Paintball Protective Gear

I’d first like to welcome you to my site on paintball protective gear. This happens to be one of the fastest growing sports in the world and each day more and more people are turning on to it. With so many new people, there is a lack of information on what is needed and what should be purchased. Protecting yourself is quite important in this sport because essentially you’re getting shot at with fast moving balls of paint.

Mask/Visor/Goggles

Protecting your eyes and mouth from paintballs is extremely important. The speed in which things are traveling is fast enough to take out your eye balls and leave welts on your skin. You have to protect your head. For the most part you need to protect your eyes, but protecting your mouth is important too.

This is why it is best to get a full mask like the picture you see to the left. It is going to help protect your entire head, which will obviously spare you a lot of pain when you get shot. Anything around the temples or ear could lead to issues that could actually hurt you. Take advantage of all the gear you can that will protect you because you never know where that next paintball is going to land on your body.

Body Armor

I’d like to point out that having this type of armour to pretect your chest area isn’t necessary. There are a lot of people that will just go with a plain shirt on. It is important to understand that you’ll end up with welts on your body where you’re going to get hit.

Unless you want to have little intense bruises all over your torso area, than you’re going to need to get this body armor. When you get shot you’re not going to feel the pain that people normally get when they’re shot.

It can also help you from falls and tripping. Anything to help protect your chest are because you’re going to be running around and going at an intense pace. When you’re trying not to get shot, you tend to not be as graceful with your movements anymore.

Armored Gloves

Gloves might not seem like the most pivotal type of paintball protective gear, but it really is. Your hands seem like a small area that could end up being shot and the chances of it happening are pretty slim. As well you’re probably thinking that it isn’t that big of a deal if your short in the hand anway.

Think again. Your entire game of paintball can be ruined by something as trivial as getting shot in the hand. It hurts and it is going to make it difficult for you to hold your gun and/or pull the trigger. This is an important part of gear that you’re going to need to get and it is protecting you.

Neck Protector

This is a piece of equipment that most people don’t wear, but I think if you’re starting out it is important to wear. Typically if you’re protecting yourself and properly walking around, you won’t really get shot in the throat. Your head will be down by the shoulders and it will be protected.

Starting out you’re probably not going to be like that. Getting shot in the neck isn’t exactly the most comfortable place to get shot. I’m not going to make a distinction on whether it is healthy or not to occur, but the feeling associated with it isn’t nice. It’s a weird uncomfortable feeling, so you definitely want to protect your throat from flying paintballs.

Well, this is essentially most of the paintball protective gear that you’re going to need to play. This will protect most of your body and keep you out of a lot of pain that often comes with this sport.