Anybody getting burnt out on Paintball?

[HoppysMag]

I almost burt out... but then i found my savoir...My AutoMag 68 Classic with Power Feed. And of course AO you guys keep me into paintball during this New England winters.

Iv spent OVER 700$ not including things like paint,gas, field prices, repair prices....ECT. Over 700$ in hardware

[Restola]

i got burnt out. i took almost 2 years off then came back stronger than ever.

maybe you just need a little time. take the rest of the winter off.

[Nitroduck]

I started to get burnt out like 2 years ago......... Then i played a tourney , and realized there's more to paintball then hiding like a bunch of kids. So i started playin tourneys... Now that i do that , i'd love to play em twice a week.

[Dubstar112]

Yeah, im feeling burnt now(cash wise).. not playing in so long, and only having pieces of a mag to look at makes it worse ao keeps me in there

[Snooky]

I almost burnt out of the sport this summer because i hadn't got to play because of my job. The only reason i got the job was to play paintball. But then i had to work and everytime i was gonna go something would happen. So i am like i have all this stuff i have accumulated over 3 1/2 years and i cant even go play. WTF? but then i quit my job after 6 months to live with my dad now i have too much time and not enough cash. But my birthday and xmas were a bit ago so im fine for now. unfortanetly its got snow on the ground and very cold. Not only that but we tried playing pirate ball in it. Worst day of my life. The whole field was covered in pricker bushes and it was 20 degrees out plus wind. Then the polar ice paintballs wouldn't break. But when spring comes ill like it. Until then its live on the net. Oh and go to school. boy i hate school.

[Wayland Fong]

i'm sorry, but i don't really understand. i really doubt i'd ever get burnt out on paintball. love it too much. love the adrenaline rush i get when i play, cause i play very competitively. i'm also a fanatic when it comes to tricking out paintball guns. yea, it really kills my wallet, but i don't care. perhaps i think this cause i take paintball very seriously. i hope to play in the pros someday, and i'm not gonna get there sitting on my butt. i'll probably never make it that far, but rest assured you will see me in the tournament scene soon enuff.

[hitech]

Re: Burnt Out but Came Back...

Originally posted by Paintchucker
I got burnt out on the politics, and the egos, and it was just darn expensive...

Me too, although I never actually quit. For a long time only played a few times a year. Then an old PB friend of mine wanted to play again and I'm hooked all over again!

[j7million]

I'v done that a million times, between magic cards and paintball. Lucky I signed up for an indiana sight back in the day and got an email in december from a guy that lives by me and wanted to make a team. Low and behold I just bought a mag and played once since then :-p But all the messageboards keep the feelin' strong :-)

[snowman]

Foo-temps, how can you be burned out, your only in the 9th grade. I didn't get burned out untile college, because of money and the lack thereof. I was into paintball for a while but in college had to slack off. Now, however, I'm back into it with my old team. I've build a paintball workbench in my basement, with a test tube to shoot in too.

[[NA]WARLORD]

I can relate, I got burnt out on it 2-3 times and went into other hobbies,i.e; Boating, major money pit there, off-roading, major money pit there too, but after its all said an done I always go back to paintball, I have played since the pump days and have had 4-5 pumps, 3 tippmanns(all semi's) and have owned 3 Auto/Minimags over the years, nothing will beat the Automags performance and they also have a decent re-sale value. Also there is a great comradiery in players all over the world, you can go anywhere, mention the word paintball and kids/grownups will talk on this subject for hours. Its kinda cool too, I met my wife thru paintball, her son tried out for our team, I took him under my wing and made a new friend, then me and mom hooked up, now all three of her boys and me play every other sunday, sometimes mom plays too !

[Me]

I just dont play all winter, so in the summer, I love it again

[hitmanng]

Get more hobbies. I ride my motorcycle play basketball, swim all summer, and play paintball when I can. I have to make the time to play so I don't burn out. I am thining of goining a team and that is my biggest fear. Commitment will burn me out.
We'll see
hitmanng

[hubadlatimmy]

I got burnt out after playing hardcore every weekend for 3 years and finially I just said to hell with it. I probabally totally quit everything paintball related for over 3 months no internet no playing with my gun nothing. My friends always asked me to come and play but I just shrugged them off. Now I'm back and can't get enough some times people just have to take a break from things.

[FooTemps]

Originally posted by snowman
Foo-temps, how can you be burned out, your only in the 9th grade. I didn't get burned out untile college, because of money and the lack thereof. I was into paintball for a while but in college had to slack off. Now, however, I'm back into it with my old team. I've build a paintball workbench in my basement, with a test tube to shoot in too.

Well, it isn't money wise but emotionally. I almost gave up on paintball after I played it once. My parents were being soo stubborn and wouldn't let me play again. I got so tired of my parents irrational reasoning that I started to think it wasn't worth it... Then I came upon AO...

[MajorDamage]

Question: Am I getting burnt out on paintball?
Answer: No, but it's my worst fear...lol j/k

ENDO!