Paintball players with paintball jerseys look like an ad with legs.

[SlartyBartFast]

Originally posted by LeatherPants
Guess you don't wear tennis or jogging shoes. I mean there's just a big NIKE swoosh or Adidas tri stripe on them. Wow yea I hate how people buy shoes with logos on them.

Hell if I made my own gear you bet there'd be a big logo to let people know that some kid is wearing my brand stuff.

That's right. I don't wear ADDIDAS or NIKE brand shoes. Exactly for the reason that you pay twice (three times) the price of equivalent product without the logo and advertising budget.

I do however pay a premium to wear doc martin shoes. But there's no big honking logo and the cost is because of the quality. One pair of $200 shoes can last me three or four years with good care before the soles wear too thin.

You can get good pants and jersies for paintball and even a good team look without being a billboard.

[GoatBoy]

Originally posted by Albinonewt


And what's wrong with a 12 year old being a virgin?

Nothing wrong with a 12-year old being a virgin.

There is, however, something patently wrong about a 12-year old virgin going around saying this and that is "sexy". *Newsflash* Paintball guns are not sexy. It's simply a statement as to what is considered ... cool in paintball, and who we're taking these cues from. And I find this is directly applicable to... jerseys.

Squid: I don't think matching clown jerseys make teams look good. I think it makes them look like clowns. All you guys need now are some jingly bells on those socks you wear on your heads.

All I can say is... "Clown shoes."


The rec-ball thing doesn't faze me at all. This forum, being one of the better paintball forums, has enough followers who know better. I see there have already been some responses from this sector. Yep, you pegged me alright, I play rec-ball. Every weekend.

[Trina]

I had a response, but the more I read...this thread doesn't deserve a response...

[Albinonewt]

Originally posted by GoatBoy
Nothing wrong with a 12-year old being a virgin.

There is, however, something patently wrong about a 12-year old virgin going around saying this and that is "sexy". *Newsflash* Paintball guns are not sexy

Actually, accoring the below definition they can be:

[-=Squid=-]

Goatboy...your an idiot. I have NOTHING against rec ball, so EVERYBODY DONT THINK I DO! I even enjoy the occassional rec ball myself...yup..CLOWNS. Guaruntee my team of clowns would kick your *** in rec ball too Thanks for pointing out that I and nearly every tourney baller looks like clowns, especially considering our jerseys are grey and black, as are our pants and masks.

[rich4man]

I disagree matching jerseys look like clowns. I think they look more like pajamas.

[Creative Mayhem]

Originally posted by edweird
well its one reason I play in my automags.org jersey... Its not an overt company add... but more of heralding that im part of this community we have here.

I agree. Although I have bought 2 JT jersies in the past. Our team needed jersies for Skyball 2001 at last minute, so we opted to by JT's and had our names put on them. I also have another JT I bought, but c'mon.. it was on sale cheap, and it was purple I have wised up shall we say, I will only wear a jersy with a company I am either sponsored by or completely support.

I actually think we are in the same situation with pants as we were with jersies a few years ago, when there wasn't anybody making custom jersies. Here's a question for the masses then, What's your take on pants?

CM

[Albinonewt]

Originally posted by Creative Mayhem
What's your take on pants?
CM

You should wear them

At all times

[Creative Mayhem]

Originally posted by Albinonewt


You should wear them

At all times

Dammit.. there goes my plan for Texball

[SyntaxError]

Originally posted by SlartyBartFast

If you're a tournament player and you wear the logos of companies that in no way support your team, you're just plain stupid.

In rec or tourny pimp, flash, or gaudy are all fashion statements and nothing more. You want to spend 100$ more for your clothes with logos and hundreds more on flash that does nothing to help your game, that's your choice. Many would rather spend the money on quality functional clothing and gear, and paint to hone their skill.

I agree.

All the REALLY good players I know can barely afford to play without sponsorship. Myself included, I can't afford tournament or practice costs without sponsors, they help a great deal, so I'll support them, but I won't buy jerseys just for the hell of it.

I barely even spend on gear, if I had to pay full price on anything in PB I'd be soooo broke. But that's why sponsors help, and *edit*

[Albinonewt]

Originally posted by SyntaxError
and in turn the more affluent people who end up buying their way in ultimately suck.

I take no small amount of offense at that comment. I own a lot of stuff that I bought myself no sponsors needed. I haven't invested the time into a acquiring a sponsorship on an individual or a team level. But that hardly means that I can't bring it on the field.

The fact that I occasionally nap on the field might be a mark against me though

[-=Squid=-]

I dont have a job, and can afford ALL of my gear, and its good stuff mind you, and still practice every weekend, and afford other things. Because somebody has extra money to spend on things other than practice doesnt mean they suck...

[Digits]

Syntax your overcocky man.. Theres a certain extent to how cocky you should be.

And this thread is stupid.. I can't afford a jersey but I really don't get why you guys are all pissy about this.. I think it makes a team look way more professional if there all wearing the same type of gear...

[Konigballer]

this thread is interesting so I dont want to get to off topic.
Personally I just wear a pantera tshirt and some old BDUs when I play but thats just personal preference and because its hot as all hell in Georgia. Between heat stroke and fire ants, playing paintball down here can be very strenuous and I choose only to bring the bear essentials. However, its perfectly logical for tourny teams to wear jersies. Their getting paid to be walking advertisements for the companies that sponsor them, much like in NASCAR. Its just good buisness.

Heres were I get kinda off topic. In buisness I know "sex sells" but I've always thought it was funny how alot of advertising is so sexual today. The use of hot chicks to advetise products has allways caught my eye, but I dont really see the point. Paintballs been such a relative "insiders sport" that I never make the logical connection between things like "paintball and hot chicks". It doesnt really make sense to me the way "cars and chicks" does. I never look at a new marker in a magazine and think to myself "man all the ladies are gonna' be beggin' to try out this sweet new Timmy( and maybe the owner". In reality, the only people I expect to want to shoot a nice new marker, or care that I have it, is the usual two stereotypical pb guys: the fat guy with the gotee, or the skinny 15 year old punk who thinkgs he knows everything. Not exactly the people you hoped you would attract like you would with a slick new porsche. I dont know, at least it gives me a laugh. What do you guys think?

[SyntaxError]

Originally posted by -=Squid=-
I dont have a job, and can afford ALL of my gear, and its good stuff mind you, and still practice every weekend, and afford other things. Because somebody has extra money to spend on things other than practice doesnt mean they suck...

I'm not saying they have to suck, but I'm saying it means alot more in my book if you really earn what you use through play. Kudos to you if you're wealthy, alot of ballers are apparantly, and I'm not saying that you in particular suck, but look at kids like Dynasty, who have JT paying for their college tuitions let alone paying to play for themselves. They are good players who sack up and ball with what sponsors give them, and going back to the original arguement they should support their sponsors who make it all possible for them.

However, there is a huge difference between teams that pay their own way and teams who are being paid for. Most of the time the teams that have costs covered by sponsors DESERVE those costs because they're killers, or they were formerly killers earlier in their careers These guys, more often than not, can barely make ends meet in their everyday lives, yet can chew you up and spit you out on the field, a la PBmegastore.com, Evil Factory, even the LA Ironmen to name a few.

I apologize if you think I sound cocky, I'm really not, but I think that money is better spent on improving your play rather than posing as a factory team by buying the latest from JT or DYE. I also know that my sponsors do alot for me, and I would gladly wear their logos as big as they want me to, considering its a miniscule price to pay for all they do to help me play.