Paintball Journal

Evil also releasing their newest 07 Evil Minion, and what a surprise, another PM clone! Only this time I think it looks even more like the real PM! Oh well, I guess it’s still pretty cool…I guess. But seriously, I think we need some new gun designs to spice things up. The only new thing we’ve seen lately is the Mini.

And as if the school weeks don’t drag on long enough as it is, they now decide to coordinate a massive attack by giving us an AP Biology test, AP Precalc test, and then a physics test, none of which I really pay much attention too because I’m too busy doodling paintball things on my desks. Saturday won’t come soon enough, because then we’re heading up to Friendly Fire and bringing some new players along with us. Just three days left…

PBNation is also offering up another great deal! This time it’s a drawing for annual supporting members (ASM) to win a free Dangerous Power Fusion. They will be giving away two Fusions, and you must sign up for a membership by March 13, 2007 to be eligible to win. Don’t forget to read the fine print as well, because there’s plenty of it! You can find the registration details here.

Here’s another run down on some upcoming teams and players for the 07 season.

Nicky Cuba, from what word on the street tells me, as well as an apparent publishing in Splat Magazine, has now signed with the Ironmen. This should make for a great year for them, especially with the Lang-Cuba match up.

Miami Raiders have a nice list of sponsors going already for 07, including First Endeavor Paintball, NXe, Custom Products, Advanced Paintball Electronics, Gen X Global, Spentpb.com, BonusBall King, PBDojo.com, Upfront paintball Sports, and Angry Paintball. Quite a list! They will also be switching to a private label FEP Quests, according to recent gossip.

The Millennium Series has also launched a nice new website detailing all of their upcoming events. The one thing I like about the Millennium Series is the fact that teams from all over Europe come together to play. Here, the serious players may travel across the country, but really there’s not a great deal of difference from either side. But traveling from country to country would be sweet, just to see all the different people and places.

Anyways, that’s all for now.

Yes! It’s up! The video is finally up! If you’re just down right bored you can download it here. It’s big (68mb) so you better have something else to do while you wait. And because we have three inches of snow on the ground, I think I’ll get right to Adobe Premiere to see what I can cook up. Oh, and don’t make too much fun of us just yet, we’re only noobs.

Here’s some quick and dirty team news, perhaps somewhat random.

Team Ultimate has signed a new sponsorship deal with Smart Parts and will be shooting Epiphany Ions. Who knows the reasoning behind this, you’d think they would just get a Shocker deal. Some people argue it’s because too many teams already have the Shockers, and others say that it’s a marketing deal trying to get other people to buy into the gun. It might be a little of both, but I wouldn’t complain. I hear they’re fast enough, so it’ll be interesting. Ultimate also picked up sponsorships from Nitro Duck, PMI, JT, and View Loader.

New England Hurricanes have picked up three new players for the 07 season: Greg “Buddy” Hinthorne from Infamous, Brian Gigliotti from Miami Raiders and Chris “Poo” Costigan from Jax Raiders. They will also be shooting 07 Egos with Halos while wearing custom Eclipse jerseys.

It’s going to be an interesting year for Hurricanes and hopefully a breakout for them. They’ve been so close the past few years, and one of these days they’re going to drill the competition. They deserve a good year in my opinion.

And Glenn Takemoto has signed with Infamous, which should make them an upcoming powerhouse now that XSV crashed and burned. Not real crazy about Infamous, but I like them better than XSV.

I just found out not too long ago just how many colleges are now supporting paintball teams, and I’m guessing that this number is going to increase in the near future. Here’s one that I didn’t see coming, though. How about a $5,000 scholarship to help you along the way, offered by Brass Eagle? Sounds real good to me!

You can continue reading to read the official article, or you can find it here at the National Collegiate Paintball Association website.

With generous support from Brass Eagle, the NCPA is pleased to offer a combined total of $5,000 in scholarships towards college education. Students who are enroll in an accredited, two- or four-year program during 2006-2007 or 2007-2008 school year are eligible for scholarships to be awarded in the spring of 2006.

The primary consideration in awarding the scholarship will be a candidate’s achievements promoting a positive public image for the sport of paintball in their community. A candidate must have applied to or be attending a college, accredited trade school or university and have demonstrated scholastic ability by submitting SAT or ACT scores and transcripts of high school and any college courses taken. A candidate must demonstrate character, integrity and leadership through participation in extra curricular, civic or community activities.

Promoting a positive public image for the sport of paintball would include, but is certainly not limitted to, promoting charity paintball events, conducting paintball safety or awareness campaigns, and organizing service projects performed by and attributed to members of the paintball community.

As part of the application, candidates must write an essay, maximum 2,000 words in length, answering the following questions:

- How have your activities promoted a positive image for the sport of paintball?
- How will you continue to promote paintball’s positive image while completing your college education?

Candidates must complete and submit an application by April 1, 2007. If a recipient does not enter school within one year of receiving an award, or leaves school at any time after starting, any scholarship award may be automatically canceled.

Depending on the quality of the pool of applicants, available scholarship dollars may be split between one and five selected candidates. Scholarships awarded to candidates enrolled during the 2006-2007 school year may be applied towards the Fall 2006 and Spring 2007 semesters or 2007-2008 semesters.

Payments of scholarship awards are made only to the school upon receipt of each semester’s billings.

Candidates must file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) with the College Scholastic Service. After the FAFSA has been processed the candidate will receive a Student Aid Report (SAR) in six weeks from the College Scholarship Service. A copy of both the FAFSA must be included with the application and the SAR must be forwarded to the NCPA upon receipt if not also included with the application.

This is exactly what the sport needs right now, and I’m glad to see it come from a company like Brass Eagle. It’s a very generous move on their part, and I can only hope that others follow their example. Brass Eagle, I salute your efforts!

I don’t know, do you? It appears to me to be a Lucky Ion, completely revamped, with new uhm… EVERYTHING.

Grip frame looks like a complete departure from the stock frame, the barrel will probably be UN1tec or something like it, the trigger looks sick, like an old JT Protium or something, and the body looks like one of the best I’ve seen for the Ion.

Other notables: snatch grip, CP reg…, feedneck, grips. All looking like… well, certainly not stock.

My estimated retail price for this complete Ion: $400+.

From The PSP Website:

Paintball Sports Promotions is proud to announce the introduction of
turf to the most prominent paintball series in the world. The turf will debut on all six fields at the LA Open to be held at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA March 1st-4th.

While the PSP has secured the use of the turf at events during the 2007 season, the Mid-Atlantic Open, the Chicago Open, and the World Cup will continue to be played on grass. Our fourth event of the season to take place August 2nd-5th may use the turf depending on location. We are excited about this great new product and the options that it will open up to the league in terms of venue selection.

Over the past season, we have recognized the opportunities turf creates for selecting venues and at times had venues slip by due to a lack of turf. We chose to continue hosting events on grass through 2006 instead of purchasing the lesser grade turf which we could have afforded at the time. We appreciate the strain of the sport on our athletes. We understand the arduous physical requirements of truly intense competition. We wanted to provide a quality turf that would meet the rigorous demands of the Xball format; a turf that is truly worthy of the sport.

The new bladed turf has been designed specifically to meet those needs. It has been tried and tested numerous times over by experienced paintball players that understand the importance of a field’s playing surface. It has been designed specifically for the athlete, for the sport, for you.

Stay tuned to www.pspevents.com for more information about the 2007 season including information on events, registration, and much much more!

Updated Jan 11, 2007 Written by Keely Watson

It’s about time. The future of paintball is in turf, you can already see it in the NPPL, and though it can be slippery, as long as it’s properly formulated and maintained, it is the ideal surface for paintball.

Friendly Fire Paintball is going to host a 3-man Young Guns tournament on the 28th of this month, a Sunday. They will also host a 2-Man as well. The competition is great and the field is a great experience to play on, so if you are in the Central Illinois/Indiana area, look into it. The tournaments are open to teams under 18 years old, and there’s usually open play afterwards.

The more that show up the merrier. I think we’re planning on going just to learn – there are not too many other tournaments that only cost $20 to enter. It’ll just be like a regular day of practice, so why not give it a shot.

Here’s some pics I took of the new gear, just in case anybody was wondering. I think they are good references in size because I really hate it when the online stores give some tiny little picture and you can’t tell jack about them. So here you go.

With a new season just around the corner, Pro teams are out looking for players, dropping players, or simply just falling apart. There’s really just way too much to keep track of, but if you’re interested most of the latest information on player standings can be found right here.

The main highlight is that XSV is literally falling apart. I’m not even sure how many players they have anymore.

Dynasty might also be so desperate that they are actually hosting tryouts for the NXL season. Of course you must be special qualifications, like playing on a current D1 team, must be accomplished and experienced, etc. So don’t think you can just walk on.

This year, the NEPL Combine, which helps players find teams and teams find players, will have something a little extra. While having the standard drills and scrimmages for players to show off their stuff (and win an 07 Ego if they are the overall champion in the 1 on 1), there will also be a little tournament on the side.

Run by the man himself, Greg Hastings, this side tournament is strictly for paintballers who know how to ball by playing Greg Hastings’ Tournament Paintball. If anyone beats Hastings in the bonus round, they also get an autographed XSV jersey, as well as getting an Ego 07 for winning the overall tournament.

So, with autographed jerseys and two Egos up for grabs, what are you waiting for? Head to the NEPL Website for more info about registration and rules.

Note that most of the dates aren’t final yet, so don’t go making plans just yet.

NPPL:

HB - Huntington Beach - March 23th-25th
Tampa - Raymond James Stadium - May 10th 12th
Indiannapolis - July or August? (If so, I’ll be at this one!)
OC - Sept 20th-22nd
Dallas - Oct 26th-28th

PSP:
LA Open – Home Depot Center – March 1st-4th
Mid-Atlantic Open – PBC Sports Park – May 3rd-6th
Chicago Open – Volunteer Park (BRAC) – June 20th-24th
TBA – August 2nd-5th
World Cup – Disney’s Wide World of Sports® Complex – October 21st-26th

World Cup: World Cup – Disney’s Wide World of Sports® Complex – October 21st-26th

The hit magazine Face Full will now be releasing an entire new line. Rumor has it that this new magazine will be called “Jungle�, and will focus primarily on woodsball and scenario. It is set to be released on New Years Day of 07, so keep an eye out for it. This is the only information so far, so we’ll keep you updated as much as possible.

There is just the slightest of a preview right here, and that’s all we know (look for the green ticker box). And if you have any info, hook us up!

There’s an upcoming clinic on January 13th and 14th at Lehigh Valley Paintball in Emmaus, Pennsylvania. Look for the coaches Angel Fragoza and Glenn Takemoto. You can find more information here.

Matt Dawson, a regular contributor to the photography section at PBNation, has launched an extensive online gallery of his work. The main focus is primarily on paintball and motocross, and both come together to create a combined total of 2,653 images! One word for his work: Amazing.

I have known about this for quite some time, but it was hopeless to try to view all of these photos using 56k. Now I run high speed satellite, and I’ve been taking my time looking through them. It’s hard to pick favorites, but this one clearly caught my eye. I give that one three thumbs up.

I have a particular interest in photography, and in art in general, and hopefully I’ll get a nice camera for Christmas. I’d really like to take it up, but we’ll just have to see. Anyways, if you have an interest in photography or just want to see some badass photos of the greatest sport ever, give Matt Dawson Photography a hit! It’s totally worth it.

Empire has a new website up! It’s still under construction it seems, but it looking great! If you’re looking for quality, this is the place to go.