Paintball (or I’m Not Sure If I Want To Do That Again)

On Saturday, I played paintball for the very first time. My friend Emily had gotten a deal for it and had invited me to come along.

I’ve shot a gun before when I was in summer camp as a kid, but that was a long time ago. And I had been warned by some people who have played paintball in the past that I should be very careful. It can be painful and the guns can be heavy.

The paintball place was out in Santa Clarita, which is just under an hour drive from my house with no traffic. I got there and was immediately intimidated.

There were some serious looking people there! Some were in army clothes and had all their own gear. I just showed up in a long-sleeved shirt and pants to cover as much skin as possible.

Our deal included the rental of the gun and protective gear. I have to say that I looked pretty awesome and tough in the outfit.

By the way, the army pants that I’m wearing were rented from the paintball place. I didn’t want to ruin my own pants and they gave me another layer of protection.

We went to go play a game. What we didn’t realize was that we were going to be placed on teams with other people. So our group of 4 got split up into 2 and 2. And the other people on both teams all looked very very serious and like they were ready to shoot me right away.

And that’s what happened to me in the first game. I was shot within the first few seconds. And not only was I shot, it hit me in the neck right below where the protective mask was. So it was right on my skin! It hurt so badly! Once you are hit, you are supposed to hold your gun up and walk off the course. And as I was, people kept shooting at me! Fortunately, the other times I was hit was where my skin was covered by clothing so that wasn’t as painful.

In the second game, I did a lot better. I was really good at hiding, so I never got hit. I also never hit anyone else, but I did take a bunch of shots!

Our group got moved to another course area for the next game, but it took so long for that game to get started that I had to leave (the other 3 girls ended up playing 2 more games).

When I got home, I checked out where I was hit for bruises. There’s a pretty nice looking bruise on my neck where I was hit (that I was expecting), but it’s not too bad on my arms or legs.

Overall, I consider my first paintball adventure to be a success. I don’t know if I want to go again, but maybe after my bruise fades I’ll feel differently.

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