by Phobos » Mon May 15, 2006 11:14 am
Indoor soccer field turf should be fine for reball since there is no mess.
Even if you rake all of the rocks out of an outdoor gravel parking lot, theres still a shitload of rocks under the ground to tear your knees and elbows up on. After many years of working on Apocalypses fields the only way to remove rocks is to till the entire field up, and sift out the rocks. Everybody that has played at the old DP knows that the field tears your knees and elbows up (And they did rake it before tournaments). Personally I will not be looking forward to any outdoor ball at the "New DP" until they get some top soil, smooth landscape rocks (Pete Rock?), or sand down.
I wish the owners the best of luck with the reball facility. DP was cool when it was open because it took all of the fuck tards knows as "Pro Ballers" out of Apocalypse. Knowning Dave for many years there is only one way to make money with a paintball field. And that cash cow is rookie woodsballers and private groups. They rent all of there equipment, buy field paint, and have a great time which brings in referrals for bachelor parties or coporate events. Just two weeks ago my Cousin and Dave went up to Fox Lake to host an event for the military. That's money right there. "Pro Ballers" buy there own paint, are cheap as shit, destroy fields, and scare away business by beating up on the new players and starting fights. That's why DP went out of business. Due to the APL insurance, Compressor repairs and upgrades, as well as hefty property taxes most of the money is made by selling field paint. I know what Apoc pays for Blaze, and most internet outfits charge a 66% markup on there "Discounted" price.
Reball is something new to the sport but I never saw reball working on the honor system as a substitute for paint. With non-affiliated people that play in the grey, or outright cheat in paintball it will never work. It's a fantastic team pratice tool becuase all the players will stay honest. I've used them before, and they are effective.
$10 an hour to play reball is not cheap either. I'd rather pay $30 a case for some good discount paint and play all day at my own pace. How many games would you get in an hour with one / two reball fields? Especially if the field is busy as Apocalypse on a Saturday? I'd guess about 2-3.
The only thing that would get me really excited about a new field would be a really well done indoor full fledged X-Ball arena with walk on paint, season passes, and leagues. That or a kick ass outdoor scenario field like Hollywood Sports Park or Challenge Park Extreme.
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Phobos on Mon May 15, 2006 11:32 am, edited 2 times in total.