"Shake hands, play hard, have fun, make new friends and remember that it is just a game." It's a good credo, and a team from Canada has swept down to spread the message to paintballers everywhere. If you see the Tippinators at a tournament, they'll be the guys wearing Digicam and tactical vests, toting tricked-outA-5s--the same set-ups they use in the woods. Like a growing number of paintballers, the Tippinators don't care what style of the game they play, just that they get to play--and make new friends in the process. With this goal in mind, six of the Tippinators recently drove down from their hometown in Nova Scotia to Jim Thorpe, PA, to compete in a tournament at Skirmish. When the tournament was over (the Tippinators placed third), they had the opportunity to play at the field's famous Tippmann Castle. "This is better than Disneyworld to me," said team captain Bruce Johnston, looking very much like an overgrown kid, a huge, awestruck smile spreading across his face. The Tippinators bring this sense of wonder to everything they do, from the woods to the air'ball fields. "Paintball is supposed to be fun," Johnston says. "The minute you are not having fun anymore, your team is in trouble."
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For adrenaline junkies: Paintball hits the mark
It's intense, fun and can pack a sting
Story by Dean Lisk - The Daily News
Photos by Sabrena MacKenzie - The Daily News
It was at a birthday party, about seven years ago, that Austin Flaherty discovered paintball.
"I was scared, to be honest," said the 21-year-old about his experience. "Like every new player, I was scared about getting hit."
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A local paintball team, the Tippinators, made their first successful journey into international waters, capturing a third place finish at the Tippmann Three Man Challenge held at Skirmish USA, Jim Thorpe PA on August 20, 2006. That the Tippinators were able to finish on the podium in the event is no small feat in the talent filled 12 team tournament that featured two teams from Thor Omega who are semi pro players who feed the professional Tippmann Effect PSP (Paintball Sports Productions) and NPPL (National Paintball Players League) teams. |
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A Halifax paintball group is garnering some positive attention for how they play the game.
The Tippinators recently sent two teams to Pennsylvania to compete at the Tippmann Three Man Challenge on August 20 at Skirmish, one of the largest paintball fields in the US. |
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