Is Paintball the Safest Game in Town?
5 Ways To Prevent Serious Injury When Playing Paintball
The chance of getting seriously injured while playing paintball
is on a par with getting seriously injured while bowling!
Bicycle riding and golf both have higher incidents of serious
injury. And if you play lacrosse, your chance of being seriously
injured is more than 700 times what it is if you play paintball.
You can get all the statistics here:
http://www.f4og.com/safe.html.
1. Insurance and Waiver Forms
Regardless of the above, paintball fields will still require you
to sign a waiver for insurance purposes. You can find an example
of a waiver here: http://www.paintballtogo.com/waiver.htm.
If you're a player or the parent of a player and you're
concerned about personal injury insurance, contact your
insurance agent. If you're a paintball field owner concerned
about insurance, you can check out this Web site:
http://www.nsera.com/paintball/index.htm.
2. Eye Injury
Your required equipment includes a mask with built-in goggles.
You need a mask for playing on any field or arena where you pay
to play. This mask will include coverage of your full head and
your eyes (goggles). You can