I raised a "Hype" kid

[845]

If you buy from your local reputable pro shop you will probably get a lifetime warranty and you wont have to worry about the complexity of the gun. Support your local proshop kids.

[SteelSoul]

I am not saying All kids walking around with these high $ guns are posers. What I am saying is how easy it is for my son to fall for HYPE.

[sneakyhacker420]

a timmy is a spyder with a solenoid, a LPR, and a pneumatic ram

its probably the simplest, and one of the fastest electros out there because of it

it looks like chaos because of all the wires in the grip, but 4 of thoes go to the break beam eyes, 2 to the trigger switch, 2 to the noid, 2 to the battery, 2 to the switch and then a cable to the LCD screen

i dont even have a timmy anymore, but when i had my timmy for one month, i knew it better than the back of my own hand - i had that thing running at 43 PSI with the evil front end - beat that with your timmy


kinda getting off topic.... so ill stop here

[GoatBoy]

Yep, it's about time to cut off the parental slush fund for paintball. I wouldn't buy the gun for him. I'd make him work is butt off for it. I'd also make him buy his own paint.

What I think is dangerous about paintball (particularly with the kids) is the fact that it can be so expensive and consuming. I'm glad I didn't fully pick it up until after college, or things might have been different.

If you do buy the gun for him, you should get something out of is as well. Make sure his priorities are straight, and if they're not, maybe you could use the hype to your advantage. I don't know what kind of grades your kid is making, but if he's slouching, get him to straighten 'em up. If the gun turns out to be a disappointment, well, at least he'll be better off than the rest of the tournament kids, school and future wise.

And no matter what, don't tech the gun for him. It's his responsibility. In fact, I'd maintain that the gun belongs to you, and he gets to use it. If he breaks it, he has to fix it; meanwhile, you can take the gun away from him whenever as punishment and, if need be, sell it and get your money back if the whole deal goes sour.


$1000+ is nothing to sneeze at.


Man, I'd be Hell as a parent, wouldn't I?

[DiSoRdeR]

Make him pay for everything, thats what I have to do. Makes you learn the value of a dollor. And pretty soon he wont want to be shooting that much paint

[SteelSoul]

Well said folks
I think it will be a good idea for him to do that.


SS

[Apollo]

i am the "hype kid'. i am glad and at yer mercy for the peeps that laked my dad into gettin that gun fer me and whats a little blood and sweet for an alias man.AND LET ME MAKE THIS CLEAR i was an turtle cocker fanatic i love low end guns i was right their wit my dad drueling over the desert fox i was in love wit his blazer man.it was the first gun i ever shot.my first gun was a freakin stock gun ok the rebel yet i took them on and had no fear. i agree wit the dude who says the gun doesnt make the player the player makes the gun im all for that. a team of bling bling im uber tourny guys played us we beat them faster tha n any other team cause we wanted it more we needed it and how did i do it with my tippman and long azz barrel. mostly im getting this gun to one up my freind right now hes flicking me and my dad off so my job is complete plus i realy realy like the alias,but i wanted a dragon for a while. mostly i stuck by the turtle for a couple of years. and i am a if you cna call it H8ter of angels i hunt them i liek em and all but will never own one.

[Skoad]

Maybe you get him a higher end gun in return for some good grades in school...like english class!

Just teasin' ya

[Carbon]

SteelSoul:

I think the real issue here is your kid is growing up. I rember at that age wanting a pair of the hypest shoes or something, of course i never got them, but whatever. I think the most important think to teach is the value of honest work. Sure even if ya help him out a little and he wants to get the hypest gun out there, you at least know he earned it. To me his desire for "hype" items is your biggest advantage and can be great a motivativational tool. Good luck!

[SteelSoul]

So true Carbon, I think the best thing I can do is make sure the mower has a full tank of gas each weekend so if he wants to make money he has a easy option right there.


Thanks

[Digits]

a timmy is a spyder with a solenoid, a LPR, and a pneumatic ram

its probably the simplest, and one of the fastest electros out there because of it

it looks like chaos because of all the wires in the grip, but 4 of thoes go to the break beam eyes, 2 to the trigger switch, 2 to the noid, 2 to the battery, 2 to the switch and then a cable to the LCD screen

i dont even have a timmy anymore, but when i had my timmy for one month, i knew it better than the back of my own hand - i had that thing running at 43 PSI with the evil front end - beat that with your timmy


kinda getting off topic.... so ill stop here

lol ya thats what I was talking about.. I seen all of those wires and I was like.. ehh.. I'll just stay away.. I have a tendency to disconnect wires

[RtDaNiMaL]

hey, i have been working since i was 13 with construction crews, i am 15 now, and working this summer. i bought all of my own stuff, my parents started me off witha vl triton, and i was so thankfull, know i have moved to an rt pro, and to this day i have had to pay for everything along the way, paint and wut not. it has been hard, but i know i have earned it. if he is way into the tourney thing, dont get him an rt, beacuse some of the tourneys dont accept them. well, i hope you do the right thing and make him work hard for the gun. i have worked hard for my gun making 5 dollars an hour.

[Digits]

Blah I havn't worked for any of my stuff I won't lie haha.. I just go deeper and deeper into debt.. Slowly paying it off with the 150 a month I make.. And eventually i will get a job.. But untill that day.. God gave us parents willing to let there children go into debt to see there kids doing something they love so why not support it

[SanDiegoMag]

if you want him to be cool like the gang AND outshoot them, get him an x-mag.

[White_Noise]

my 2 cents on this is to do what my parents did for me.....absolutely nothing! the most they have ever bought for my for paintball was a case of paint and a squegee, thats it. in 4.5 years i have owned 6 markers, 5 of which i still own, and have payed for on my own. i started with a piranha like the rest of my friends, and when we decided to upgrade, we either bought cockers or mags(me buying a classic RT, which is still the most reliable marker i still own)

dont buy your kid a timmy, trix, etc just so he can stay with the hype. if he wants to follow hype, let him pay for it.

as for the flatline shooting further than other barrels....thats hype to me. i can prove time and time again that at the same velocity other barrels will be just as consistent and shoot just as accurately as a flatline. and will be easier to clean and not jam on the slightest uneven balls.


edit: just a little bit i forgot: being that your kid is only 12 i think you said, try to steer him towards a mech such as cocker or mag, but again, dont pay for it.