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Snake Sits Down with the Poynter Brothers

Nov 28, 2014 | Woods

Woodsball does not get the respect it deserves. Despite the fact paintball was born in the woods and is still mostly played in the woods, woodsball plays second string to airball in the media. Some old school players have told me it all went downhill after the 1996...

Behind the Scenes: An Interview with Danny Park

Oct 26, 2014 | Interviews, Players & Teams

For those of you who have faint memories or have not been in the paintball world for very long, Danny Park is not a “new” professional player as I’ve heard many refer to him as. Although we have only seen his assertive dominance in the snake for both Ironmen and...

Interview with Xtreme Paintball League Owner Jerry Van Cleve – Halves and 15BPS

May 10, 2014 | Interviews

If you’ve been keeping track of the paintball media lately, you should be vaguely familiar with a new league that’s recently surfaced known as the Xtreme Paintball League. The thing that’s caught the attention of plenty of players nation wide is the fact that this...

Paintball 101: Sponsorships, Part 1

Mar 1, 2014 | The Balls

Every week the Social Paintball inbox is flooded with sponsorship requests. From teams wanting us to film them, filmmakers wanting us to hire them, or players and teams who are interested in getting our new Grit apparel for free, or at a discounted price. Sometimes we...

Skills School with Pete Robinson: Teamwork, Communication

Feb 12, 2014 | The Balls

As some of you guys may know, I was the US editor of the UK based publication, PGi [Paintball Games International] unfortunately the recession pillaged our industry of all its magazines which ended up nudging paintball commentary and coverage toward the internet. I’ve...