Please take the time to fill out this survey

[dre1919]

Re: Please take the time to fill out this survey

Originally posted by pip_999

1. What is your age?
d) 25-35


2. How long have you been playing paintball?
e) More than 7 years


3. What style of paintball do you prefer to play? (If more than one, say all that apply)
b) Tournament Paintball


4. If you selected tournament paintball, what do you like or dislike about the tournaments that you have attended
The competition, the fast paced action, the comraderie with the team.


5. Select the type of paintball field that you prefer to play on
6. Does your local paintball arena have a Pro shop?
a) Yes


7. What do you look for in a Pro shop?
Intelligence, lack of hype belief, and good prices.


8. What do you look for in a paintball arena?
Good fields and good prices.


9. If you have a paintball marker, what is it?
Hyperframed Classic RT


10. Where did you buy your marker?
a) Online


11. If there were a better selection would have you bought a different marker?
b) No


12. What turns you away (if any) from buying paintball supplies online?
It doesn't bother me much, but the wait is the only thing.


13. What different companies would you buy products from, if your local pro shop carried them? Please indicate your top 10 companies
a) Smart Parts
b) PMI
d) WDP
e) Airgun Designs
j) Brass Eagle
l) Dye
m) JT
s) ViewLoader
u) Raven
v) Kapp


once again thank you very much

[Cryer]

Re: Please take the time to fill out this survey


Paintball Arena Survey
Answer Key

1. What is your age?
b) 16-19

2. How long have you been playing paintball?


3. What style of paintball do you prefer to play? (If more than one, say all that apply)
b) Tournament Paintball (I like the style of play. ie 5-man organized teams. I've never been to a tourny)
d) X-Ball (I've yet to try it, but it looks fun)

4. If you selected tournament paintball, what do you like or dislike about the tournaments that you have attended
I've never been to a real tourny, I just like the style of play

5. Select the type of paintball field that you prefer to play on
c) Hyperball

6. Does your local paintball arena have a Pro shop?
c) Sorta. The field is outside of town, but the owner has a proshop in town.

7. What do you look for in a Pro shop?
good selection in stock, friendly and knowledgable employees, ability to order what I want if it's not in stock.

8. What do you look for in a paintball arena?
Good location, food/beverage sales, multiple playing fields, popularity (so there'll be more players there)

9. If you have a paintball marker, what is it?
2 Mags, used to have a Tippmann 98c

10. Where did you buy your marker?
e) All ove the above. The markers I bought on online, then aftermarket parts from local proshops, AO, etc.

11. If there were a better selection would have you bought a different marker?
b) No.

12. What turns you away (if any) from buying paintball supplies online?
"Is it in stock? It says it is, but...", "how long will it take to get here?", too much hassle. I'd rather just go downtown, pick up what I need, then come home.

13. What different companies would you buy products from, if your local pro shop carried them? Please indicate your top 10 companies
(in no particular order)
a) Smart Parts
b) PMI
c) WGP
e) Airgun Designs
i) Bob-Long
l) Dye
r) System X
s) ViewLoader
u) Raven
v) Kapp

[PolishSausage]

Re: Please take the time to fill out this survey

Originally posted by pip_999

[slushee]

[maginator]

a
d
b
Unfair competition
c
a
Helpful people
Good fields and refs
AUTOMAG
b
b
The wait for shipping and not knowing if its in stock!
V L E D C A M B K S

[hitech]

Paintball Arena Survey

1. What is your age?
a) Under 15
b) 16-19
c) 20-24
d) 25-35
e) 36-50
f) 50 and over

e

2. How long have you been playing paintball?
a) Never played
b) Less than 1 year
c) 1 ? 3 years
d) 3 ? 7 years
e) More than 7 years

e

3. What style of paintball do you prefer to play? (If more than one, say all that apply)
a) Recreational Paintball
b) Tournament Paintball
c) Scenario Paintball
d) X-Ball

a, maybe b

4. If you selected tournament paintball, what do you like or dislike about the tournaments that you have attended

I played tournaments back in the pump days. I'm not fond of speedball so I haven't played any tournaments, yet. I do love the competition of a tournament.

5. Select the type of paintball field that you prefer to play on
a) Sup? Air/Ultimate Air
b) Woods
c) Hyperball
d) Other _________________________________

b

6. Does your local paintball arena have a Pro shop?
a) Yes
b) No

a

7. What do you look for in a Pro shop?

Knowledgeable, unbiased sales people and a good selections, especially of parts.

8. What do you look for in a paintball arena?

Woods!, and bring your own paint

9. If you have a paintball marker, what is it?

eMag

10. Where did you buy your marker?
a) Online
b) Locally
c) Pro shop
d) Other ________________________________

Online (Automags.org - used)

11. If there were a better selection would have you bought a different marker?
a) Yes
b) No

b

12. What turns you away (if any) from buying paintball supplies online?

Shipping charges

13. What different companies would you buy products from, if your local pro shop carried them? Please indicate your top 10 companies
a) Smart Parts
b) PMI
c) WGP
d) WDP
e) Airgun Designs
f) 32 degrees
g) ACI
h) ANS
i) Bob-Long
j) Brass Eagle
k) Indian Creek Designs
l) Dye
m) JT
n) Kingman
o) M3
p) Mokal
q) Sheridan
r) System X
s) ViewLoader
t) Tippman
u) Raven
v) Kapp

e f m r

[Tunaman]

[Russ]

[irs709]

[Cypres0099]

1.b
2.c
3.b
4. like - Diverse players, booths, viewing area
Dislike - high prices, poor reffing
5.a
6.a
7. Good prices, availability, selection, quality
8. Fair field setup, good "viewability", good lighting
9. Xmag, Emag, VSC Phantom
10. D I bought it from an AGD person (Brian Terry) I met at a tournament.
11. No
12. Shipping, lack of customer service
13.a,b,c,d,e,l,m,o,r,s

[Sparq]

1. What is your age?
b) 16-19

2. How long have you been playing paintball?3. What style of paintball do you prefer to play? (If more than one, say all that apply)
a) Recreational Paintball
c) Scenario Paintball

6. Does your local paintball arena have a Pro shop?
a) Yes

7. What do you look for in a Pro shop?
Stock of basic/common items and a few specialties...with the ability or order things they don't have.

8. What do you look for in a paintball arena?
Organization, price, safety....

9. If you have a paintball marker, what is it?
Automag RT Pro, Trracer, PGP, 68 Special

10. Where did you buy your marker?
a) Online

11. If there were a better selection would have you bought a different marker?
b) No

12. What turns you away (if any) from buying paintball supplies online?
Shipping time and potential border issues.

13. What different companies would you buy products from, if your local pro shop carried them? Please indicate your top 10 companies
a) Smart Parts
b) PMI
c) WGP
e) Airgun Designs
h) ANS
l) Dye
m) JT
s) ViewLoader
u) Raven
v) Kapp

[*ArKfEaR*]

[Fatjon]

[land hurricane]

1.b
2.c
3.a
5.c
6.b
7.Cheap prices, good customer service
8.Fun, Cheap (prices), Fair
9.AGD RT Old Skool
10.d Traded
11.b
12.not enough product Information
13.No order: e,k,o,h,v,a,m,l

[tmnothing]

Re: Please take the time to fill out this survey

Originally posted by pip_999