Paintball Journal

In August of 07, Canadian Baller plans to debut their entire season of filming on TV. They’re a group of paintball maniacs that have been following Canadian teams and top players to all of the major events, filming them in High Def and 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround. You may not be able to get this kind of quality on TV, so be sure to look for the DVD that will be released shortly after! I can already tell just by looking at their website that they know what they’re doing.

They have also released two trailers, but I can’t seem to get them to work; it warns that the latest Quicktime is needed.

Trailer 1
Trailer 2

I’ll get these to work eventually!

Sweet! Check out these BA colors Eclipse is releasing for the Eteks! Now if only I had waited just a little longer…Bah! Supposedly twenty of each color to be manufactured, so you best get ‘em while they’re hot, folks!

Dye released a nice set of custom DM7s. Not a big fan of the jungle skull camo, but the desert one isn’t bad at all. As for the black and silver, three thumbs up! That’s sexy. Again, very few made (maybe about 100 per design) so if you’re interested you better look into it, and fast.

Looking for custom anodizing? Check out this helpful thread on PBNation to find a list of stores or companies that will tattoo your gat.

What you need to know:

Eclipse has launched an online show. They will feature news about products and teams associated with Eclipse. And, best of all, the first episode is airing… wait for it… now!

JT Sports is completely redoing its website, which is always welcome news to an online paintball junkie like myself. Really, a lot of other companies could take the hint and follow suit. Online is where it’s at. Myspace is probably the prime promoting tool that dozens of companies use.

I’m very interested to see where JT Sports takes its website. They are apparently integrating a flickr account, viewable right here.

Rejoice! Spyder hath released brand new killing machines under the names of “Sonix” and “Victor”. That’s right, delay your 07 gun purchases no longer, you can now buy these gun in assorted flavors all over the internet for not-so-surprisingly low prices!

Now, seriously folks, these guns aren’t bad per se. They just aren’t really anything new. Let’s look at the features that are actually useful.

And looking… and looking… oh here’s one!

Rubber grips. Those old plastic grips Spyders used to ship with were damn uncomfortable.

And another! New Spyders come stock with 9.5 inch barrels. ONE POINT FIVE inches longer than the old standard of 8. How ’bout them apples.

Uhm… okay, well that’s about it. So go buy them Spyders. Only 70 or 80 bucks. (Honest opinion, these guns are fine. But only just.)

*EDIT*

OMFG, it finally happened. Evan and I posted about the same subject. Which I blame his ass for, ‘cos I wrote this last night, and he definitely hadn’t posted it by then.

On another embarrassing note, I misspelled Spyder as Spider. Sweet Baby Jesus, what was I thinking? Actually, I really wasn’t. It was the whole “Writing at 1 in the morning, after a 20 hour day” thing. Sorry to all who were traumatized and/or put into medical treatment after laughing so hard from our n00bish mistakes.

There’s a new contest on PBNation. This time they’re offering $500 in give away prizes to their store. Here are the specs. As usual, you need to be a supporting member to be eligible to win.
$500 Heroes for a Day Give-a-way on PbNation

Hey, here we go again. 10 winners in one contest!

To celebrate the new release of Heroes for a Day we have a great contest that anyone can win and we are going to have a bunch of winners. With our good friends at Monkey with A Gun we are going to be giving away $500 worth of gift certificates for use in the PbNation store to a total of ten winners.

The Breakdown:

$100 for 1 Grand Prize winner

$75 each for 2 second place winners

$50 each for 3 third place winners

$25 each for 4 forth place winners

10 winners for a total of $500.00

Read the fine print and enjoy.

Got the tag? Get the Swag…

You must be a current PbNation Annual Supporting Member to register for the contest on the ASM forum on PbNation.

Friendly Fire is hosting their next Young Gunz tourney this Sunday the 15th. This will be their second tournament on their new field set up, which I’ll say is very nice. They have doubled the width of the field, and maybe even the length a little bit, as well as installed grass-like turf. Their latest addition I saw from last weekend was the netted staging area for X-Ball style tournaments with penalty box included! But I don’t think that’s going to be the tourney format this time.

Young Guns 3-Man\Top Gun
April 15th
Must be 18 or under
$75.00 per team entry fee
Field paint only
Cash Prizes for 1st-3rd places
Amount decided by number of teams
Semi automatic only(no ramping)
Captains meeting at 8:30, first game at 9:00
Top Gun with crowd participation $5.00 per person with cash prizes

I’m predicting that the JFK team will sweep the tournament untouched, except maybe by Sadistic, which will place in a close second (for the third tourney in a row), and then followed by one of the MIA teams for third. We’re not playing this time for various reasons, mainly money, but also because we need to work on other things first before we give it another shot. Anyways, we’re hoping to make it up there to watch all the same, and probably take some photos.

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An indoor paintball field has recently snuck into the local scene around here. There were rumors of a couple guys starting a field, but nothing more than just that, rumors. So a couple of months go by, and all of a sudden there is a 17,000 sq ft complex that’s already under renovation to build a speedball and a hyberball course.

It appears that Splatz Indoor Paintball is nearly ready to open its doors to the public, but that’s what I’m worried about. I hope this doesn’t turn into a watered down version of paintball, with the store owners complete noobs at sport and don’t know how to manage customers, from recballers to tournament players. I’m hoping that this doesn’t turn into field where little rich kids run the place, but I have a feeling it might be heading that way. A friend drove out there to check it out, and he said the fields were small, another downside. So I don’t know at this point. I guess I need to get out there in person.

I don’t think it’s going to even be able to compare to Friendly Fire. If you want solid, tournament-grade competition, that is the place to be, and that’s where we will be. Too bad it’s a hour and thirty minutes drive for us…

Anyways, it’ll be interesting to see how this place turns out.

NXe has added another product to their already quality line – the Elevation Series.

The NXe Techna-Flex Elbow Shields are the culmination of extensive design efforts to produce the most protective and comfortable pad possible. Featuring a thumb loop to prevent upward slip, and a bicep strap to prevent downward slip, and three layers of padding for maximum absorption of impacts, the NXe Elbow Shields are sure to keep you protected in the most intense of game situations.

The NXe Techna-Flex Knee Shields have been designed to provide the crucial protection, range of motion, and comfort demanded by the paintball player with discriminating tastes. Featuring a three layered protection, a specialized non slip rubber lining, and elastic strap securing system, the NXe Knee shields provide superior protection for the most aggressive of player.

I know their packs are top of the line, and I’m curious to see how these will do (I assume they’ll perform fine). I really don’t like the looks at all, and they don’t look like the offer much padding, but pictures can be deceiving. Without the thick padding, they look like they’re flexible enough, so that would be a plus. Thumb rings will be a good addition as well, because nothings more annoying than your pads slipping down your arm in the middle of a game.

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From PBNation:

The new epic classic from the makers of Cereal Killerz

Be one of the 1st to own and watch this DVD.

Over three years in the making this epic movie is a rare, unscripted behind the scenes look at the professional paintball world you won’t find anywhere else.

“This isn’t a game; it’s a fight. Knuckles bare, fists clenched white, all weapons approved, and the bastards of the world are waiting in the shadows with broken bottles and big grins. And this fight is fought everyday. On long highways, dirty couches and floors, rock hard dirt fields and shaking planes. In foreign lands, lost, hated, broke. It’s the battle to prove to the world that your small part, your pinprick slice of existence, matters. That even if the sun explodes tomorrow and scatters us screaming into the void, we go smiling because we had faith in ourselves, faith to gather a tribe and try to make our own reality. Nobody gives you anything until you make them understand. That’s why we formed this team, to make people understand.”

DVD info:-Running time 135 minutes
-30 minutes of Bonus footage
-Directors commentary version of the film with guests Nicky Cuba, Rich Telford, Matty Marshall, and Alex Fraige all there to chime in
-Dolby 5.1 surround sound

DVD packaging includes:
-A 56-page Photo Book
-Brand new Monkey with a Gun sticker sheet only available inside the DVD-not sold separately

Special PbNation offer includes:
5 PbNation stickers
5 MWAG stickers

“H4AD is a frank unscripted documentary covering the daily lives of men playing on a professional paintball team. It contains very strong language throughout the movie and the frequent use of the F bomb. If you or the person you are purchasing this product for would be offended by the use of such language please do not purchase or view this film.”

The trailer looks straight-up awesome. Cereal Killerz was received to rave reviews and honestly, this looks to beat it. I’m actually really considering buying this DVD, which is huge considering I can’t afford paint.

To download the trailer, here are the links.

http://imgs.pbnation.com/trailers/H4ADtrailer640X480-H.264.mov
http://imgs.pbnation.com/trailers/H4ADtrailer640X480-MPEG-4.mp4
http://imgs.pbnation.com/trailers/H4ADtrailer640X480-iPod.m4v

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A local team from our city will be flying out to a couple of events to play Division III PSP this year, and it’ll be awesome to see how they do. They certainly have the determination to play competition like that, and judging them from the times we’ve seen them play, they definitely have the skills to compete. All of them are veterans to tournament paintball, and many of them are fresh out of high school.

There is nothing against this team – they meet the physical demands, they have the gear, they have the experience. There is nothing holding them back at this point, and I’m eager to see how they perform. And if they do manage to place, they can get some possible sponsors looking at them, as well as some nice cash prizes.

5-man Xball Division III

1st - $2,500
2nd - $1,500
3rd - $1,000
4th - $500

I’ll keep it updated when they get to an event, and they’ll be here before you know it!

Mid-Atlantic Open – PBC Sports Park – May 3rd-6th
Chicago Open – Bolingbrook Recreation & Aquatic Center – June 20th-24th
TBA – August 2nd-5th
World Cup – Disney’s Wide World of Sports® Complex – October 21st-28th *

*Days of play for the 2007 World Cup will be confirmed shortly.

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Eclipse Hoodies

You can now wear Eclipse in your time off the field too! Thus making you look at least as half as sexy as the model in the picture.

Russian Legion 07 Sponsors

People are amazed by the Russian Legion’s new sponsors, Kee Action Sports (the merged NPS / PMI), in particular. KAS has a ton of companies underneath it, so RL (and all other teams sponsored similarly) have access to a wide variety of gear, all falling under their sponsorship.

Ironmen Won PSP LAO

But you already knew that, no one is THAT out of touch.

07 Powerlyte Ion Bodies

Apparently Powerlyte was tired of all the Ion owners complaining about the lack of options on the Ion. So they came out with this revolutionary idea of switching out body kits. Pretty sick, no?

07 Rage Jerseys

Rage, who had one of my favorite jerseys last year (because of that gold chain, that was so frickin’ rad) have released the designs for their new jersey. Sick, needless to say. Except this time around, platinum chain, not gold.

Player Paintball “Scenario” Pants

In an interesting marketing scheme, Player Paintball has decided to create scenario pants, because sometimes BDU’s just aren’t enough. The built in kneepad looking things appear sturdy, which would be nice, and I have a huge respect for PP since I saw their “Grab Ass” technology, but are these gonna work out for them? Who knows…

07 VLocity

Seems like just last year a brand new VLocity was coming out. Oh wait. Last year a VLocity did come out. Apparently it’s not enough to come out with reincarnations of guns annually. Oh, no. Now we have to do it with hoppers. Great. The only thing different that I can see is an angled lid. Oh, and rechargeable batteries.

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So apparently these are the teasers for the new FEP Quests coming out – not there isn’t anything wrong with teasers, because wow, those are nice! Rumor has it that they are the private labels for the Miami Raiders, because they have so many stickers hanging there.

As one PBNationer put it, “Ok that settles it, my next gun = Quest.” I might have to second his action, because I have new sites on a marker. Forget the Shocker, forget the Ego, the Q7 is what I want for now.

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Well, well, well. It was only a matter of time before someone came up with the gun that everyone’s been joking about for years. This bow and arrow paintball gun has to be the coolest innovation I’ve seen in a long time. I can already see the Robin Hood Scenarios sprouting up.

I assume the FPS is controlled by the string tension, which would be interesting adjusting at the field. The actual gun is an attachment to your bow, so the set-up is quite expensive. For a decently good bow, it’s around $300, and this attachment is $250. I’d rather have an ‘05 Shocker for the price, thanks much.

For a woodsball type gun though, it has to be hellaciously quiet. Plus, no CO2 or Air fills. And what looks to be a 8 round hopper. After you buy it, there aren’t many more expenses. Depending on how accurate it is, it could well be a scenario paintballer’s dream

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The next Young Gunz tournament at friendly fire will be two weekends from now, March 11th. For a while we were talking about skipping this one, because we weren’t sure if we could pull a third man. But now that they have expanded the field (or supposed to by then), we really wanted to play it, so we got the word out and found some other friends that can make it.

The January 28th was played on the smaller field, and we pretty much played defensively all day. Our guns weren’t nearly as fast as the DMs, PMs, Egos, and Timmies, so we let them come to us, and it worked pretty well for the most part.

Now, though, we want to bring the game to them. Playing our last practice really gave us a mental boost, and we plan on playing a lot more aggressive. If the field is expanded by then, then we’ll have a lot more room to move, and we’re going t be looking to get down field fairly quick and in unison. I can’t say that it will work for sure, but I think it might surprise a lot of teams that simply underestimate us.

My three personal goals are:
1. Play much more aggressively
2. Place in the finals
3. Don’t get my face blown off like a noob

It’s highly, highly unlikely that we would take first, even second, but third or fourth we can do; that I’m confident of. So that’s my goal, get into the finals with aggressive play.