Paintball Tips

Paintballs are expensive, and you want to keep them as perfect as possible. If a ball has a dimple in it, it’s not going to shoot anywhere near where you want it to. Some people do some pretty drastic stuff to take care of their paintballs, but you should be fine with just the basics.

• Buy decent paint. Even if you’re just going to play woodsball with your relatives, you don’t want to go with the absolute cheapest paint from WalMart. If you have a proshop, go there and buy the cheapest stuff from them. They will usually have better quality paintballs and they won’t be sitting on the shelf for months, like at WalMart. If you don’t have a proshop close by, get at least the mid-priced paint at WalMart. I can’t remember, I think my WalMart had RPS and Marbelizer that both worked pretty well. The cheap Wild Streak sucks so don’t buy that.
• Store your paintballs at a cool temperature. Keep them in a cool (not cold) dry place. If you store an opened bag in a humid place, the paintballs will get all sticky. Don’t put them in your windowsill…
• Flip your bag. Once a week (or more if you want) you should flip over the bag or box of paintballs. You don’t want them to settle and get dimples.

That’s basically it. Common sense. If you are really serious about it, you can put your paintballs in a cooler (without any ice) and flip them every day, but it’s not going to matter that much.