Evolution of Paintball

    The evolution of the game of paintball began in the late 1970’s, when the Nelson Paint Company developed a gas-operated gun and marking pellets for a variety of industries, including Forestry and Ranching. The guns and the pellets were used variously to mark trees for removal, cows to be culled from the herd, and essentially anything else that required putting a semi-permanent mark on an object from a distance. As it goes the game of paintball was created by two friends, Charles Gaines and Bill Gurnsey. The two of them concluded that they needed something like a marking gun and a set of rules that would allow people to test their individual skills against each other. After about a year of searching, Gaines and Gurnsey chose the Nelson Paint company’s guns and pellets, and developed a set of rules for “survival games”. So, in 1981, Charles and Bill, along with 12 friends played the first ever paintball game using these industrial paintball guns on a field measuring over one-hundred acres. Shortly after this experimental game the originators gave a name to their concept calling it, “The National Survival Game.” This name reflects the nature of paintball as it was first played – a small group of friends getting together in the woods to play total elimination games. Sometimes the friends broke into teams to play each other, but most paintball games were “every man for himself.” Over the years, recreational paintball has become more sophisticated. Because more people were playing at one time, using teams became the standards. Different game variations began to form. The most popular paintball game became “capture the flag”, but offensive or defensive scenarios also became popular. As the number of people interested in paintball grew, so did the development of the commercial paintball industry. The first outdoor commercial paintball field opened in 1982. The first indoor field followed in 1984. These paintball fields allowed large groups of people to meet in one place to play. Paintball business owners were pushed to develop new and exciting ways to keep the players entertained. Now the evolution for paintball equipment has become more advanced. Manufacturers have designed guns that can shoot faster than a human can pull a trigger, loaders that can load paintballs faster than a gun can fire, and have made guns continually smaller and lighter.

Why play paintball?

Paintball is a growing sport in the United States for a number of reasons. While different players may have different motivations for playing the sport of paintball, there are a number of things that make the sport so exciting. Two main important things about paintball are that is a great venue for team building, and paintball is a sport that can be enjoyed by people of all sizes and all ages. Another great reason for playing paintball is that it is in the days of extreme sports where players get a healthy outlet for their fierce competitive drive in a safe arena where nobody really gets hurt. Whatever reason you have for playing the game, you and your teammates and your opponents will be sure to have a fun game as long as your play safely, and you utilize the proper paintball gear. Paintball is a great sport for team building. In the sport of paintball, no manor women is too good to be blasted by paintball splatter, no matter how strong or fast they are. You cannot just run over an opponent the why Shaquille O'Neal can smash his way down the middle. A player cannot just brazenly charge down the paintball field to capture the flag, unless he or she gets clobbered by paint. To achieve victory on the field, one must have a game plan and work as a team. A team must rely on one another, and get each other’s back. Teammates that stick together protect one another, and that have a game plan have a better chance of success. Usually, team members naturally go on to become good friends. Individual skills are always important in any sport, but in paintball, working as a cohesive unit is important as any other recreational activity. Anyone of any age or gender can enjoy the sport of paintball. Anyone that takes the time to learn the rules of paintball and is willing to put in the practice hours can become a good paintball player and teammate. 

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