by Clark Cyr

Created on: August 08, 2009   Last Updated: August 11, 2009

The reason paintball is so popular is because it is so much fun. Do people actually like being pelted with paint or shooting people while hiding behind bunkers? Yes, people love it. Why, people ask. There are many reasons why people love paintball. I think some of the main reasons are the strategy, the adrenaline rush, and shooting people.

The strategy of paintball is one of the best parts of the game. Being able to make a plan and command your team around is fun. Strategy also makes the game fun because it makes you think. That way paintball isn't just mindless shooting. Paintball tests your ability to think because if you don't have the best strategy, you're going to lose the round.

The second reason paintball is so popular is because of the adrenaline rush. Imagine you're in a dark forest with only your paintball gun. You're slowly creeping forwards when you see a dark shadow run through the woods. "What was that?" You think. Another shadow flies by. By now, your heart is pumping fast. Then, a stream of paint balls fly by you. You hit the deck and begin army crawling up. Then you're nailed in the mask with a paintball.

Another reason paintball is so popular is because you get to shoot people. Shooting people with paintballs is just plain fun. When you are hiding behind a bunker, you wonder how many people you are going to hit when you pop out.

Paintball is so popular because of all the different type of guns you can get. There are hundreds of different types of paintball guns. The guns aren't the only cool thing you can buy though. You can also buy coll masks, hoppers, feeders, pods, pads, and so on. Also, there are many different types of paintballs you can buy. Some paintballs are better than others because some are more accurate or the don't curve in the air.

Also, there are many different fun games in paintball that make it so popular. Some of the games are president, terminator, capture the flag, and elimination. Capture the flag and elimination are the most popular games. Capture the flag is played by having two teams and each team is trying to capture the flag in the middle of the field and bringing it to the opposite side. Elimination is played with two teams and each team is trying to eliminate the other.

Paintball is a well a very well evolved sport. That is one of the reasons it is so popular. There are even professional leagues! I hope you now know why paintball is so popular.

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