Bounces (not trigger) getting out of hand

[CodeMA]

btw, as stated, pants wernt bought intenatianlly for bounce issues, but it is a nice side effect...

my jersey is also smaller then I would like, its the same size as most of my street cloughs, and smaller then my loveable baggy shirts...


does it make getting lit up easyer, YES...does it reduse welts, deffently, does it induse bounces often, ok ya sure...

I do not mind getting lit up unless Im clearly walking off out of everyones way and someone bonus balls the crap outta me for no reason...

Im also not saying it isnt getting out of hand, but just like the ROF issues, it will hit a brick wall eventually, people keep pushing it, it will push back... its as simple as that...

[Brophog]

[FutureMagOwner]

man i lost a little over 25 pounds now and all my clothes are incredibly baggy im not gunna go buy a new pair of pants just because of it

anyway i definantly dont have the money to be buying clothes with the intent of getting bounces myself, however i probably should get some knee pads lol

[Lohman446]

Nice.. once again, vague NPPL rules screw things. That first one, good luck enforcing, too much room for definition. I wear the size DYE says fits me as far as pants, and shirt I wear the same size as t-shirts... NPPL needs to seriously look at their rules and get them, umm under control.

[Digits]

You guys are all complainers.. Should fat people not be allowed to play because they get more bounces??

Please.. How often do you think bounces really happen? You act like it's impossible to hit someone with more padded clothing.. Now unless there wearing a blow up suit it doesn't increase bounce percentage by that much..

[Lohman446]

Originally posted by Digits
You guys are all complainers.. Should fat people not be allowed to play because they get more bounces??

Please.. How often do you think bounces really happen? You act like it's impossible to hit someone with more padded clothing.. Now unless there wearing a blow up suit it doesn't increase bounce percentage by that much..

Without knowing the numbers, only watching, I would dare wager that it does increase them by a large percentage. If it does, does it change your opinion?

[tony3]

The only way to beat cheaters is to....light those newbies up!!!

Ok I'm joking. I don't see what is wrong with trying to get bounces. It is legal to do, in my opinion if its legal, there isn't anything wrong with it. Sure it isn't "ethical" but in tourney ball today it is come to whoever cheats the best, shoots the fastest and gets to the key bunkers first wins. I wear paintball pants because they were the only pants that wouldn't rip when I played with them, I get some bounces off them, but it wasn't the main reason I got them. I got a jersey because I thought it looked cool(even though I wear a shirt over it), but whatever you guys want to think thats cool with me...

[Brophog]

Originally posted by Lohman446
Nice.. once again, vague NPPL rules screw things. That first one, good luck enforcing, too much room for definition. I wear the size DYE says fits me as far as pants, and shirt I wear the same size as t-shirts... NPPL needs to seriously look at their rules and get them, umm under control.

You bet they do!

[Digits]

Originally posted by Lohman446


Without knowing the numbers, only watching, I would dare wager that it does increase them by a large percentage. If it does, does it change your opinion?

no.. I get hit in the legs with my dye pants where there is NO extra padding at all (on the side of the leg) and get bounces.. I get hit in places like the chest..

Honestlly.. A person with a hoody and a t-shirt underneath is going to get more bounces then a person with a Dye jersey and a t-shirt underneath.. the 03's at least.. The only real padding I have on mine is on the shoulders and for-arms and hoodies are just as thick if not thicker then that..

So if you rule that a hoodie will get more bounces then a somewhat padded jersey.. Then there isn't much left is there.. You could take an unpadded jersey but alot of companies now have some.. Wether it's for bouncing, protection, w/e.. Who cares, it's there and it aint going anywhere anytime soon so you should all just stop complaining and deal with it..

[Brophog]

Ok I'm joking. I don't see what is wrong with trying to get bounces. It is legal to do, in my opinion if its legal, there isn't anything wrong with it.

And where does it say they're legal again. I must have missed that part of the rule set.

[redzone]

see this is where the salvation army comes in (cheap clothes for a good price)

[Brophog]

Unfortunately Digit, that is just a coverup.

There is obviously a problem. The solution to any problem is not just ignoring it, as you suggest.

Paintball, like any sport, is built on integrity. The very nature of the game is one of marking your opponent. When you do anything that causes that not to happen, you've invalidated the purpose of the game.

We need integrity back into the game. Whether its the clothing, the attitude, the refs, the organization, the sponsors.....

I don't see anyone "whining". These are legitimate FACTS. If anyone is whining, it appears to be you.

[JT2002]

Originally posted by CodeMA


also, padded headbands, thats what there for... I currently sport a skull cap, and long hair to stuff under it partially, same effect.. last weekend for example, I was going in for a nice game closeing move, I make my run out of my primary back to the 35 box, the ushall, head down, marker back, hand over lense... sure enough... twack, like a beer bottle on the head, someone at the 50 put one to the top left side of my head....hitting my bunker I tounched my head, no paint, however there was a knot forming, about that time the guy I thought I hit at the other side of the 50 lit me up, but the head shot I took, deffently did not break, though by the time I made it to the dead box, you could see the rise in my skullcap were the knot had grown and pressed into the fabric...

what cap do you have? where di u get it?

[tony3]

Originally posted by Brophog


And where does it say they're legal again. I must have missed that part of the rule set.

My pants are a length 34, same length as I am, I don't see what isn't legal about that

[zacbot]

when i play paintball if the weather is warm enough, i will go out in my old paper thin tshirt and an old pair of jeans..depending on my waist size of the day..the pants are either baggy or fit just a bit tight.. i dont see what the big deal is..if somebody wants to waste money on something to get a bounce here and there..it keeps companies in business..