| Paintball is a sport that many people get like to play. | | | | player's safety and is important to follow. |
| Whether the competitor is a beginner or plays all the | | | | Vests |
| time, they will need to wear certain gear for their | | | | Vests are available for a player to wear, however |
| safety. The protective paintball gear that a person | | | | they are not necessarily essential for the game. Vests |
| decides to wear while playing paintball is always a | | | | are most commonly worn for scenario paintball games, |
| personal choice. There is different gear available to | | | | where a competitor may be carrying a pistol, a |
| cover different parts of the body. Following is a brief | | | | grenade, or a tube with extra paintballs in it. |
| outline of the different types of paintball gear available. | | | | Gloves |
| Headgear | | | | There are a variety of gloves for players to choose |
| It is very important to cover the head while playing this | | | | from including full finger, fingerless, or half finger gloves. |
| sport. Some of the different headgear available include | | | | If the player wants the most protection, then they |
| goggles, masks, head wraps, knit caps, and baseball | | | | should wear full finger gloves. An advantage that |
| caps. Ghillie hoods and veils are also used to | | | | fingerless gloves give the player is more control for |
| camouflage the person's head. Many people use head | | | | rapid fire when using paintball guns. |
| wraps and knit caps to protect their hair from getting | | | | Footwear |
| paint in it. Baseball caps are a good way to protect the | | | | Different players wear different types of footwear. At |
| neck if they are worn backwards. | | | | any given time people wear regular tennis shoes, hiking |
| Goggles | | | | boots, or combat-style boots. One thing to take into |
| Goggles are another important component when | | | | consideration is the paintballer's ankles. Wearing high |
| purchasing paintball gear. A few things to remember | | | | tops or boots prevent the ankles from receiving nasty |
| when choosing which goggles the player wants to | | | | welts from impact. |
| wear would include making sure that they fit well and | | | | Whatever gear a player decides to wear while playing |
| are comfortable to wear. This is important, because | | | | this sport is, once again, a personal decision. The |
| during a game the player cannot take them off or | | | | important thing to remember is the player's safety |
| even lift them up for a second. Another thing to be | | | | when purchasing equipment. This sport is fun, but can |
| aware of is to make sure that the goggles meet or | | | | be very painful as well if the person does not give |
| exceed ASTM standards. This standard is set for the | | | | themselves adequate protection. |