Pro's and Barrel length

[HyperSnyper]

Hey guys,
I just read the thread about pros and drop forwards, and makes me wonder on another thing. When I watch the pros on videos, and in magazine and online pics, I noticed majority of them use 14's. Back players use 16's. Im not saying this is a fact, but its what I noticed when paying attention to barrel length.

Why do they prefer these lengths? My local store owners said because on the Hyperball field, you can wedge it between the pipes or in the pipe grooves and reveal less target to the opposong team. But then why do even front players used 14.

Hasnt it been proven that a 10" 2 piece barrel will shoot the same as a 16"? Even Dave Youngblood in one of the recent APG magazines admitted that "there is no actual proof that a 14 or 16 will shoot better than a 12, but I prefer the 14 because of its tip being slightly longer than the stainless section" (interview was something similar to this).

Is the reason for the 14 and 16's just for looks (I even think that the 14 Boomy on my Micromag looks a tad bit long)?

Oh my...

-Hyper

[FooTemps]

The longer barrels are more aethetically pleasing on some paintball markers... I say that short barrels look better on mags...

[headcase]

Re: Pro's and Barrel length

Originally posted by HyperSnyper
Hey guys,
I just read the thread about pros and drop forwards, and makes me wonder on another thing. When I watch the pros on videos, and in magazine and online pics, I noticed majority of them use 14's. Back players use 16's. Im not saying this is a fact, but its what I noticed when paying attention to barrel length.

Why do they prefer these lengths? My local store owners said because on the Hyperball field, you can wedge it between the pipes or in the pipe grooves and reveal less target to the opposong team. But then why do even front players used 14.

-Hyper

Your store owner is right about that, they are also used on Sup air for the same kind of reason. Also a slightly longer barrel allows you to "wrap" around a bunker better when bunkering someone.

Also many people can aim better with longer barrels

It's not that longer barrels shoot better, but the other advantages they can give you if played right.

Later
SSDD

[Cliffio]

longer barrels on hyperball---

because when u put your gun in between the groves with a short barrel the porting is affected, so the when you shoot the air is forced out to the oposite side, so if the bunker is on the left then the air is forced right, this messes with the way the ball spins, making it wobble in the air and so tends not to fly straight

longer barrels have porting farther out, SO the porting is past the bunker, making balls fly straight


*takes a bow*
thank you
thank you


Cliff

[mac2k4]

well there isn't any difference in preformance or anything, i just 14 cause

1- it looks better on my gun?
2- i can aim down the tip a da barrel
3- being able to push it into air bunkers & groove of hyperball bunks helps.
4- and i think it looks better on my guns

i don't notice any difference play in upfront.
i guess i'm not right'eh

in normall 10 man i
use 14in barrl
have no drop forward w/ 68 ci bottle
wear 4 pods
and i'm really small, i guess i just got used to playin like that and stuck to it.

[Failure]

::golf clapping for Cliffio::

[Dragoon]

I've noticed the longer barrels as well and have started to recosider my 'go shorter' approach.

Douglas