Paintball Netting. The Safety Aspect · Tuesday January 8, 2008
When paintball started in 1981, it was extremely unlikely that the first twelve players ever imagined that the game would grow to the extent that it has reached today. In the United States alone there is over 10 million people involved in some sort of paintball activity each year. Fifteen percent of those people playing in at least 15 or more games each year.
These numbers are staggering for a sport that began such a short time ago. With this large a number of competitors, it is no surprise that the number of spectators is also increasing.
The Safety Statistics For Paintball
In current insurance studies, paintball competitions have been proven to be less dangerous than tennis, especially when the proper safety guidelines have been followed. In the beginning spectators usually wore the same eye and head protection like those worn by the players. However, as the crowds grew larger, the opportunity for spectator injury grew. Over time, it became very apparent that a safety guideline had to be created to insure the safety of the spectator.
Paintball Netting Insures Safety Of The Spectator
In anticipation and prevention of the spectator injuries, paintball netting was created to protect the spectator from flying paint filled gel capsules that could damage eyes and ears as well as cause bruising on unprotected skin. When installed properly, this paintball-barrier style netting prevents injuries and provides a safe viewing area for everyone outside the playing field.
This paintball netting has proven to greatly reduce the number of injuries suffered by paintball spectators at all commercially operated paintball game sites. It is important to recognize that “outlaw” paintball locations are not required to have the paintball protective netting around their course and therefore do not offer the same protection for spectators as a formal course can. If spectators are watching paintball combat on an outlaw field, it is important that they wear regulation eye and ear protection during the live playtime on the field.
Paintball Netting For The Outlaw Course
If you are interested in purchasing paintball netting for a personally owned field and hell why wouldn’t you be, it can be ordered by the square foot and is made to order when the original purchase is made. Many companies are able to provide size specific quotes to fulfill your personal paintball netting needs. If your outlaw paintball course has many competitions, it might be in your best interest to insure the safety of all spectators.
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— David
