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Getting Your Own Paintball Equipment: Where To Start

Getting Your Own Paintball Equipment: Where To Start
So, you've been paintballing with borrowed equipment for a while and gotten pretty into the hobby, so you feel like it's time to start getting your own kit. Picking out your own personal gear can be a very exciting time but it can be hard to know where to start. Do you jump straight in with a gun, or are you just getting carried away with the most exciting piece of kit when it would be more useful to start elsewhere?

Everybody is different, of course, but in general terms it can be a good idea to start with the following considerations:

A paintball gun Getting Your Own Paintball Equipment: Where To Start

Yes, your own gun (or marker if you prefer) really is a good place to start. It's not just the most exciting bit of kit, but also the one that makes the biggest difference to the way you play and even to your success, making it good to invest in one that you have chosen specifically because it suits you when you start buying your own kit. You can also start to get a feel for your own gun and exactly how it behaves, and this subtly but noticeably enhances your ability to hit your targets effectively. Think about your play style and choose a gun accordingly. It can also be a good idea to start with a gun that is fairly basic, but benefits from a lot of accessories and upgrades so you can improve it later on.

Extra protection Getting Your Own Paintball Equipment: Where To Start

You might think that the next step is investing in the standard items of protective gear such as goggles and masks. However, unless you are going to go for something very fancy you may not see much benefit from getting these things for yourself compared to borrowing them from your club. That's not to say you shouldn't get your own goggles and mask, but if you want to be really thoroughly protected you might want to look at getting additional, optional protective items to use alongside your borrowed gear. Extra chest and neck protection or knee and elbow pads can enhance your safety over and above the gear that you are already using on a borrowed basis.

Better clothing Getting Your Own Paintball Equipment: Where To Start

Chances are, when you first took up paintball you just wore the most appropriate clothes that happened to already be in your wardrobe. Unless you are very lucky or are already involved in a similar hobby, this is probably not the very best and most appropriate clothing you could be wearing - just good enough. When you get more deeply involved with paintball as a hobby, it can therefore be a good idea to pick up new clothes that are better-suited because you have specifically chosen them for the purpose. At the most basic level, consider sportswear that is thick but breathable and allows plenty of flexibility. Wicking properties - preventing sweat from staying near your skin and getting clammy - are also useful.


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