Lighting Airsoft Gun

3. Spare tank

7. Safety equipment (neck and shin, elbow and knee pads, gloves)

5. Gun oil

9. Miscellaneous tools

Although relatively safer than golf, tennis, jogging or swimming (according to insurance statistics), paintball is still an active game. Have a first aid kit in your gear, it pays to be ready in unexpected circumstances.

4. Squeegee

2. Barrel cover

Not just any gun oil, but a paintball gun oil. Before buying one consult your guns manual and see if it requires a specific kind of oil. Remember that your guns performance depends on its parts. Put a few drops of gun oil in the o-rings and other parts of the gun as recommended in the manual to keep your gun in good running condition.

If your gun or hopper runs on batteries, make sure you have spare ones when you are on the field. You dont want to be left in a situation where your gun is dead and you have no where to hide. Not a pretty picture.

Whether you are a beginner or an expert on the field, your success will greatly depend on the kind of gears you have and how equipped you are from unexpected situations like mechanical glitches in your gun or some paint on your face. Be prepared so you can enjoy your game to the fullest.

These tools can simplify your life in and out of the field. Allen wrenches, tweezers, screw drivers even Teflon and cotton swabs can be useful things in your kit. These are your guns first aid tools. Remember, this is a game and usually the winners are those who often come prepared.

Sometimes called as barrel plug or barrel sock, this is simply a blocking device that prevents a misfire from your gun. Remember injuries can result from accidents such as a misfire. No organized field will let you play without one.

8. Batteries

1. Paintball mask

Remember that Paintball is an aggressive game. You need to be constantly on the move when you are in the field. Safety precautions like neck and shin guards protect your body from unnecessary injuries. Make sure that they are lightweight and anatomical tailored for comfort.

All set and ready to go? Got your gun, balls and hoppers with you? Then you are ready to playBut wait, you are going to a fight and you do not go out there without the necessary precautions and tools. You dont want to be caught in a war zone with your pants down, do you?

These tiny parts are crucial to your guns performance, but they tend to break easily. Have a few spares in your kit just in case they give in during the game. You will find that most gun problems can be solved by simply replacing these small parts.

A barrel break can ruin your momentum and your game. Make sure you are prepared and have a squeegee in hand to clean your gun barrel to get yourself back in the game. It is also a good idea to have a spare squeegee with you on the field.

10 Things You Should Have In Your Paintball Kit

Make sure the mask fits perfectly on your face and that you are comfortable wearing them on. Remember that you will be running and shooting with the mask on so make sure it does not get in the way. A mask that covers your ears is also a good idea, but make sure that your hearing is not impaired by the ear flaps.

So here are 10 things you should go without when playing paintball:

Not safety goggles, sun glasses or shooting glasses, you need a paintball mask. You just cant play without this safety gear. A thermal mask is recommended but it you want to save some money get the single lens with an anti-fog coating.

10 Things You Should Have In Your Paintball Kit

6. O-rings and cup seals

Panther Arms A-15 Airsoft Gun Product Demo

Panther Arms A-15 Airsoft Gun Product Demo

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Panther Arms A-15 Airsoft Gun Product Demo by ShortyUSA Airsoft.

Greyhound Handicapping - How Important is Time?

It's the same with dogs. Every time they go out onto the track, there are several variables that affect how fast they'll run in that race. The most important is probably their condition. Are they in top form? Did they get a good night's sleep? Are they coming down with anything? Did they just get wormed? Any and all of these things affect them and will determine whether they give it their best or just put in a dull effort.

And the ones they do cash probably won't pay diddly, because time is pretty obvious. Even greyhound handicapping newbies know how to find the time of the last race for each dog. It's right there in the program next to their final position in their last race.

Short of working at a kennel or owning a dog so you can sit with the "dogmen" and get all the latest info on what shape their dogs are in, which I've done in the past, there's just no way for the average bettor to know what condition a dog is in. That's why time isn't what you should base your handicapping on.

And consider the people you know and think about whether you could beat them in a race. You might be able to beat Aunt Mabel and her wheeled walker, but what about your 18 yr old nephew who's suddenly discovered that he can run like the wind if he puts his mind and heart into it?

There are only a couple of situations where I consider time to be of some importance, but I'll leave that for another post. For now, let's just say that in 99% of races the only time that's important is the time on the board at the end of the race when your picks cross the wire ahead of all the other dogs.

When I handicap a race, I look at the dogs' times, of course, but I don't give it a lot of weight. I have no way of knowing what condition the track was in when they had a good time or a bad time or whether conditions will be right today for them to repeat that fast time. So, I handicap in my usual way, taking into account class, post position, how the dogs will affect each other's running style and what I think the pace of the race will be.

As the song goes, "Fast horses win races" and so do fast dogs. So maybe we're all over-complicating this handicapping thing. Maybe we should just go to the dog track, pick the fastest dog in each race and play it to win. Many people do just that, but I don't think you'll find them cashing a whole lot of winning tickets.

Time is relative. You don't have to be an Einstein to figure that out. Consider how fast the average person can run on different surfaces, on different days and against other runners. Compare the hard surface of a tar road or running track to the soft, deep sand of a beach.

In some races, there's one dog who had a very fast time in its last race, compared to the dogs he's running against today. Lots of bettors will notice it and play the dog and then be surprised when he doesn't beat the pants off the other dogs or have as fast a time as he did in his last race. But to seasoned veterans of the dog track, it's not surprising. They know that time isn't an isolated factor in greyhound handicapping.