Q&A for How to Play Paintball

Some paintball parks will have blue or red arm bands to discern between teams.

Depends on arena's rules. Sometimes yes, other times it may only be in the chest, or a certain region.

Pretend the people you're shooting at are idiots, and you're so frustrated that you just want to wipe them out.

You can always rent equipment at your local field. Your parents will have to sign a waiver for you, but you don't need your own equipment for it.

You'll be fine! You'll most likely wear armor and it won't hurt, you'll just feel it. If you do get hit with a paintball in a uncovered spot, it may cause a small bruise.

Check with the arena rules, they should tell what motion, position, or what to say in case of injury of which you can no longer play.

It can hurt if the paintball hits a unprotected area, and it may cause a small bruise. But, most of the time, you'll wear armor and you'll feel it, but it won't hurt.

As the article says, you can rent it at most paintball arenas, but if you want to buy your own, check your local sporting goods store. Amazon has some stuff too, it just depends on what you're looking for.

It depends on the gun, but mostly the speeds range from 280 - 300 FPS (feet per second).

You'll typically be given a face mask, terrain boots, body plate, arm and shin guards, and helmets.

Because there are many different fields to play on, it really depends. It is best to hide behind objects and shoot from there, but you could also take advantage from sniping in a high tower.

It is possible to wear glasses under your mask, but it is very uncomfortable and your glasses could get broken. If you can, you should wear contact lenses.

It all depends on the ref. Most times if it was obvious that it hit something else, like an inflatable, then they won't call you out, but you've got to remember that the ref is watching a lot of people at the same time and may not have seen what happened.

If you are going to play often, then you might want to buy your own gear, but if you only plan on playing a couple of times, I strongly suggest that you rent gear.

There’s a place called Cheetah Paintball, they are a paintball field so they likely have paintball equipment.

It depends on the rules you established before the game. Usually when you are hit, you can't play anymore. If there is a medic in the game, you can wait for him to heal you, or you can crawl back to your base with hand up.

Depends which bush. It's rather not effective to hide in a bush. Just remember, that when you hide behind the bush or in, there is still a chance that the paintball will hit you as the bush isn't a solid object.