THE BATTLE OF LOCUST ON AUGUST 12TH 2023 RSS

  On May 4, 2014 we lost Mike Shumate to a bad heart. Mike’s spirit was stronger than his heart could bear, but he never let any of us know. He would help everyone and had the ability to always bring a smile to your face. Mike was a field manager, a ref, a player, a marker tech, an event producer, a writer, a friend, and a brother to those of us who were lucky enough to be close to him. We all miss you dearly big guy!    Back in 2012, I setup a simple blog website for Mike....

It’s been a long weekend of walking up hills, waiting in lines for air-fills, punishing your bank account mercilessly and generally having a blast playing the scenario game you’ve been looking forward to for months. Numerically the sides seemed pretty close, but the score says otherwise. The balancing act of trying to keep both sides even for a fair fight is a difficult one to maintain. While, for most of us, the score isn’t important – it’s often disheartening to have your achievements so overshadowed by the other side. Sometimes, it doesn’t even feel like the sides are close numerically,...

At one point or another it’s happened to all of us; a bad call by a referee has had a significant impact on our game. Refs are human, so they’re perfectly capable of being imperfect. Sometimes, refs are just plain bad – and knowing what to do about it can make all the difference in your experience playing paintball. At one point or another it’s happened to all of us; a bad call by a referee has had a significant impact on our game. Refs are human, so they’re perfectly capable of being imperfect. Sometimes, refs are just plain bad...

Scenario games are often a complex event to pull off for producers.   There are a lot of things that go on behind the scenes and the simple act of pre-registering early can make all the difference in your experience The scenario game you're interested in playing is still several months away.   It is hard to know for sure if you will definitely be able to attend, but you know you want to go. Time goes by and you simply forget about the game until you are a week away, and so you finally register for the game. The last week...

The future of paintball comes down to one thing: You. It doesn’t depend on manufacturers, or professional teams, or even fields. You are the only thing that really matters to the growth of paintball, and its longevity as our sport. And if the following seems like common sense to you, then good! None the less, these seemingly obvious points are beyond vital to the survival of paintball. And whether or not you are already aware of these points is irrelevant, what matters is whether or not you apply them. This series of articles is my soap box for my attempt...