The Essence of the Sport of Paintball.

Paintballing is growing sport whose start came from being a training technique for the military. Most uniquely used to practice the house to house sweeping of ground troops made famous in the training for the war with Iraq. The sport gained overwhelming popularity in the 90s as being touted as an extreme sport. However the stigma as being a sport of the backward conspiracy theorist hicks whose main intent is to train for the anarchy …

…see just how close he is when you meet him is another aspect of paintball worth noting. The sound of the balls whizzing by your head at all angles causes distress in the player because it simulates actual warfare. The loudness and constant yelling causes the player to constantly look around and think faster to find a good angle and understand how to attack the enemy. From personal experience paintball is the most exhilarating sport.