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I think this is worth putting on the news sections....


46 teams is a new Australian Paintball record! Beating the previous one of 35 teams set by Round 1 of the Super 7s back in February this year....

On behalf of everyone working to make the Super 7s grow the sport and the staff at Action Paintball Games for all the extra hours in the last couple of weeks, this week and of course this weekend...

Big ups and my thanks to Ian, Adam, Darryn, Liz, Dale, Matt, Nathan amd of course the powerhorse behind the scene..... Action John.....

Information for our biggest scenario operation of the year has been posted in the Bushball/Scenario Forum.

Mr Moderator would you please move my two posts to the front page under Operation Peacekeeper 2012 like last year please?

Many thanks
Ultimate Steve

If you have not been watching the action so far you are missing out. Before Phoenix could stat they had to finish off the Galveston island event which was put on hold for the Pro division. Tampa Bay Damage play strong and won the first event in the PSP series.

Who is going to win Phoenix? Watch and find out as it happens at Paintball Access.

Will your favorite Pro team be the winners, best way to find out is watch the webcast. You can also watch it on a PDA device, iPhone, DRIOID, Balckberry, etc.


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Epic LOL......


I just wish the department of fair trading would do something about them here in OZ.... I am sick of the customer complaints...


IPG on New Zealand Current Affair show

Check out what Eclipse has coming for the Etha.

follow the link and enjoy, as always rob has done a fantastic job with a new style of australian video for us. This video has short game recaps and also interviews.

Cool idea.

Hate the soundtrack. Stupid Dubstep.

Join the Hooters Girls and Enjoy the World Famous Hot Wings in the VIP Area!

Hooters is offering discounts at their Costa Mesa Location for all Paintball Players and Friends. Download the Coupon below and present it at location.


The National Professional Paintball League is committed to hosting the highest quality paintball tournaments at the most affordable price. Our vision is to provide you, the player and team, a professional stage to compete on while giving you the best possible experience. We will focus on quality referees and organization while giving you an incredible vibe to have the time of your paintball life.


Come join the Pros and experience the Greatest Paintball Show on Earth.

National Professional Paintball League

Check the gun in the background....

Taken from the Dynasty Facebook page.
Alex Fraige #7
Ryan Greenspan #18
Yosh Rau #32
Oliver Lang #17
Glenn Takemoto #84
Dalton Vanderbyl #24
Ian Trainer #12
Mike Mesa #11
Zack Wake
Sean McDonald
Rusty Glaze
Andy Horvath

This just in from the Empire Paintball Facebook page. The New E-Flex™ Goggle system from Empire!


Features
•Vents™ system for rapid lens exchange
•Thermal, dual-pane clear lens with sero optical distortion
•Ultra soft and flexible face skirt creates bounces and offers maximum breathability
•New comfortable E-Flex™ thermo-foam ear pieces
•Pro-style Empire strap with silicone bead to keep the strap in place
•Microfiber protective goggle bag included



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Total War Event 1 Wrap Up and Awards
For the first event of the year in Sydney and Perth the Total War Event 1, went extremely well! The weather was perfect and it really was awesome to see the games and the scenarios go so well. The two teams played very well, however the SASR really smashed it up in the final game to secure victory. The smoke was flying in Sydney and we all had a great time. Special thanks to Darren, Nathan Dunn, Ringo NG, Ben Simpson, Karl Simpson, Aaron Sillis, and Scott Marden. Having the pro refs on the field really makes the game better and fairer. Special thanks to Mike and John for allowing me to do the work to make these games come together. The Thanks to all who registered online, it made things go so much faster!





Awards:

Medal of Honour (Most Lethal on the Battle Field)
Sydney: Jake Trindorfer
Perth: Adam Laker


Gold Star (Best Leader on the Battlefield)
Sydney: Mark Jefferies
Perth: Ben Dougherty

Silver Star (Best Defensive Player)
Sydney: Jay Davies
Perth: Prentice Barry

Bronze Star (Best Long Range Sniping)
Sydney: Josh Platt
Perth: N/A

Purple Heart (Most Shot in Combat)
Sydney: Madi
Perth: Greg Halden

Military Cross (Best Dressed)
Sydney: Luke Croucher
Perth: Brett Davis

Assault Rifle Proficiency Medal (Most Extreme or Deadly Paintball Gun)
Sydney: Jeremy Shinko – Top Hat Jokers
Perth: Sam Macnamara

Distinguished Service Medal (Best New Scenario Player)
Sydney: Jake Psaras
Perth: N/A

Results:
Game 1
Results:
235 SASR Sydney 69 SASR PERTH
150 IRAN Sydney 115 IRAN PERTH

Game 2

Results:
186 SASR Sydney 39 SASR PERTH
198 IRAN Sydney 136 IRAN PERTH

Game 3

Results:
351 SASR Sydney 43 SASR PERTH
209 IRAN Sydney 156 IRAN PERTH

Total Score Sydney: SASR : 772 IRAN : 557
Total Score Perth: SASR: 151 IRAN: 407

TOTAL POINTS EVENT 1 : IRAN 964
TOTAL POINTS EVENT 1 : SASR 923

We had less people than I hoped for, however Im sure that it will pick up, and we will strive to make each event better and better. The only way to do that is to hear from you, the player. So please post here any constructive criticism or ideas that you may have. I will try my best to make the next game even better. I hope that one day the scenario games that we run are the biggest in the country and I am dedicated to that. Thanks to all who played or were involved.
-Adam Connolly

After several years of development, Greg “Red” Hastings is preparing to launch his new paintball gear brand R7.

Today a photo surfaced of one of the first R7 products, the R7 Replay Paintball Camera. Available in 1080 High Definition, Greg’s camera comes complete with a paintball gun mount and will enable you to both document your paintball experience and confirm your shots.

Here is a sneak peak;
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New Paintball Gear: R7 Paintball Camera

Helmet mounted paintball cameras have become immensely popular in recent years. Up until recently, we had (wrongly) assumed that the use of these small HD cameras was limited to tournament players. However, we learned this was not the case on our Presidents day paintball trip. ProPaintball staff noted 3 or 4 of the players (of our 60 person walk-on group) were using GoPro’s to document their day. In addition to those wearing the cameras, several paintball players were discussing buying their own Helmet mounted HD Cameras. Seems that R7 may have a hot paintball product on their hands.

The question is, will R7 be able to out market GoPro & ContourHD in the paintball world?


Thanks to Propaintball.com

Misinformation is circulating that paintball manufacture Valken Sports was “shut out of the PSP”. As typical on ProPaintball, we immediately reached out to Lane Wright of PSP Events. Being the COO of the PSP, Lane was able to cut through the misinformation and set the record straight.

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Here are the facts;
■In addition to being an exhibitor, Valken and DYE Precision both expressed interest in being a paintball sponsor of the PSP for the 2012 season.
■After a period of review, both requests to be a paintball sponsor were denied. According to Lane, this decision was reached with the intent of preventing a race to the bottom (see below).
■Both Valken & DYE Precision are invited to exhibit their products at events – just as they have done in the past. However, they can’t sell paint.
■Lane mentioned that the PSP tried having several paintball vendors at events. However, in their experience, too many paint vendors selling inventory to a limited audience created a lose-lose for everyone. It created a race to the bottom environment that depressed prices in the short term and created a situation where the paintball manufactures lose interest and question their investments in competitive paintball.

Community member Eforce (via PbNation) has done an excellent job in putting this into perspective.


There’s a limit to the number of cases sold at each event. I’m going to use entirely fictitious numbers here so don’t read too deeply into this but I think this may help you understand why a decision like this is made if it’s about competition.

Let’s say that 5000 cases of paint sell at every PSP event, independent of the number of paint vendors in attendance. I obviously do not have sales data from each vendor so again, we’re going to use fictitious numbers to explore this concept. It’s more or less the equivalent of carrying capacity. Let’s say that hypothetically speaking, paint sales are divided evenly by each vendor.

5000 cases / 1 vendor = 5000 cases sold per vendor
5000 cases / 2 vendors = 2500 cases sold per vendor
5000 cases / 3 vendors = 1667 cases sold per vendor
5000 cases / 4 vendors = 1250 cases sold per vendor

Given that companies have to pay $____ to the PSP to earn a spot on the paint vendor list, they will need to sell X cases each in order to break even on their investment. If the difference between, for example… 2 and 3 vendors (nearly 900 cases each) is the difference between breaking even and losing money for each vendor, the PSP will be expected to draw the line at 2 vendors in order to retain a viable sales model. Otherwise, they could face one or more vendors pulling out and face a potentially fatal paint situation. If the carrying capacity of the PSP market is 2 paint vendors and they put 3 at every event, problems arise.


thanks to Propaintball.com.....