Monday, March 30, 2009
PROPAINTBALL! NPPL.com on the move?
The former home of the National 7-man Professional Paintball league appears to have been replaced by a Cable Cam template. A quick google search reveals that Cable Cam is an aerial camera operator for the NBA and NHL. Apparently the company WinnerComm (CableCam’s parent company?) is somehow affiliated with the new site. Feel free to direct your browser to npplbeta.winnercomm.com. A bit of digging on the site reveals that all the 2008 scores, sponsors, about the league, videos and photographs no longer reside on the NPPL.com server. Feel free to speculate in the comments below as to what you imagine is taking place.
NPPL.com changing hands?
Phoenix Feature by Matt Dawson
Without further adue, ProPaintball.com is proud to introduce action sports photographer Matt Dawson and his 2009 Phoenix magazine special feature. Prepared to be blown away as Matt brings a fresh perspective on professional paintball photography and event coverage. This is a MUST SEE! Check it out @ MattDPhoto.com.
PROPAINTBALL! The Dream is back
Photo Credit: www.BrandonShowers.com
The man, the myth, the legend, Marcus “The Carcass” aka “Dank The Tank” Nielsen (Former Arsenal/XSV player / Background story @ PGi) and his Dream Team are back! Marcus and the Dream Team spent the weekend at Action Star Games paintball park giving the beat down to Sacramento XSV. After this weekends blow out, Marcus and the guys are ready to make their debut showing at the US Paintball Leagues Huntington Beach season opener. To insure success, Marcus cherry picked some series killers. Check out the official Dream Team 2009 HB roster below..
Dream Team 2009 HB Roster:
Marcus Nielsen
Alex Goldman
Marcello Margot
Ethan Sillers
Heath Hoeper
Tristan Barner
Patrick Hughes
Tyler “Baby Jaws” Howard
The teams initial two games were lack luster but they corrected the mistakes, reworked the game plan and made quick work of Sacramento XSV. The few spectators that had a chance to watch the private practice reported that Aftermath star Alex Goldman and young gun Tyler “Baby Jaws” Howard took turns bringing the pain train to XSV all star Thomas “Troll” Taylor.
How do you think the Dream Team will stack up against teams like Dynasty Entourage, Hollywood HK & Vicious?
Friday, March 27, 2009
PORTAL PAINTBALL AHORA ON-LINE
Después de seis años y 38 números, Portal Paintball se sube al carro de la evolución digital. Desde esta edición podréis disfrutar de la versión ONLINE, con el mismo formato, la misma calidad y el mismo número de páginas. Para acceder a ella, sólo tendréis que entrar en nuestro portal www.portalpaintball.com
A partir del número 39 Portal Paintball dejará de ser una revista impresa de pago para convertirse en una revista digital gratuita. Ya estamos trabajando en la adaptación de la revista al formato digital, para que su lectura sea lo más sencilla posible. Os adelantamos que Portal Paintball publicará dos revistas, una en castellano y otra en portugués, para que el lector pueda dirigirse directamente a la que está en su idioma.
En este número 38, hemos querido hacer balance de la crisis económica que atraviesa el paintball y de cómo ésta puede afectar al futuro de nuestro deporte. Los contertulios elegidos para mostrar su opinión han sido cinco personalidades destacadas del paintball iberoamericano. También hemos reservado para esta ocasión la interesante entrevista al jugador Xalo Almeida, el más importante embajador del paintball sudamericano. Mientras que en EE.UU. desaparece una de las ligas más importantes, la NPPL, en iberoamérica parece que nos mantenemos a flote. Es el caso de México, que acoge con esperanza el nacimiento de la Liga Mexicana (MPL), mientras que Portugal y España continúan con sus competiciones regionales y nacionales. Para relajar un poco la lectura, hacemos memoria de las anécdotas que se suceden en un fin de semana de paintball. Tampoco nos olvidamos de la parte técnica, en la que analizamos una de las mejores marcadoras del mercado, la DM9. Estos contenidos y muchos más dan la bienvenida a la edición digital. ¡Nos
vemos en la red!
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
USPL Huntington Beach
Get ready for the 2009 US Paintball League debut on the beach next to the pier in Huntington Beach, CA April 3 - 5, 2009. Here’s what you can expect…
The Good:
- New staging layout where teams stage at their field. Watch every game between your games from your very own team tent.
- The new event location makes games visible from the pier and the deck off of Sparks
- 200 ft. wide Grandstands on Center Court topped off with a massive VIP deck brought to you by the Pro Teams (tickets available at the event).
- Sunshine - forecast is 74 degrees with sunny skies
- Crowds - Just in time for Spring Break, the beach will be flooded with people checking out the games and tradeshow.
- Player Parties - The Pros have planned something special each night for all the teams and sponsors to enjoy (age restrictions may apply)
- Pro/Am - Each 7man team gets to choose one Pro Player to spend an hour on Thursday going over game plans and to help support their team on Saturday
Support from key industry figures - President of the Adrenaline Force Tournament Series, Randy Bocelli, will be running the 5man portion of the event, industry sweetheart Stephanie Gray (2007 NPPL/XPSL Director of Membership Services) will be running registration along with Chris Raehl of APPA, Gary Baum will be liaising with the Media, and the “Queen of Pump” Kristen Kleist will be running Sunday’s Pump tournament. All of the above are coming on board to support the US Paintball League and make sure this event is successful and enjoyed by all.
Tradeshow - Massive compound from Spyder, NXe, BLAST, Custom Products, Planet Eclipse, the US Army, Sunday Clothing, Blackstar Paintball, Khrome, Facefull, Insane Paintballs, Energy Paintball, KM, Guerilla Air, Alien, Trinity, Azodin, Virtue Paintball, Ninja Paintball… full list coming soon!
Excitement - the buzz is really building here in the OC. Large banners are draped across Main Street in Huntington and at the front of the Pier at famous Pier Plaza. Over ten thousand flyers have been passed around and calls are pouring in.
Competition - Over 100 teams have signed up for this event from all over the World. They will be competing for the event title, points in their Eastern or Western Conference and overall points for the National Series. Not to mention
the cash, trophy or bragging rights of course…
The Bad:
- All good things must come to an end
Team Registration closes this week! March 25, 2009 is the final day to get your team registered and paid in full.
- The event ends Sunday April 5, 2009 and everyone will need to return to work and school. Well, for a few weeks anyway until the DC Challenge kicks off in May!!
Virtue: Ego 9 OLED & Redefined Boards
The NEW Virtue OLED board takes performance and consistency to new heights with a 10 million operations/sec. processor. And now Virtue OLED’s pro-tested game improving Drill and Training Mode Technology will make you a better player at the same time. All new Patent Pending DT Technology™ incorporates pro-level training drills into the Virtue board with visual confirmation and audio feedback through the Organic OLED (pronounced “oh-led”) Display and speaker.
Virtue OLED uses an Organic Display Screen to change the way you use your gun. Making changes in the programming menu is now easier than ever, but Virtue OLED doesn’t stop there. The Virtue OLED Board Maintenance Monitor™ tracks bolt cycles using the gun’s eyes and the Lube Monitor ™ will tell you when it’s time to lubricate your gun. Virtue OLED’s patent pending DT™ Technology improves your skills as a player by incorporating pro-level Drill and Training Modes into your board.
* Laning Drill
* 30 Second Breakout Drill
* Gun Up Drill
* Reload Practice Drill
* Reload Monitor Drill
* Front Player Drill
* “Ollie Lang” 3-Shot-Snap-Shot Drill
* “Russian Legion” 50 Shot Run and Shoot Drill
* Training Mode
INSTANT TOUCH™ FEATURES
With just the touch of a single button while the gun is live, you can make adjustments to the Game Timer, display the ROF Meter, or access any of Virtue OLED’s 8 Drill Modes without ever entering the programming menu!
Instant Game Timer Adjustment
Anytime while the gun is Live you can adjust and start the Game Timer without having to enter the Programming Menu! Simply tap the power button and cycle through the options (Drill Modes, ROF Meter) until the Timer is shown. Double Tap the power button to set the Seconds with the trigger, and then tap the power button again to set the Minutes using the trigger. One final tap to save the setting and you’re done! Fire two quick shots to start the Game Timer count down.
Lube Monitor
New hardware components on the OLED board now offer Maintenance Monitoring. Our patent pending Maintenance Monitor tracks your gun’s bolt cycles and tells you when it is time to Lubricate the internals. Most players are aware that lack of lubrication is bad for their gun and for performance. But most are not aware that too much lubrication is also bad on performance, causing erratic velocity consistency, leaks, and decreased accuracy. Virtue OLED takes the guess work out of when it’s time to lube your gun! Each bar of Lube Monitor represents 3,000 shots. When you reach 9,000 bolt cycles movements measured through the gun’s eyes, the gun will display “Lube Me”. After lubing your gun, tap the power button 5 times during the boot screen to reset the maintenance monitor back to zero.
HARDWARE FEATURES
• Power Efficient Organic OLED Display
• Bolt Cycle Tracking Lube Monitor™
• Live Rate of Fire Meter™
• Zero Power Drain
• Enhanced Processor Timers (more accurate settings and performance)
•Audible Speaker
• Battery Monitor
• Wireless 2-way RF Upgradable
• 10 Million Operations Per Second
• PC USB to COM Port Upgradable
SOFTWARE FEATURES
• NEW Four Player Profiles – Adjustable custom saved presets.
• NEW Easy Trigger Programming w/ Fast Forward Trigger Scrolling and “Backwards” Power Button
• 11 Fully Adjustable Modes of Fire - Semi Auto, PSP, NXL, Millennium, Auto Response, Full Auto, Breakout Mode, Burst Mode, Ramp Mode, Select-A-Mode and Training Mode
• NEW 8 Drill Modes
• NEW Training Mode – Semi Auto Training with a Real-Time and Peak Rate of Fire Indicator.
• NEW Status Prompts - OLED screen displays the status of your gun: “Lube Me”, “Low Battery”, “Eye Malfunction”, “Eyes Off”, “Loaded” and “Reload”.
• NEW Adjustable Trigger Sensitivity – new setting controls processing power devoted to monitoring the trigger as the gun shoots faster.
• NEW 10th Millisecond Dwell Adjustment
• NEW 10th Millisecond Debounce Adjustment
• NEW 10th BPS Rate of Fire Adjustment
• NEW Game Timer - Up to 60 Minutes
• Selectable Anti-Mechanical Bounce
• NEW Selectable Anti-Breech Bounce Eye Logic
• Adjustable Eye Delay
• Adjustable Ramp Activation Speed
• Adjustable Ramp Percentage
• NEW Adjustable Ramp Shot Count
• NEW Adjustable Ramping Reset Time
• NEW Selectable Post Breakout Mode
• Adjustable Anti Bolt Stick
• NEW Adjustable Burst Shots
• NEW Adjustable Auto Shutdown Time
• NEW Selectable Audio Options
• Adjustable Closing Dwell (Mini) and Eye Mode (Breakbeam or Reflective – Shocker)
OTHER STANDARD FEATURES
• Boot Loader Software (for future home updates)
• Factory Reset - quickly reset your board to Factory Defaults.
• Forced Shot w/ Eyes Enabled
• Tournament Lock - Lock all settings using a dip switch to make your gun tournament legal.
• Saved Settings - All settings stored in non-volatile memory so they are not lost when the battery is removed.
• Instant-On - Marker is on and ready to fire instantly, even while pre-boot and boot screens are showing.
• Idle Auto-Shutdown - After 10 minutes of inactivity your gun will turn off automatically to save battery life. This setting is adjustable.
• LED Ball Status Indicator
Ego 09 OLED board: $189.99 MSRP
Ego 09 Redefined board: $114.99 MSRP
OLED - Redefined Vergleich: http://www.virtuepb.com/products/Vir…Comparison.htm
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Avalanche 2009 Roster
Avalanche 2009 Roster
March 20, 2009 by Justin
Earlier today we had the opportunity to speak with Frank Connell, owner and Captain of the 2009 St. Louis Avalanche. He mentioned that the team will be sticking with Planet Eclipse markers and shooting Draxxus paint. Frank mentioned that the team recently picked up star player Billy Bernacchia of the New England Hurricanes for the USPL 7-man series. Read on below for the complete Avalanche roster and list of sponsors.
2009 Avalanche Roster:
Frank Connell
Danny Tiljak
Roger Henn
Drew Tempelton
Ian Martin
Billy Bernacchia
Stephen Son Debilis
Jake Whitaker
2009 Avalanche Sponsors:
Draxxus
Planet Eclipse
VForce
NXE
Guerrilla Air
Warped Sportz
USPL announces field paint pricing for HB
USPL announces field paint pricing for HB
March 19, 2009 by Bill G.
The USPL paint prices have been unofficially announced. From the looks of it, teams with manufacture direct paint deals will be able to take advantage of their agreements.
We are curious to know; how are divisional teams supposed to anticipate the boxes they will use in order to prepay for paint? What happens if they go over, or under, the prepaid amount? Further, how will the league handle teams attempting to “smuggle” paint inside the event? Last but not least; if one brand of paint is too brittle or too soft (remember, these things happen at the beach), will the league allow teams to exchange their paint with other brands of equal or lesser value?
“Sponsored Teams
All Paintballs must be purchased from the US Paintball League on site. We will honor Manufacture direct sponsorships. Please have your factory rep contact the US Paintball League with your sponsorship details by emailing info@uspaintballleague.com. Make sure all sponsored paintballs are pre-ordered in advance as there will be no deals discussed at the event.”Draxxus Silver can be purchased for $40 per case pre-pay or $45 per case at the event.
Draxxus Gold can be purchased for $45 per case pre-pay or $50 per case at the event.
Kee All Star Paint can be purchased for $35 per case pre-pay or $40 per case at the event.
Kee Ultra Evil Paint can be purchased for $40 per case pre-pay or $45 per case at the event.
Karnage Tear Paint will be available for $35 per case pre-pay and $40 per case at the event.
Karnage Rip Paint will be available for $40 per case pre-pay and $45 per case at the event.
X.O. V1 Paint will be available for $30 per case pre-pay and $35 per case at the event.
X.O. Designer Paint will be available for $40 per case pre-pay and $45 per case at the event.
GAP will be available for $40 per case pre-pay and $45 per case at the event.
JT Paint will be available for $40 per case pre-pay and $45 per case at the event.
Virtue Paintball Grip Tape
Virtue Paintball Grip Tape
Two rolls, each 1″ by 45 feet long of cotton based friction tape designed so it does not leave a sticky residue when removed. Use the grip tape to add a non-slip wrap to your tank, barrel, gloves, regulator or hands.
* Two rolls
* 1″x45 feet long per roll
* Cotton based friction tape
Have you ever thrown your gun in a fit of anger?
Maybe dropped your gun while sliding into the snake?
Then you need some Virtue Grip tape! Scientifically enhanced to make your gun never leave your hands. Wrap your front grip, tank, barrel or girlfriend in it.v
Apx Gear Now Offering Custom Gear
http://www.apxgear.com/default.asp
Here at APX Gear we pride ourselves on our quality and low price. We are happy to announce the new area of our company CUSTOM GEAR!!!! Some companies require you to purchase their gear the way they think you like it. Now with APX Gear you can make your own style. You are now able to get Custom Tournament Jerseys and Pants, as well as Team Practice Jerseys and Pants at a percentage of what the other guys sell you their stock gear at. How Could this Get better? Well tell you how!!! There is no minimum for purchase. If you want one pair you got it. This does not only apply to players but also stores and fields. These pants can be a great advertising tool for stores and fields who run big games and employee refs.
Price: $95 (small-xl) up charge for bigger sizes.
1-2 week turnaround.
If You mention this news when you are ordering we will knock off 10% of your first order until the end of the month.
We have discounts for team and store/field pricing as well. Please inquire at info@apxgear.com or by calling (949) 260-0000.
Please visit www.apxgear.com to view samples of our favorite work.
NEW COLORS EGO & GEO VICIOUS
Newly Released Colors:
Yellow/Gloss Black VEGO9
Yellow/Gloss Blue VEGO9
Yellow/Gloss Red VEGO9
Yellow/Gloss Yellow VGEO
Yellow/Gloss Red VGEO
Other Colors Available:
Silver/Gloss Black VEGO9
Silver/Gloss Red VEGO9 (Hurry!!! Only 1 left in this color.)
Grey/Gloss Black VEGO9
Grey/Gloss Blue VEGO9
Grey/Gloss Red VEGO9
Red/White VEGO9
Red/White VGEO
Coffee/Gloss Coffee VGEO
Coffee/Gloss Red VGEO
ONE4ONE en venta
Press Release – One4one.tv paintball online video network for sale to the highest bidder.
03/19/2009 - For immediate release.
Take a chance to acquire a new media network, recognized, efficient and constantly growing.
Todays most efficient tournament paintball online video network «*one4one.tv*»is about to be offered to the highest bidder.
One4one.tv Network is :
- 60 movies available online
- 3.4 Million movie views worldwide
- 2.8 Million downloads
- 4000+ online subscribers
- 12 000+ members (one4one.tv website)
- Worldwide audience, main regions: US & Europe
- Copyrighted work, both video and music
- Partner accounts on Youtube and Dailymotion : ranking n°1 and n°2 video sharing sites worldwide.
- Revenue share advertising deals with both Youtube & Dailymotion
- Featured videos on regular basis
- 15 affiliated paintball websites
Youtube accounts owned :
one4one.tv has an average of 15 movies on the first 5 pages when requesting a search for the word “paintball”.
paintball
one4onetv
paintballchannel
paintballworldcup
Youtube content Manager program : video licensing program associated with advertising share revenue.
Dailymotion accounts owned :
one4one.tv has 27 movies on the first 5 pages when requesting a search for the word “paintball”.
- paintball
- one4onetv
Web sites :
- www.one4one.tv
- www.paintballchannel.tv
Mobile Devices - Mobiclip
- paintball
- paintballchannel
Video material :
- 200+ hours of tournament and scenario paintball footage from NPPL, PSP, Millennium Series & D DAY
- DVD rights : Paintball World Cup 06/07 & Campaign Cup 2005
- Online movies rights : Mother Russia & DMA Amsterdam
Brand :
- one4one.tv brand and graphic materials
- paintball channel brand and graphic materials
One4one.tv Network will be sold to the highest bidder. To be clear, we do not propose a price for all this as we will let the interested people / companies make a proposal.
We will not negociate after the received proposals and every offer will stay confidencial.
All the above assets will go to the highest bidder.
Bidding timing :
- 03/20/2009 : Start Bidding
- 05/04/2009 : End Bidding
How to place a bid :
1- Contact us at the following email address : video[at]one4one.tv (subject : one4one network)
2- Please leave us your full name and company, as well as your complete contact information
3- Let us know why you are interested in placing a bid, and ask us questions
4- We will get back to you with answers and more detailed information (stats….)
5- Make us a proposal in USD ($)
We will not negociate after the received proposals and every offer will stay confidential.
All the above assets will go to the highest bidder.
A minimum and confidential amount has been set for the above assets. If the set amount is not reached by any bid, then the sale will be canceled.
Information : This is a serious offer and we will discuss with serious people/companies only.
Please be respectful and do not contact us if you’re not trully interested.
We will not sale anything separately.