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Hello!!
People have hobbies that relax them. I have a hobby that is called PAINTBALL.
Most players of the sport "buy" their equipment and just go out and play. I, on the other hand, build my own gear. I build my own equipment from mostly nothing.
Most people believe that if you play paintball, you want to overthrow the government. In actuality, the majority of the players are like me ... someone who just wants to have fun and relax with friends.
Below are some recent pictures from outings with my friends.
The places where paintball plays occurred were at Clymer, Fallscreek, and a small beef farm in Somerset.
ABOVE: From left to right - Smiley, Jake, Deke, Yeti, "Mountian" Matt, "Army" George (kneeling) and his buddy (???).
BELOW: One of the regular players from Somerset takes time to be safe and chronograph his marker.
ABOVE: For the second visit to Somerset, Smiley and Yeti brought the IUP Paintball Club's rec ball players. From left to right: Back row - Jake Levine, ??, Smiley, Yeti, Brandon. Front row kneeling - Deke, "Mountain" Matt, "Army" George, Pat Troyan, and Steph.
LEFT:
Deke and Yeti.
LEFT:
See the welt in his ribs. If you get hit by a paintball, it can
sometimes look like this.
ABOVE: Smiley plays "peek a boo" in the high vegetation with the opposing team.
BELOW: Yeti lays down some paint.
RIGHT: Jake and "Mountain" Matt
LEFT:
Okay, if you ever wondered what $1000 dollars can do to a paint marker, then take a look at what this guy has. Also note the brass paint
grenade shell in his other hand. That goes to his grenade
launcher that mounts to his barrel shroud.
Left:
Smiley quietly waits for his opponents to walk into his ambush. Smiley is
telling the camera man to be quiet also.
Left: Yes, Melody is a "machine gun", but Smiley also
designed her to be a sniper rifle with one-shot-kill capabilities.
LEFT:
Maline takes a moment to show how much he appreciates his boss, Mike.
BELOW: On their first visit to Somerset, Smiley wore this ugly shirt. Below is a group pic of him with Maline, Yeti, Maline's Boss, and Jake.
LEFT: Yeti and Smiley (wearing another goofy
shirt).
ABOVE and BELOW: Will Morgan, Deke, Smiley, Yeti and Jake
LEFT:
Apparently, the rumors are true...Smiley does play
dirty. During an ambush, Smiley dove into a mud bog and crawled through it
as everyone was shooting at him. Amazingly, the other team as well as
the team Smiley was on, lost track of where Smiley was hiding in the swamp.
Anyone who went near the swamp got taken out by Smiley. After the
game, Yeti told Smiley he was walking home with the muddy clothes.