The Nelson Nelspot was the
first ever paintball marker, developed in 1974 for the use of
marking trees for logging purposes. These guns shot 68 caliber paintballs of oil-based paint.
Soon after farmers began to use the Nelspot for making stock.
The first paintball game ever, then known as the national survival game took place in New Hampshire, 1981 . 12 friends all carrying Nelpot pistols and shop goggles went into the woods to play capture the flags.
Paintball Today
marking trees for logging purposes. These guns shot 68 caliber paintballs of oil-based paint.
Soon after farmers began to use the Nelspot for making stock.
The first paintball game ever, then known as the national survival game took place in New Hampshire, 1981 . 12 friends all carrying Nelpot pistols and shop goggles went into the woods to play capture the flags.
Paintball Today
Paintball as evolved quickly since 1981
and is a world recognized sport and hobby of thousands today
Paintballs today are made with water based paint which is non-toxic and washes off.
There are many different leagues and tournaments around the world.
There are two main branches of paintball, Woodsball and Speedball
Woodsball is traditional play where teams spread over a large areas, stalking other teams and try to eliminate them. The speed of this type of play will vary with the personality of the players but usually takes more time because there is a lot of hunting and terrain difficulties to account for.
Speedball is played on small fields of grass or turf with plenty of barricades to cover behind. Speedball is vary fast play with your opponents always within firing range.
(courtesy of www.paintballfields.co.za)
Paintballs today are made with water based paint which is non-toxic and washes off.
There are many different leagues and tournaments around the world.
There are two main branches of paintball, Woodsball and Speedball
Woodsball is traditional play where teams spread over a large areas, stalking other teams and try to eliminate them. The speed of this type of play will vary with the personality of the players but usually takes more time because there is a lot of hunting and terrain difficulties to account for.
Speedball is played on small fields of grass or turf with plenty of barricades to cover behind. Speedball is vary fast play with your opponents always within firing range.
(courtesy of www.paintballfields.co.za)