It's hard to believe that Planet Eclipse already released their 5th generation paintball gun, the Ego 9. In 2004, the first Eclipse Ego debuted and captured the attention of most professional players and high-end gun users. Planet Eclipse built a gun around weight, air efficiency, size, ergonomics, and accuracy. Over the last 4 years, Planet Eclipse has been making some very aggressive moves in the high-end paintball gun market. The Ego came in and swept away "old technology" in paintball.

Right now the leading manufacturers in the high-end gun market are Dye/Proto (DM9/PM8), Smart Parts (Shocker), and Planet Eclipse (Ego). Say goodbye to WDP (Angels) and WGP (Autocockers), they will soon become antiques. The Eclipse Ego can be partially blamed for this but good riddance. Planet Eclipse has been building their guns around the same solid foundations of reliability, performance, light-weight'ness and simplicity. You can expect the same features, and more, with the new Ego 9.

Whether you have been playing paintball for a long time or if you are just beginning, there will definitely be some point in your journey where you are going to want to begin improving on your shot. It is really no secret that the absolute best way to improve your shot in paintball is to get in on a little bit of extra practice time. Not only will this give you more practice for your aim and shot itself, but you will also have the opportunity to get much better acquainted with your paintball gun.

In order to get started on your practice efforts and your quest for a better shot, you are going to want to get yourself a good supply of some really affordable paintballs. Then, you can head out into a paintball field outside of gaming hours or even your very own backyard and begin shooting. You may want to think about getting your hands on a couple of targets as well so that you can really gauge your progress and see just how much more practice you will need along the way.

You could even look into purchasing one of the target practice systems if you are really serious about working on your shot and performance. You will have the convenience of a large target along with paintless target balls that are reusable, which can save you a great deal of money in the long run. After you put some time and effort into practicing your shot, you are pretty much guaranteed to see some amazing results.

by Total Paintball Gear - The Paintball Experts

If you've been interested in getting into the sport of paintball, you've no doubt been doing a lot of research on different markers (paintball guns), types of games and places to play. In addition, talk to your friends that are already playing and find out what type of paintball gun they enjoy using most. Some players love a pistol and others swear by a rifle. One name you will hear again and again when you're researching paintball markers is Tippmann.

Tippmann has made a paintball gun that is fantastic for the newer player. It is honed down to the very basics and doesn't have a lot of complex workings that will take time away from learning the game.

The Tippmann Custom Pro Basic is just what the name says, a basic paintball gun. It is accurate and will allow you to make deep strikes on your opponents without having to spend and arm and a leg on a higher powered gun. This basic gun outfit comes standard with an eleven-inch stone honed barrel that will allow you to be accurate without compromising speed. The double trigger on this marker serves two purposes, not only to propel paintballs out of the gun but the dual action actually feeds more paintballs in to be shot. The more you shoot this paintball gun, the more it feeds. It also comes standard with a 200 round hopper that will more than fulfill your needs as a newer paintball player.

It's fully-customizable to enhance performance and compatible for CO2, compressed air, or nitrogen so you can experiment and find out what type of system you enjoy playing with the most in your paintball game.
by Total Paintball Gear - The Paintball Experts

A first-time player often rents equipment for the first few outings, before deciding on his or her first marker. A good first marker is sturdy, must take a fair amount of abuse, and be easy to set up and maintain. Available upgrades should be a factor, as an upgradeable gun may grow with the player, and negate the need to purchase a high-end system. Common first marker purchases are the Tippmann 98 custom, BT 4 Custom, or Tippmann A-5, Smart Parts Ion, or Spyder (or Spyder clone) markers.

Many beginners and some professional players choose to use a pump-action marker rather than the popular semi/full auto models. Low-end models are cheap (a plus for the beginner), and also serve as a good training tool, since they require the player to re-aim with every shot.