2010 Calendar

2010 Oklahoma Scenario Paintball Calendar:

Feb 06: The Road to Stalingrad in Guthrie, OK at Adventure Zone Paintball
Mar 06-07: Grand Re-Opening Game in Purcell, OK at Wild West Paintball
Apr 17-18: Blackhawk Down in Wyandotte, OK at D-Day Adventure Park
Apr 17: Monolith Mission in Newcastle, OK at The Paintball Field
May 02: Call to Duty in Collinsville, OK at Paintball Land
Jun 07-13: Oklahoma D-Day in Wyandotte, OK at D-Day Adventure Park
Jun 10-11: UWL Game #6 in Wyandotte, OK at D-Day Adventure Park
Aug 07: BT Big Game in Piedmont, OK at Dodge City Paintball
Oct 23-24: Red Dawn in Wyandotte, OK at D-Day Adventure Park
Dec 04: Urban Assault in Wyandotte, OK at D-Day Adventure Park

Other Notable Scenario Games Outside of Oklahoma:

Jan 16-17 UWL Game #1 in Chino, CA at SC Village Paintball
Feb 20-21 UWL Game #2 in Ft. Myers, FL at Oasis Paintball Park
Feb 27-28 SPPL Vegas Classic in Mesquite, NV at Pirate's Paradise
Mar 20-21 UWL Game #3 in Mesquite, NV at Pirate's Paradise
Mar 27-28 SPPL West Coast Open in San Diego, CA at Camp Pendleton Paintball
Apr 17-18 UWL Game #4 in Forney, TX at Cousin's Paintball
Apr 24-25 SPPL Deep South Classic in Ludowici, GA at Low Country Paintball
May 15-16 SPPL Mid-Atlantic Classic in Pemberton, NJ at On Target Paintball
May 22-23 UWL Game #5 in South Carolina at Paintball Central
May 29-30 SPPL North Pacific Classic in St. Paul, OR at Sniperz Den Paintball
Jun 26-27 SPPL Rocky Mountain Classic in Monte-Cristo, UT at Monte-Cristo Paintball
Jun 26-27 UWL Game #7 in Crete, IL at Badlandz Paintball
Jul 17-18 SPPL Volunteer Open in Fayetteville, TN at Bearclaw Paintball
Aug 01-02 UWL Game #8 in Pittsburgh, PA at Three Rivers Paintball
Aug 21-22 SPPL Motor City Classic in Pinckney, MI at Hell Survivors Paintball
Sep 04-05 SPPL Garden State Open in North Hanover, NJ at KBar's Paintball
Sep 18-19 SPPL Salem Open in Salem, OR at Chewama Paintball
Sep 18-19 UWL Championships in Chino, CA at SC Village Paintball
Nov 06-07 SPPL Championships in Mesquite, NV at Pirate's Paradise

Don't see your game here? We will gladly post your recreational, backyard, woodsball, or scenario paintball game. Contact Dustin at dustin@paintarmy.com or 405-201-2935 to get it added to our calendar.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from Paint Army! We hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday.

Time For Winter Paintballs

As it gets colder and colder, it's time to switch over to a paintball with a winter shell. The shell of a normal paintball gets more brittle as the temperature drops, which can cause the ball to break either in your loader (especially if you've got a cyclone feed) or in your barrel (especially if you use a gun that operates at high pressure like a BT Delta or a Tippmann X7).

Most manufacturers don't change the fill in the winter because it doesn't usually help the paintball perform any better in extreme conditions.

A winter shell is a little thicker and can withstand the cold temperatures. According to Mark from Kee Action Sports, most paintball manufacturers start using a "winter blend" in their shell formula in October through February. This helps to ensure that when you buy your normal paint from the paintball shop you get a little bit thicker shell.

If you want the best performing cold-weather paintball, ask for Polar Ice or Ramp Blizzard.

Have you ever played paintball in the snow?

RAP4's Dimpled Paintballs

RAP4 recently introduced its G.O.L.F. (Guided Optimum Longer Flight) paintballs boasting a minimum 3-year shelf life, increased weather resistance, improved accuracy, and longer flight. The difference in this paintball as compared to others is a wax shell with golfball-like dimples and a powder fill.

The dimples improve aerodynamics of golfballs, paintballs, and even cars as seen in Mythbuster's Clean vs. Dirty Car episode.

The RAP4 G.O.L.F. paintballs with powder fill are $24.95 per 500 or $84.95 per case. They will soon release their paint filled version, but have not released how much they'll be.

I'll definitely pick up 500 of the paint filled ones and post a review on them when they're available. I'm sure they'll be a hot item as long as the shell is brittle enough to break on those longer-range targets.

Would you buy dimpled paintballs if the range and accuracy were superior to other paintballs?

UWL 2010 Event Schedule

The UWL (Ultimate Woodsball League) recently announced its 2010 schedule. Their league involves 10-man teams going head-to-head in the woods for three 10-minute periods.

Each team has a home base and there are two capture and hold objectives on the field. Your team must have one captain (semi-auto w/ 9-volt hopper), one heavy gunner (any gun w/ any hopper), one scout (semi-auto w/ 9-volt hopper), one sniper (pump or pistol), and 5-6 infantry (non-electronic gun or semi-auto w/ 9-volt hopper depending on the division). Entry fees are $65/person and you can bring your own paint.

The 2010 schedule is as follows:

Jan 16-17 in Chino, CA at SC Village Paintball
Feb 20-21 in Ft. Myers, FL at Oasis Paintball Park
Mar 20-21 in Mesquite, NV at Pirate's Paradise
Apr 17-18 in Forney, TX at Cousin's Paintball
May 22-23 in South Carolina at Paintball Central
Jun 10-11 in Wyandotte, OK at D-Day Adventure Park
Jun 26-27 in Crete, IL at Badlandz Paintball
Aug 1-2 in Pittsburgh, PA at Three Rivers Paintball
Sep 18-19 in Chino, CA at SC Village Paintball

For more information on the UWL, visit their website here.

Have you ever played in a UWL game?

SPPL 2010 Event Schedule

Special Ops Paintball just released its 2010 SPPL (Scenario Paintball Players League) schedule. This year's schedule offers mutiple events in each region and $10 discounts on every case of paint pre-purchased online.

Here's the 2010 schedule:

Feb 27-28 Vegas Classic in Mesquite, NV at Pirate's Paradise
Mar 27-28 West Coast Open in San Diego, CA at Camp Pendleton Paintball
Apr 24-25 Deep South Classic in Ludowici, GA at Low Country Paintball
May 15-16 Mid-Atlantic Classic in Pemberton, NJ at On Target Paintball
May 29-30 North Pacific Classic in St. Paul, OR at Sniperz Den Paintball
Jun 26-27 Rocky Mountain Classic in Monte-Cristo, UT at Monte-Cristo Paintball
Jul 17-18 Volunteer Open in Fayetteville, TN at Bearclaw Paintball
Aug 21-22 Motor City Classic in Pinckney, MI at Hell Survivors Paintball
Sep 4-5 Garden State Open in North Hanover, NJ at KBar's Paintball
Sep 18-19 Salem Open in Salem, OR at Chewama Paintball
Nov 6-7 SPPL World Championships in Mesquite, NV at Pirate's Paradise

For more information on the SPPL, visit their website here.

Have you ever played in an SPPL game?

How We Can Help Your Field

We help paintball fields in a variety of ways to ensure that the players have a great time and the field owners are more successful. Paint Army can help your field:

Spread the word about your upcoming event.

We have several recreational players on our contact list who enjoy playing in woodsball and scenario paintball games. Higher attendance means more action-packed games for your players and increased success for your field.

Write action-packed scenario games.
We know that today's recreational paintball player wants more than just "capture the flag" or "rescue the downed pilot". We write challenging scenario games that test your player's skills and tactics. We'll help ensure you get the players coming back for more events at your field.

Provide online event registration.
Online registration makes it easy for the players to register 24 hours a day / 7 days a week. It also makes it easier for you to manage and prepare for the game.

Coordinate the games on game day.
We understand how busy the administration of your event can be on game day. We'll help manage the game play and scoreboard while you focus on safety, checking players in, paint sales, air fills, and referee management.

Contact Dustin at dustin@paintarmy.com or call 405-201-2935. We would be glad to help.

Our Sponsors

We'd like to thank our sponsors for helping bring paintball players together through their support of Paint Army.

Without Hester Designs there would be no Paint Army. Hester Designs is owned and operated by my oldest brother Jeff Hester. Not only did Jeff and his firm give Paint Army its identity, they've provided us with a plethora of services such as logo, business card, t-shirt, and website design, as well as flash movie trailer production, event signage, and marketing campaign management.

Jeff has over 20 years experience in graphic design. He sharpened his skills as an Art Director for nine years before opening Hester Designs in 2002.

Over 80 Oklahoma businesses place their confidence in Hester Designs to meet their design and marketing needs. The firm has completed over 3700 projects in its 6 years of operation. Hester Designs provides a wide variety of services including graphic design for web and print, strategy for marketing and social networking, corporate branding, web site design, blog design, illustration, logo and corporate identity, business cards, packaging, publications, apparel lines, and web solutions. Contact them today:

Hester Designs

500 N. Walker, Suite H

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102

405.235.5363