We recently broke the news that there was a new professional paintball team competing in the PSP this year. That team, the Houston Heat, got together recently for their first-ever practice as a professional team and we were on hand to film it. Gearing up for PSP Galveston, the team flew in their Russian and North American based players.

Again, a lot of this is my opinion and not that of any website and or any field or team I’m affiliated with…I feel like I’ve said that before… The APPA made some big changes for 2012, so I have contact and asked Chris Raehl for his feedback. He has been gracious enough to review [...]

The PSP has put together an inside look at this international roster, full of talent based out of Houston, Texas. To follow the team on Facebook, become a fan of their page: http://www.facebook.com/HoustonHeatPaintball Nick Slowiak Home Town: Algonquin, IL Age: 26 Height: 6’2 Weight: 205 Personal Interests outside of paintball: Sleep, video games, hanging out [...]

A former soldier is suing a Scottish paintball firm for up to £400,000 after he was shot in the face and lost the sight in one eye. Allan Weir was shot from less than 6ft away by a paintball pellet travelling at around 280ft per second, causing his right eyeball to “burst”. Weir, 28, who [...]

In this episode Justin previews a small list of items to be reviewed next season by Social Paintball. Stay tuned for giveaways! List: -MacDev Drone DX -Style Supply Practice Jersey -Virtue Clock Chronograph -Sly Equipment Tank Cover -Sly Equipment Pro Merc Elbow Pads -Sly Equipment Chest Protector -Planet Eclipse Etha And way more to come…

Here is a topic I see all the time come up in the forums and chat rooms, as well as hear about at the field – HK Army, their fanboys, and agglettes. Before I go any further, I want to point out that anything I state in here is my personal view, the author, and [...]

In every industry there are training seminars and conferences designed to help retailers maximize their knowledge, profitability, technology, advertising dollars, and customer service. But in any industry it is rare to get the chance to spend an entire eight hour day in a very small group setting with two industry lifers that are prepared and [...]

I had a chat with Tim Barnett from Shoreline Paintball. He is one of the organizers of Big Games with a “different” touch. I visited the first of Tim’s Big Games in 2010, the 1st Tippmann Challenge UK and I was impressed. Since then I visited two more of his Big Games and my plan [...]