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It is well known that Ollie Lang, a professional paintball player, is one of the greatest paint ball players still playing today. Paint Ball has experienced an overwhelming increase in popularity recently, but the sport is not new to Lang. Lang started receiving his professional paintball titles and awards in early 1999. He is recognized nationally for all of his achievements.

Ollie started out play for the Ironman Paintball team, a team involved in a professional league. He helped the Ironman team achieve their first victory way back in ’99. Ollie was only seventeen years of age at this time and his paintball skills and tenacity beckoned constant attention. He was an instant celebrity on the field but remained humble at heart.

He has been playing now for ten years and says that he wouldn’t have it any other way. When you hear his teammates talk about him you can tell how they idolize him. If you play paintball or enjoy watching the sport, there is no doubt that you have heard Ollie Lang’s name being thrown around a hundred times. He and the sport seem to go hand in hand.

In the middle of his paintball career, the mid-2000s, Ollie decided to leave the Ironman team that had raised him up into the paintball ranks. He was looking for a new venture but surely not a new identity. After winning numerous titles for various different teams, Ollie decided to go back to what he knew best- The Ironman team.

When he decided to go back to the Ironman in 2004, it was surely a great financial decision for Ollie. He instantly became the highest paid player in the sport. This will go down in the paintball hall of fame.

Many people laugh at Ollie’s outlook on life. You can say he kind of flies by his own wings. His life has no apparent rhyme or reason- just a love for paintball. This is one of the reasons why his fans love him so! His motto is “Never Give Up…” and it doesn’t look like he will be giving up on paintball anytime soon.

Some of his most notable accomplishments are:

• #1 on PGI Magazine’s list of “Paintball’s Top 200 Players of All Time”
• 2007 World Champion
• Paintball.biz “Best International Player 2004″
• PGI Magazine “Player of the Year 2003″
• PGI Magazine “Player of the Year 2002″
• P8NT Magazine “Player of the Year 2000″
• “Greg Hastings’ Tournament Paintball” made him a featured athlete on their X-Box game.

With all this talent and fame you would think that Ollie Lang would have come from a family of super humans. That simply isn’t the case. He was born into a small family in Pacific Beach, California. He now lives in Sausalito to be closer to his team. He has a serious girlfriend and loves to spend time with her. He admits his hobbies are sleeping, playing poker, paintball and his girlfriend. What a real sweetie! Watch for this stud in upcoming paintball competitions!

Mike regularly writes for ProlificPaintball.com, they carry such paintball equipment as the Smart Parts SP8 and the Pinokio Loader, as well as many other items from a variety of manufacturers.Article Source:http://www.articlesbase.com/sports-and-fitness-articles/the-real-deal-in-paintball-ollie-lang-1350138.html

Have you ever wondered how those thin yet sturdy shells were made that contain paint and can be shot out of a gun to splat all over your opponent? The process for making paintballs is pretty interesting and you might be surprised at what is used to make them.

Paintballs are made of a thin skin of gelatin that will break upon contact. They are filled with non toxic, water soluble ingredients that are colored by a dye. The paint is biodegradable and will come out of clothing or off human skin with just water. When the paintball hits a person it splats color signifying they have been hit.

Paintballs are made on special machines that aren’t available to the public as the process is too intricate and the machines are extremely expensive. The following process is a rather complicated and lengthy one that only manufacturers of paintballs can do.

To make the hollow shell of the paintball, the gelatin is melted down and other additives are introduced while color is added and blended in. This mixture is run through an encapsulation machine, the same type of machine that drug companies use to make gel caps. The machine forces the gelatin onto a cooled drum which produces a thin sheet of gel called a ribbon. Two ribbons each pass over their own rotating die, or mold, that forms each half of the ball. The dies press against each other as they are rotated and eventually align to meet and seal making a round ball by placing the two half shells together. Once that happens the shells are filled with paint injected into them. You can usually see a seam on each paintball. This is where the dies came together. The paintball is sealed and comes out of the die being dropped out of the machine. The shells are very soft and bouncy at this time. The balls go down a conveyor belt and are then put in trays to dry. During the drying period the gelatin shrinks around the paint making them less soft and bouncy.

The paint that goes inside the two shells is made by combining polyethylene glycol, which is also found in cough syrup, thickened with wax.

Two tone or Dual Colored paintballs are made the same way except there are two colors of gelatin being introduced instead of one. One side will be one color and the other side will be another.

After the paintballs have dried they go through a counting machine and into bags and cartons for you to purchase.

The quality of paintballs depends on the quality of the ingredients used to make them. Some companies make excellent quality paintballs but they are very expensive, up to $100 per 2000 round count. These should be left to those playing in tournaments since it could be detrimental to the game to have a defective paintball break inside the barrel of the gun. Other paintballs can cost around $50 to $60 per 2000 round box and still might be too expensive for practice. Practice balls can be purchased in a 500 count for about $16. That is a little more affordable, but they won’t be the same quality of the ones you pay more for. Find the paintball that is right for you by trying several different varieties.

Mike regularly writes for ProlificPaintball.com, they carry such paintball equipment as the EOS paintball gun and the Pinokio Hopper, as well as many other items from a variety of manufacturers.Article Source:http://www.articlesbase.com/sports-and-fitness-articles/how-paintballs-are-made-1350145.html

Paintball is swiftly becoming a popular sport all over the world. There are now international competitions with prizes in excess of $100,000. It’s televised on ESPN and you would be hard pressed to not find a paintball field where ever you are. Along with the popularity come books that teach you how to play paintball and give pointers on playing the game as well as reviews on supplies and information on how to create strategies for the game. The following are a few books available on the market today to the paintball enthusiast that will help them develop and improve their game.

The Weekend Warriors is a paperback book by Scott Malensek. This book won’t give you a step by step description of how to play the game. Instead it reads more like a fiction book giving an account of the author’s paintball stories. The author has been a paintball player for many years and the stories span the time from you could only load one paint ball at a time into a paintball gun to today. You might learn something from the escapades of the author and you will learn strategies and what to do if something similar happens to you. The stories relayed in the book puts the reader into the player’s brain giving them insight and enabling them to solve problems on the field.

The Complete Guide to Paintball by Steve Davidson is another paperback that is a must read for paintball enthusiasts. The book gives you pointers and actual drills in order to improve paintball skills. This book gives you newest information on guns and new technology applicable to the game. It also provides information on tournament paintball and there are field listings in the US, Canada and other countries. Learn what to look for in a paintball gun and then read the section on care and maintenance of your equipment. There are over 500 color photos in the book. There is a great deal of detail in the book and it is exceptionally good for a beginner but a seasoned pro will also take away tips of the game. This book will give you an advantage when you play your next game.

50+ Ways to Play with Your Paintballs by Scott Malensek is a paperback that you must read. It gives you variations on games that you have been playing for years and also provides new game ideas. Most of the suggestions are very creative and will create a world in which you can envision yourself while playing a game. Some reviews of the book are less than complimentary stating that the book rambles and says the same thing over and over. Yet, other reviews call the book a valuable asset to anyone that plays paintball.

Gun-fu: the Martial Art of Paintball by Terry Adams depicts paintball as a martial art and explains techniques and strategy and encourages training to improve the game. Chapters detail body positions and psychological preparation for competition. There is even a spiritual flavor given to the game. It is good for the beginner all the way to players that have played the game for decades.

Mike regularly writes for ProlificPaintball.com, they carry such paintball equipment as the SP8 paintball gun and the Tippmann paintball gun, as well as many other items from a variety of manufacturers.Article Source:http://www.articlesbase.com/sports-and-fitness-articles/paintball-paper-publications-1350156.html