Monday, September 03, 2007
BeA Safe Player
{body}BeA Safe Player
Be defensive when it comes to staying clear of harm’s way. In this day and age where people can easily be sued, don’t set yourself up to be the victim of a lawsuit. Something as easily as you having a friendly paintball game in your backyard can get ugly if someone gets shot and didn’t like the way it felt. It could be just as silly as a circumstance where the kid who got shot goes home to tell his “mommy” and then they come back to you with a lawsuit because you didn’t have the proper requirements by law to be considered a “paintball field”.
That’s why it’s not such a great idea to play paintball in areas where it’s not a true paintball field ran by a legitimate staff of knowledgeable people who know how to keep you safe at all times. Something as simple as keeping your goggles on whenever a barrel bag is off your marker is vital to keeping paintball one of the safest extreme sports in the world. The most important safety rule is having your goggles on at all times on the field, even in the chronograph area.
Dry-firing, too, in the parking lot, or even in your garage at home can be dangerous if you’re not wearing goggles. Reason: A ball or two may still be in the chamber, even though you emptied out your hopper by turning it upside down and replacing the paintballs back into a pod or box. It’s important to shoot out the rest of your paint while you are still at the paintball field running itself like a business, not some outlaw or renegade place for playing paintball.
There are traveling paintball businesses that can actually come to your house if you’ve got a big enough backyard that’s a huge field with no other homes in sight, that can set up a private party of paintballing fun. These businesses have licenses, as well as the insurance to cover you if a mishap should occur. But, it’s not recommended that you go and try to build your own paintball field with netting, poles, and all because your home may not be zoned for paintball playing activities.
To be safe, just play at a local field and wear your goggles when you are suppose to. Your sight is a most precious thing, so don’t prevent yourself from ever being able to see again, let alone play paintball again, because you were lazy to just put that goggle system over your face when it was supposed to be on.
Be defensive. Be aware of the people around you, because they may end up injuring you.