Exploring How Bad Does Paintball Hurt

Have you ever considered playing an exhibition of paintball? Most people are curious about the activity's intensity; not sure if it's too painful from others' point-of-view. The good news is that paintball is far more bearable than, let's say, shock therapy.

The Physics of Pain Tolerance

The first factor to consider is that pain tolerance varies among individuals. Generally speaking, a paintball pellet will travel at 300 feet per second when discharged from a gun; this projectile has enough strength to leave a bruise; however, it will not cause any serious injury. The pellet's intensity will vary from person to person based on their body's innate ability to tolerate the pain.

Protective Clothing

Protective clothing like gloves, chest-protection, and ball caps are necessary additions to your paintball-playing arsenal. What's more, featuring a high-level of breathable cloth, impact-resistant shells, and denser padding, the protective clothes help minimize the pain potential of the paintball pellets. The nature of the cloth and clothing used will ensure that the trauma is to a greater extent minimized.

Suspension of Belief

It helps to alter your mental state when playing paintball; if you go into the game believing that it could really hurt, chances are that you'll think the injury worse than it actually is. If the player holds the mental attitude that, it's not that bad, it will easily become bearable. Suspending disbelief greatly helps in lowering the pain factor in paintball.

Effects of the Shoot

If you get hit by a paintball, the appropriate first step is to immediately come out of the game and apply a band-aid. Further, once the person applying the band-aid describes the situation: we can determine how bad the injury is. Generally, the pain will be minor in cases where there are no scrapes or cuts in the skin. In more extreme cases, the pellet may cause a stinging which is only temporary: the stung area will go away in a few minutes.

Factors to Note

Speed of the Pellet

The speed of a paintball pellet is a key factor to note; this is especially true if the paintballers are playing in an airsoft style. Judging by the speed, a pellet's speed should be around 300 feet per second, however in some cases, the pellet's speed may be higher or lower.

Pellet Composition

For most paintball markers, the type of pellet being used will have an effect on the sensation of the impact. Not all paintballs are created equally; if the paintball is composed of a harder material, then it will feel more intense.

Distance of Firing

It's also important to consider the distance of the firing when playing, with the impact being greater if the firing is closer. It's thus wise to keep the distance as wide as possible when playing; the farther away the pellet is shot from the target, the less intense the feeling.

Insights

To sum up, paintball hurting is relatively bearable for most individuals. Most of the pain is temporary yet controllable: as long as the speed of the pellet is controlled and the distance of the shot is far away, you will be fine. Moreover, keeping a mind-set of believing it's not that bad, and using protection gear, paintball can be an enjoyable activity.

Closing Remarks

At the end of the day, paintball is an exciting and challenging sport to play. Pain is a genuine factor in this and will certainly need some getting-used-to. But with individual pain tolerance, protective gear, suspension of belief, and awareness of the factors of firing, paintball can be enduringly enjoyed!