The Complete Guide to Paintball, Fourth Edition: Completely Updated and Revised [Paperback]

Jerry Braun (Author), Rob Rubin (Author), Peter Field Peck (Photographer)

Book Description

Series: Complete Guide to Paintball | Publication Date: November 6, 2007

Bigger and better than ever! Get your game on and get ready to dominate the field! Includes new material on guns and games, new interviews with leaders in the sport.

From the practical to the tactical, how to play and how to win, this is the book on this super hot sport. The Complete Guide to Paintball is a treasure trove of information and insight into this action-packed game, and will delight novice and die-hard players alike.

More than a revision, this definitive fourth edition revisits every article and section, adds new material and interviews with sport leaders, tips and tricks on safety, movement, improving your shot, and even pro tricks.

In its pages, the complete history of the game comes to life as paintball's leading stars remember the past and discuss the groundbreaking new future.

The Complete Book of Paintball includes all you need to know about:
· The latest gear and gadgets
· Urban and field gaming strategies
· How to choose, maintain, and clean your gun
· Exclusive interviews with leaders in the sport
· Up-to-date international fields directory

The Complete Book of Paintball, 4th Edition is now bigger and badder than ever!

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This volume might be quite an eye-opener if you, as did this reviewer, believe that the sport of paint balling is merely a matter of several friends getting together in a field to have a little game of high-tech and messy tag. Who would have guessed that there is a 'history' to paint ball, and who would believe that paint ball is organized enough to require rules? All this is revealed 'and much, much more.' The equipment and gear are fully discussed, drills and tactics recommended, and the future of paint ball analyzed. Plentiful full-color photos accompany the text on virtually every page. If the enthusiasm of the boys at this middle school library is any indication, this guide is a 'must buy.'"
--Cindy Ridings, Teacher and Librarian, Eastern Washington Book Review Council

About the Author

Jerry Braun was a participant in the third paintball game ever played and has been active in the sport ever since, spending time promoting the World Cup as well as playing a large role in Paintball Sports International (PSI) magazine.
Rob "Tyger" Rubin is a recreational player and a writer on the sport of paintball.

With contributions by Steve Davidson, Justin Owen, Pete “Robbo” Robinson, and Stew Smith and photographs by Peter Field Peck

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Hatherleigh Press; 4 Upd Rev edition (November 6, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1578262542
• ISBN-13: 978-1578262540
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 0.9 x 10.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #74,183 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #66 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Hunting & Fishing > Shooting

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Something for everyone, August 20, 2008

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Jonathan Mettin (Philadelphia, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Guide to Paintball, Fourth Edition: Completely Updated and Revised (Paperback)

This book is the Bible of paintball. It covers the basics for beginners and runs up through drills for more advanced players, including some interviews with big figures in paintball, like some of the original players who were in the first game ever played, current pro players, gun designers and the owner/operator of Skirmish USA.

A word of caution after having read another review on this page - this book covers a lot, but not individual markers. Very few books cover specific markers and upgrades. That would date the book extremely quickly (see the reviews for Paintball!: Strategies & Tactics by Bill Barnes) and it would be impossible to be comprehensive. If you don't believe me, check out Special Ops Paintball's website - there's already enough there to fill a book, and that's only one company's offerings. The book offers some general guidelines for upgrading your marker, and that's the best you'll get from almost any worthwhile book out there.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazingly good and acurate, must have for pb, February 24, 2009

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Sarek A. Lee (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Guide to Paintball, Fourth Edition: Completely Updated and Revised (Paperback)

This is a great book. It covers basically everything you could think of in pbing and teaches you many new ideaas and tricks. I found that it helped put my ideas in words too.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars informative for new comers, not for seasoned players, April 14, 2010

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Miguel Natanael Guillen "EsteMike" (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Guide to Paintball, Fourth Edition: Completely Updated and Revised (Paperback)

Very very nice paint ball book.
Great historic information for both advanced and new players.

Most other information is really only useful for new players.

A few of the tactics information is great.

Pick this book up if your new or thinking about getting into paintball and dont mind that its a few years behind.

Sent as advertised. Great buy.