Anybody getting burnt out on Paintball?

[liigod]

ill never burn out of mentally paitnball, but my walet might. Thats the problem with the spot, paintprices that are basicaly a joke. i shoot an f5 so that i can use cheep paint. In the long run i can out shoot angels and save money . Best investment i ever made, has payed for itself already.

[Grey_Goose]

Originally posted by Goldie D Pimp
I was thinking about this one the ohter day. In a good year, I might get to actually go out and play once, MAYBE twice a month, but then not at all when it's cold. So I may actually get to play 12-15 times a year. How crazy is it that I've got thousands of $$$ worth of equipment that only gets used a few times a year???

yeah but how much is that worth the times you DO get to play?

I KNOW there are guys at my field that would pay me $100 to rent my rig for even half the day, as they get frustrated w/ their stuff.

You see 'em all the time, in the morning, they pull out their Tippys & Spyders and shake their heads at you like you're crazy for spending so much. In the afternoon, it's all they can do not to throw their gun in the trash.

I learned from SCUBA diving, if you're going to play, play hard & don't skimp on gear.

*note* I did not mean to dog tippmann or spyder owners by this post, I'm just saying that good gear is worth it

[Cliffio]

Originally posted by Goldie D Pimp
I was thinking about this one the ohter day. In a good year, I might get to actually go out and play once, MAYBE twice a month, but then not at all when it's cold. So I may actually get to play 12-15 times a year. How crazy is it that I've got thousands of $$$ worth of equipment that only gets used a few times a year???

and then when u do get to play you shoot gavin 14 times or whatever and he complains about it

[Smoken]

I guess I never get burned out cause I have a break every year. I play from September through May. By the time may comes around and I'm startin to get pissed at the ****'n wipers (just a couple) that I'm forced to play with, summer begins and it's to hot for paintball. So I spend my free time at the beach during the summer. By the time september rolls around my trigger finger is once again itching to play.

[Jeb_Hoge]

Burnout is definitely a factor. Especially if you do have a decent investment in gear and stuff...I'm planning on selling one or both of my pumps to fund some upgrades to my car (not just for the sake of tricking it out...it actually needs to have parts upgraded), and to just de-invest myself so much. I've done this once before, ended up with just one gun that I used for a good long time, then got back into the cycle of "I need one of these, and one of those, and..." But now that I've got a car that I can tinker with, and a bike to ride on the days that I don't want or can't afford to play, then I think I'll get back into the enjoyment of it. Especially once it starts warming up a bit again.

[ZSigErik]

Yeah...

I, at one time felt burnt out, now I know im only in the 10th grade, but about a year into paintball I began to feel a burn out because of my Spyder's gun quality. I felt that paintball was just a big money making circus and that was where I was wrong. The day I shot my automag for the first time(which was when I dsicovered it in my parents closet) I fell in love with the sport all over again. I felt that the sport could do me no wrong. Now I have yet to actually play with my mag, but I have used up all my n2 and c02 shooting it(lol). The only thing that gets me is when i flip thru an APG or whatever and I see all these people with great looking rigs and such and I feel I will never get to a tourney level. But ya know, all that envy disappears on the feild. I love paintball, I will always love paintball, I find this is MY sport and I was MEANT to play it. God Bless All Paintball Players...

[covadsucks]

I just got back into the sport back in May after a nice ten year hiatus. I have since spent damn near 7K on toys, paint, gear and the like and am now just getting into tourney play. I think we all burnout, as your level of play will only increase to a certain level should you limit yourself to one style of play. Mix things up some, if you have a pumpgun, use for a while, then switch back to a semi-auto...try different aspects of the sport, my buddy was burnt so now he refs instead.

[FooTemps]

Well, I definitely will be playing some more. I will always have breaks too. My parents won't allow any winter play so I get to relax during that time and ski/snowboard.