more. Two weeks later, they were up there and their guns were breaking, and they didn't know what to do. The field manager was horribly busy, and sometimes he'll fix guns, but not that day. The father got pissed because he wasn't used to not being the big important guy. My guess is that he owns a business or is some bigshot with lots of money, and the fact that he was wearing a SUIT while there kinda backs that guess up. ------------- A-5 E-grip Chipley Custom Carbon Graphite 16" Evil Adapter(Spyder) 32 Deg New '03 XChamber Remote Line Gun Sling Sniper f/x Stock LPK 68/4500 HPA R-5 CP Reg JCS Duel Trigger |
Posted By: DracoPlasm
Date Posted: 05 October 2004 at 1:21pm
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probally around 10 in my opinion and thats mainly cause of rules most kids under that age dont seem to understand you cant do this and dont do that they do it anyway he may be able to take paintball hits at 7 or so and dish them out but playing fair may be a little challenge so id just wait till hes around 10 if its speedball just get him a little cheapy gun dunno if he will like it you could go with a really cheap spyder basic gun somethin like that ------------- 
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Posted By: pngcoco36
Date Posted: 05 October 2004 at 2:25pm
| you can buy that game, a paintball game that is like duck hunt. |
Posted By: LordJovian
Date Posted: 05 October 2004 at 4:52pm
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Yeash! I saw one of those games! They sell it at Target- it looks like a spyder clone, and you just plug into into the telly and you "play" paintball." There's also upgrades and different guns you can get on the game. ------------- A-5 E-grip Chipley Custom Carbon Graphite 16" Evil Adapter(Spyder) 32 Deg New '03 XChamber Remote Line Gun Sling Sniper f/x Stock LPK 68/4500 HPA R-5 CP Reg JCS Duel Trigger |
Posted By: 98c Dude13
Date Posted: 05 October 2004 at 8:12pm
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Advice I can give you.First I would NOT let your son play paintball until 8 or 9 when he is mature enough not to break rules and laugh at it and he has to respect other people too. For one, I would get him a 98 Custom because it's the toughest gun out there which you need for a young kid. And I would get him a decent pair of goggles so he won't complain about the fogging up and then getting shot. Then If I was you play with him and you alone then tell him during the game when he should move and when he shouldn't. You need to teach him everything you know. And make sure he doesn't keep his gear in his own room. Trust me because I was eight five years ago and I know exactly what I'm talking about.You can E-mail me at mailto:FCsniper13@aol.com - FCsniper13@aol.com if you wanna talk about anything else.I started playing last christmas at the age of 12 ans wanted to start playing paintball when I was 9 with my brothers. But my parents said no. But now I have a course in my woods behind my house. ------------- TIPPMANN 98 CUSTOM 14" Progressive barrel 32* Black gel grips BT-16 Double trigger Pen Spring Mod X-core Expansion Chamber Vertical Adapter |
Posted By: matt06
Date Posted: 05 October 2004 at 8:58pm
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5 years old is too young to be playing on a organized field, he would just end up getting in the way or getting hurt.
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Posted By: je2ta
Date Posted: 05 October 2004 at 9:29pm
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My son is 3 and hes all about paintball. he will put my mask on and run around the house. Sometimes when we go outside ill get a stick and stick it in the ground in the back yard and put a old sheet over it and i tell him were shooting the ghost. ill sit on the ground holding the gun. I let him get one ball at a time and drop in the top while i aim the gun, then he comes to my side and pulls the trigger. He loves doing that. When he was 2 he used to be scared everytime i would go outside to shoot around , he said it was too loud, but now its all he wants to do. Its goodtimes and one day when he gets older and i feel hes ready and fully understands the game ill take him with me to the field. ------------- 98 custom and a model 98 expansion chamber folding stock 16" j&j ceramic barrel response trigger Backup gun: Pt Extreme holster reverse bottom line setup |
Posted By: SoCal98
Date Posted: 05 October 2004 at 10:10pm
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I agree with the guys saying to get him used to cleaning, maintaining, and marksmanship. My son is 5 and loves to watch me tear down and clean my marker and shoot it at a barrel in the backyard. I figure when he is ready to take a shot at 50 feet from me in the yard, then I'll consider taking him out for a game. ------------- Custom 98 J&J Ceramic 14" DOP DF DOP X-Chamber Rocket Cock II Polished Internals Macro Line |
Posted By: JesterZmask
Date Posted: 06 October 2004 at 7:00pm
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I will wait untill he is old enough. But as for mantaining the guns and watching me clean them he loves it. I taped a show on paintball and i showed my girlfriend lol she was even interested in playing. But she doesn't want to get hurt you know. when she saw the balls flying she was like hell no. lol. but she would like to try it out before her son plays. Which i can understand. it is her son and i can understand where she is concerned. its her baby i myself love the kid and think he would be great. Thank you all for the advice ------------- win with Humbleness, loose with Dignity, and always play the game with heart
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Posted By: evil_fingers
Date Posted: 06 October 2004 at 8:28pm
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If you wanna convince yer gf to play, invite one of her co-worker or a close friend of hers to go along and take part in the sport. Also, if you can find a copy of APG (June or July issue)....theres was a 2 page article about women taking part in a woodsball game wit their hubbies, bf's, friends and co-workers, etc....or you can do this, you get suited up, get suited up, go out to the backyard and let her shoot you....Im sure she'll get a kick out of that and decide then go wit you....infact I gotta female friend whos dying to shoot me this October 24th. ------------- Do not steal....the government hates competition! 
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Posted By: JesterZmask
Date Posted: 07 October 2004 at 7:34am
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well good luck with that on October 24th. She would LOVE i mean MORE than love to shoot me lol. No really thanks thats a good idea. ------------- win with Humbleness, loose with Dignity, and always play the game with heart
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