How do you get your Girlfriend to play paintball?

[flyboy]

Telling her she would get to shoot you ought to do it.

[Warwitch]

Telling her she would get to shoot you ought to do it.

QFT!! Actually it didnt take much for mine to fall in love with the sport. She was in competitive sports in college too and very athletic. I asked if she wanted to come watch us play one day and she said "I dont want to watch, I want to play!!" I got her all her own gear within the first couple of months and now she really gets bummed if she dosent get to play with us. And you know what they say... The couple that plays together, stays together

[Lenny]

Ha ha ha--Bob Evans!

Really good drop biscuits...yum...

Agreed!

[Draken]

QFT!! Actually it didnt take much for mine to fall in love with the sport. She was in competitive sports in college too and very athletic. I asked if she wanted to come watch us play one day and she said "I dont want to watch, I want to play!!" I got her all her own gear within the first couple of months and now she really gets bummed if she dosent get to play with us. And you know what they say... The couple that plays together, stays together

Sounds kinda like mine :rofl:

I got back into the sport in 05 and she found out that I was going to go paintballing with a coworker of mine. She wanted to go, but I told her I wanted to check out the field first because of speedball kiddies (where I play has none of that!) so the next weekend we pick her up a gameface vexor starter kit with mask, marker, hopper and Co2 and I take her with me...she falls in love and now gets mad when I go out to play when she doesn't have time to...

but her marker progression in 1 year was from the vexor to a 98c to a superbolt mini cocker that I tricked out for her that runs great...and now when we aren't on the same team, I really have to watch out for her cause she has become a decent player now

[Xenocide]

Having been in this position...

I got a small group of friends together, mostly newbs, and went to a local indoor place on a sunday so we could play by ourselves. I bought a couple casses of paint and got everyone confortable and on the feild. I went on a colder day so people could layer up and still be comfy. (indoor place was an industrial complex, cold in the winter)

Everyone played and everyone had lots of fun. And thats the important point. It's damn fun, and it's an experience everyone should try at least once. If it's not their thing, cool, but I havent brought a new person to play paintball and not had them ask to play again. Not one.

I am a big fan of increasing the number of women in this sport. Every time I have the women in the group have been by far the tougher and agresive after the first game.

I think your most of the way there anyways, and if she needs that extra push, tell her she gets to shoot you

Good luck

[Hexis]

I think your most of the way there anyways, and if she needs that extra push, tell her she gets to shoot you

That worked on my (at the time) girlfriend. Now she's my wife and one the rare occasion will go play.

The part that Xeno is not sharing is that he scares most women away from anything he attends.

[Warwitch]

Sounds kinda like mine :rofl:

I got back into the sport in 05 and she found out that I was going to go paintballing with a coworker of mine. She wanted to go, but I told her I wanted to check out the field first because of speedball kiddies (where I play has none of that!) so the next weekend we pick her up a gameface vexor starter kit with mask, marker, hopper and Co2 and I take her with me...she falls in love and now gets mad when I go out to play when she doesn't have time to...

but her marker progression in 1 year was from the vexor to a 98c to a superbolt mini cocker that I tricked out for her that runs great...and now when we aren't on the same team, I really have to watch out for her cause she has become a decent player now

Yeah, I was doing really well at work at the time and went all out on her gear. Shes so spoiled! Her first marker was/is a totally custom Viking, Proto Axis mask and the whole friggin Dye gear line But its all worth it at the end of the day!

This was her first day..in my shirt of course The kids were terrified!

[jenarelJAM]

Yeah, I've told her she gets to shoot me, she doesn't want to. I told her she could come over and just shoot me once in the backyard...

[Hexis]

Yeah, I've told her she gets to shoot me, she doesn't want to. I told her she could come over and just shoot me once in the backyard...

You need to mess up. Forget an important date or something. Then she will want to shoot you.

[jenarelJAM]

Lol, that'll take too long... Our 2m isn't until the 29th... and on dec 1st, I'm already going, but it's indoor speedball, on a field I've never been to. Definately not where I'd take her the first time.

And nah...I'd rather not. More likely if she wanted to get back at me, she'd do it some other way.

[FARMER00]

my girlfriend is the best she likes to come out with us for paintball

[Danimal82]

Tell her it doesn't hurt as much as the time that you got overly enthusiastic and hit the back door.

or you can blindfold her and tell her that you are going to look at engagement rings

[CKY_Alliance]

Tell her it doesn't hurt as much as the time that you got overly enthusiastic and hit the back door.
or you can blindfold her and tell her that you are going to look at engagement rings

hahaha..thats good stuff.

[lather]

Simple-- make sure you play with friends who are richer and better looking than you.

[jenarelJAM]

Simple-- make sure you play with friends who are richer and better looking than you.

And that helps me how?...