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Tech Tip #4
How to Test Paintballs and Adjust Breakage
Have you noticed and increase in complaints about paint breakage in the past few months? Do you know that pros with the super tuned guns are dealing with it too? Like to know if it's your gun or your paint? Well read on because this is my fourth installment of Tech Tips designed to inject your brains with knowledge.
Paintballs are made in a 100 year old crude but finely developed process that no one thought would work. The fact that paintballs are as good as they are is really amazing. They are made by pulling two sheets of gelatin, sort of like the Jello stuff, through two pinch rollers. The rollers have holes in them which act like cookie cutters and stamp out the round shape and seal the edges. This is equivalent to taking a piece of round pipe, heating it up the end, press it into a plastic bag laying on the table and trying to seal and cut the plastic at the same time. Now you have to also fill it with goo. We'll try the same thing again but this time you stick a needle between the bag layers, then press the pipe into the bag and seal the needle in the process. Here is the tricky part, you now fill the bag full with goo but don't press hard enough to cut the bag just pinch it closed and seal it. Right when the bag gets completely full you yank out the needle and finish cutting and sealing the bag. Your left with a flexible bag of goo, maybe it leaks maybe it doesn't.
In paintball manufacturing the balls come out of this process all rubbery, flexible and oversize. They really look more like water balloons than paintballs. In order to get them stiff and round they are dried carefully in a tumbling process that takes the moisture out of the gelatin. This is the key point, getting the moisture out. You all know that humidity affects your paint and if you get it wet it goes to hell. Perhaps you have seen paintballs sitting under a bush at your field that look huge and rubbery, that is the extreme example.
In the past couple years or so it has been fashionable for pros to demand more fragile paint that will always break on impact. This idea of more fragility has spread around the industry and a lot of the paint appears fragile now. I am concerned about this because it is putting a lot of blame on all the guns and pressure on us designers to fix it. Besides that, paint that gets old or is not properly stored tends to get more fragile. So now you can have bad paint being passed off as tournament quality because "that's how they like it"
So how do you know what you have and how do you test it? That is the subject of this tech tip. It is actually a tried and true process called a Bounce Test. We have used it for ten years to determine what type of paint we have and how it will work in the guns. In order for this test to have significance you must do the same thing every time and don't cut it short. Start with 10 paintballs, take one paintball and drop it from about 6 feet and let it hit a hard concrete surface. Catch it on the first bounce, do not let it bounce twice in one drop. Now with the same paintball drop it again from six feet, catch it and repeat until it breaks. Mark down how many bounces it took to break that paintball and then repeat with the other 9 balls. Throw out the high and the low numbers and average the other 8. This gives you the "bounce number" for the paint. Simple but effective. Make sure you use a hard surface not a wood floor etc.
So what does this bounce number tell you? 1-2 bounce paint is super fragile and will break down the barrel in most guns just from the air blast. It will also break in your tubes if you don't pack them tight. 1-2 bounce is pretty worthless paint, you can get it at Wall Mart. 2-3 bounce is considered fragile tourney paint, breaks on people and in the guns too. We are now seeing some field paint at this level. 4-6 bounce paint is good all around and considered fresh. It goes through most guns very reliably but will bounce more often on long shots. 6 and higher used to be considered the best tourney paint in the early 90's because it would go through the guns and never break. Nelson paint was very notable at 8-9 bounces. This paint is hard to find these days but still fun to shoot. Great for big games and when you just want to shoot a lot and not worry about anything. The best thing about high bounce paint is that as it gets older it still works pretty good. 2-3 bounce paint goes to unusable 1-2 bounce pretty fast.
So now that you know what you have, what do you do about it? Well we have a fix for that too. Back to the idea of moisture, by controlling the moisture in the paint shell you can adjust the bounce level but only to a certain extent. If your paint is too fragile you can generally move it up one category by setting the bag on a table, opening it up and placing a standing glass of water inside the bag and closing it back up. Let it sit overnight and your paint should move up one bounce category. If it's too bouncy (not likely lately) then you can leave the bag open over night and unless your in a humid area the paint should get a little more fragile. All of this is true for standard gelatin paintballs, we have NOT tested the new dry paints so we are not sure if the same thing applies. Test it yourself and let us know.
My opinion is that the pendulum has swung too far the other way right now and paint is too fragile. This fragility is masking poorly stored paint and millions of rec players are dealing with broken paint when they shouldn't have too. When doing the bounce test note the variation in how many bounces it takes to break the ball. If it ranges from 1-8 then it's inconsistent and will give you problems. Good fresh paint consistently breaks between 4-6 bounces and is worth what you pay for it. As with many things in paintball this test is under utilized to diagnose problems. Take it to heart and show your friends, a little knowledge goes a long way. I want to hear about you guys putting this info to use!
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PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Graduate student Cherry Seaborn fired a goal on a breakaway run in the 88th minute to lift the 10th-ranked Duke field hockey team to a 3-2 double overtime victory over Rutgers Sunday afternoon at the Scarlet Knights' Bauer Track and Field/Field Hockey Complex. Seaborn's gamewinner broke a stalemate that lasted nearly 75 minutes, sending the Blue Devils to the win in their first overtime contest of the 2013 season.
The beginning of the first sudden victory period saw the Duke offense control the tempo, as the unit registered nine shots and two penalty corners within the first 10 minutes of play. Despite the barrage of shots from the visiting squad, the score remained locked at 2-2, forcing a second overtime.
Seaborn took off on a breakaway about three minutes into the second overtime, notching her third goal of the season in dramatic fashion. Her performance capped a balanced attacking effort by the Blue Devils, which outshot Rutgers by a 35-6 margin. The 35 shots were the most by a Duke team since the squad posted 38 in a 10-1 win over Appalachian State Oct. 25, 2008.
"We put on some great attacking pressure throughout the entire game," said head coach Pam Bustin. "Cherry finally got the ball on her stick and the girls supporting her on her run forward kept the defenders occupied … I'm really proud of the team for not letting frustrations and letting the excitement and pressure of the game building get in the way of them just keeping structure and keeping control of the pace of the play."
Duke got on the board early in the contest, as junior midfielder Abby Beltrani registered her first goal of the season on a rebound shot at the 29:00 mark. The Scarlet Knights answered just over a minute later on an unassisted tally by Ashpal Bhogal before senior forward Emmie Le Marchand scored for the second time in as many days to put the Blue Devils back up by one.
Le Marchand's goal in the 10th minute pushed her career points total to 100, making her the 11th Blue Devil in program history to top the century mark.
Rutgers tied the game again in the 13th minute, with Nicole Imbriaco providing the response on a baseline feed from Katie Champion. Duke continued to attack the cage, outshooting the Scarlet Knights 11-3 by the end of the period, but the score remained 2-2 at halftime.
The Blue Devils earned six more penalty corners to start the second half, dominating time of possession. Led by solid goalkeeping on both ends of the field, neither team's defense would concede the rest of the way in regulation, sending the game to overtime.
For the match, Duke totaled 15 corners to the Scarlet Knights' two and had nine different players record shots on goal. On the defensive end, redshirt sophomore goalkeeper Lauren Blazing posted three saves and kept Rutgers off the board for the remainder of the contest following the two early goals.
"Credit to a great center back performance and a great goalkeeping performance by Rutgers," Bustin said. "Duke field hockey has to come out prepared to play Duke field hockey. It's something we say but today it was put to the test. It was a great lesson learned."
Following this weekend's road trip, the Blue Devils return home to host William & Mary Friday, Sept. 13 at 6 p.m. and Old Dominion Sunday, Sept. 15 at 1 p.m. Sunday's matchup with the Monarchs will be streamed live on GoDuke.com Inside Access.
- With her goal in the first half, senior forward Emmie Le Marchand became the 11th player in program history to reach the 100-point mark for her career. She also moved into a tie for ninth place on Duke's all-time career goals chart with 42.
- Le Marchand has also registered a point in all four of Duke's games on the season.
- Duke topped the 30-shot mark for the first time since posting 30 shots in an 11-2 victory over Kent State Sept. 30, 2012.


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Check out a trailer for Disturbed's new album, featuring a clip of the first single "Inside The Fire"! Indestructible - coming June 3rd!
Indestructible Trailer
Check out a trailer for Disturbed's new album, featuring a clip of the first single "Inside The Fire"! Indestructible - coming June 3rd!
I'm MOTHERFUCKING
I'm MOTHERFUCKING INDESTRUCTIBLE
Madeline, we do have a flood
Madeline, we do have a flood sensor that can be used with your system. If you can send me your contact information I'll have someone give you a call with the specifics on it!
You guys r fucking awesome.
You guys r fucking awesome. But i have a question about the hooded guy we see on just about every one of your CDs. is this guy a real cartoon? who is he? or did you guys make him up?
i love disturbed they
i love disturbed they rock!!!!
is no i fank the is Rock.....
is no i fank the is Rock.....
It Dosent Work!!
It Dosent Work!!
Sons of plunder was the first
Sons of plunder was the first disturbed song i heard 6 years ago... this band is just so awesome :DD
what must i do to be able to
what must i do to be able to see this video ???
that sucks that the video got removed for copyright.
disturbed is the shit
Luv this cd!
when will they come to IN? although my parents would never let me go anyway.
awww yeah!
I want this CD sooooooo bad! I just can't wait to get it! Not only that, but as soon as they have another concert near where I live, I'm so gonna have to go. Their music is just so.....empowering. I feel like I can do anything when I listen to it. Disturbed 4ever! Keep on rockin; ya ain't failed me yet!
Indestructible is great
Indestructible is great album. I have now all Disturbed's albums
You make me feel strong when
You make me feel strong when i listen your song, Your song is so great that i'm going to buy your album yet ! But why you don't come in france ? :(
Loved them when i was born and still love them today. THEY ROCK!!!
best band in history
Indestructible is Awesome!
El Dios Del Inframundo
ustedes no tienen idea de lo que es el rock lo unico que deseo es que vengan a chile como su primer concierto en este pais y felicitaciones por su nuevo album es muy bueno me encanto yo tengo sus 3 discos y pronto tendre el ultimo
you have burn in the fire
ive got the sickness for this albumn it rocks cant wait to see it live !!!!!1
OMG this New Album Rocks, I cant wait to see it LIVE in CT WOOOOT!
Get Down with The Sickness!
the new stuff
pefect insanity is 1 of our fav's,but we're already memorizing everything,we love it all,u bro deliver with such power and strength,the whole band is a perfect construction of metal mayhem,love what u all did for the fans with the cd/dvd set
this is the best disturbed cd yet. Even better than the sickness.
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Come on give us a chance
I tried to buy the limited edition but i couldn't 'cause it doesn't ships to mexico, you guys have a lot of fans here give us a chance to purchase that kind of stuff from here
i already ordert the limited edtion disturbed rocks
fuck that limited edtion just rock your socks only te look of it is great and don't forget the best of it the cd Yeaaaah i can't wait till the postman come i want it know and yes there lirycs are strong i hope we get some more riffs thise time
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You guys rock!!!! Totally my all time favorite band!!! Can't wait to buy the new album tommorrow :) i've been waiting for this since april!!! You guys keep getting more amazing each album, first was the sickness which rocked! and then came believe which was even more amazing, and then came ten thousand fists which was a newer re-invented more awesome sound and now from what i've heard of what's on the new album it is going to be even better, soooo physced... keep on rocking!
omg the song at 51 sounds
omg the song at 51 sounds amazing.. are you gonna remain a slave for the rest of your life!, its amazing because their songs are so good and still have alot of meaning...I cant wait for the CD!!!
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yeah, The Night is an amazing song from hearing it at the Hot Topic listening party. I loved it, but Criminal i think is even better!
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Huskers Finish Day One in Evanston
Evanston, Ill. - The Nebraska swimming and diving team began competition at the Northwestern Invitational on Friday, competing in six events at Northwestern University's Norris Aquatics Center.
The Huskers started the evening with a third place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay. The team of Hayley Martin, Shannon Guy, Bria Deveaux, and Taryn Collura finished in a time of 1:34.54, just 62 hundredths of a second behind Ohio State. Northwestern took first place with a time of 1:32.91.
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Taryn Collura (23.34) and Hayley Martin (23.68) then took second and fourth place, respectively, in the 50-yard freestyle. Collura's effort marked her third straight top-two finish in the event.
The Huskers finished competition in the pool with the 400-yard medley relay. The team of Hayley Martin, Ashley Reiter, Shannon Guy, and Taryn Collura posted a time of 3:48.45, earning fourth place.
In the diving well, Payton Michaud took third place in the three-meter dive with a score of 282.10. Kailey Harmon (273.45) and Amy Herman (268.75) placed sixth and seventh, respectively.
Ellan Dufour, Katie Davis, Kelsey Larson, Kristin Strecker, Shannon Guy, and Bria Deveaux were the other top-16 finishers for Nebraska.
The Huskers ended the day tied with Iowa at 55-55 but trailing both Ohio State (66-41) and Northwestern (63-47) in their respective duals.
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John J. "Jack" Freel, 61, of East Stroudsburg, died Tuesday, April 9, at Pocono Medical Center, East Stroudsburg.
Born on Oct. 1, 1951, in Paterson, N.J., he was the son of the late John Francis and Filamena (Ziccardi) Freel and lived in Monroe County since 1989 moving from Passaic, N.J.
He was a mortgage officer having most recently worked at Wells Fargo Bank.
Jack loved Karaoke and his pets, especially his late beagle, Josie.
He is survived by his wife, Betty L. "Betsy" (Sinski) Freel; three sons, John Michael Freel and his wife, Mandy, and their son, Elijah John Freel, Brian Freel and Danny Freel; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Pete and Ellen Sinski; dear friends, Bob and Darleen Primamore; and a sister, Jo Ann Yodice.
There will be a visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 13, at the William H. Clark Funeral Home, 1003 Main St., Stroudsburg. The memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
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