Playing woodsball is the way most paintballers were introduced to their new favorite sport.

Woodsball is a great way to learn stealth paintball tactics and unless you're playing on a private lot that charges fees, woodsball is free. There are a lot of advantages and a lot more ways to track and mark your opponent. Most often, woodsball games are played one of two ways.

The way involves a flag being placed at an area designated as "home" for one team and then another flag at another area designated "home" for the other team. The object of this woodsball game is to capture the flag of the opposing team. This is always a fun game to play and some snipers even go so far as to paint the soles of their shoes black so they can be stealth and unseen, even up in the trees.

The type of woodsball played most often has a lot of different names like BunnyHunt or TurkeyShoot but it involves one to two players going off ahead and then the rest of the team following and attempting to mark the "bunny" or the "turkey". The persons chosen as bunnies will have the ability to fire back as well as the possibility of laying land mines just to up the ante in the paintball game.

A lightweight gun is always best for woodsball as you wind up doing a lot more moving than in bunker type games where normally you wind up setting in and then picking off your opponents as they advance.

If you're looking for something fun to do this upcoming weekend - organize a game of woodsball with your paintball buddies for old time's sake!

by Total Paintball Gear - The Paintball Experts

One of the most enjoyable aspects of playing paintball is that the game can be enjoyed any time of the year. No matter what the weather, you can go out and play a great game of either woodsball or move the game indoors at a professional facility if it's raining badly or far too hot or cold to play outdoors. No matter what, there's always a place to play paintball.

In the winter, you can up the fun of your woodsball games by dressing in white and blending in with the snow as much as possible. There are a few considerations for playing in colder temperatures however. Number one being your paintballs. If exposed to extremes of heat or cold- they tend to warp and once warped, they may or may not travel through your barrel. More often than not, warped paintballs tend to burst inside your barrel making it necessary to get out of the game and do a little field stripping cleaning to your paintball marker.

Dress in light layers. A t-shirt, a thermal shirt and a jersey should be enough for most winter play - take a jacket along and as you run and play paintball, you can always take it off when you start feeling overheated. Speaking of overheated, it is very possible to become dehydrated during the winter - so pack along water to drink so you stay on the top of your game.

Stay warm, stay hydrated and don't bring along more paintballs than you can comfortably use in a game so they don't get too cold and warp and then you'll have a great winter season of playing paintball.

by Total Paintball Gear - The Paintball Experts