OH
MY
GAWD!

JEFF GOSLIN FINALLY GOT IT! HE NOW KNOWS AND UNDERSTANDS HOW WE ALL FEEL!

OH
MY
GAWD!

I CANNOT BELIEVE WHAT I JUST READ! JEFF GOSLIN UNDERSTANDS HOW WE ALL FEEL
ABOUT HIS LONG WINDED POSTS! I NEVER THOUGHT I SEE THE DAY WHEN THIS WOULD
HAPPEN!

--

Mofaz
"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."
- Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
"Jeff Goslin" <autockr@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:dbKdnY5SA_kplSfdRVn-uQ@comcast.com...
> Uh... wow. Ok then. I guess there's something to be said for the old "it
> was cool" review.
>
> (now I know how you guys feel with my novel posts)
>
> --
> Jeff Goslin - MCSD - www.goslin.info
> It's not a god complex when you're always right
>
>
> "Lee Drake" <verysexymanNO@SPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:gynuc.105682$hY.63148@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
> > Here is my review after playing a day at headrush in Syracuse:
> >
> > a.. This place is right off the Thruway at the 690 exit (2 exits
down).
> > It's easily accessible from the Thruway - about a 70 minute drive from
> > Rochester.
> > b.. It was easy to find if one followed the instructions on their
> website
> > (www.headrush.com). Note that you need to have cookies enabled to see
> this
> > site.
> > c.. The fields:
> > a.. This place was amazingly huge.
> > b.. They had three (yes three) complete airbunker fields available.
> > c.. One was the exact setup from the Tampa NPPL (they'd brought back
> the
> > entire Tampa setup airbunker from NPPL),
> > d.. The other two were X-ball type setups.
> > e.. All 3 fields were outside when I got there - each in their own
> > screened setup on all 4 sides. They were using only 2 of the 3 fields.
> > Each field had a good screened door, though The two X ball fields were
set
> > up identical to each other. They were playing normal paintball on
them -
> > not XBall.
> > f.. They also had a field similar to Compete's "tubes" speedball
field
> > at the outdoor, but about 2x the size.
> > g.. They had poles up and were growing grass for another 2 fields
> worth
> > of paintball. In all they could easily host a national tournament with
5
> > full sized air bunker fields.
> > h.. All outdoor fields had normal grass. Not sure how long that
will
> > last throughout the year of play...
> > i.. They had room inside for 2 complete full tournament sized
airball
> > fields. The ground was dirt, but there was astroturf piled up outside
> > waiting to be installed. They were trying to dry the indoor ground more
> > before laying down the turf. In the winter they'll be able to host 2
full
> > sized nppl fields or one x ball field indoors.
> > j.. They were in the process of building a BMX/motorbike area to
host
> > BMX bike and dirtbike events.
> > k.. They had an outdoor field that was roughly the size of ONE of
the
> > smaller of Compete's areas (IE pathetically tiny for most concerted
> > woodsball players). They had a couple of brush bunkers but it was
> anything
> > but old growth forest The trees might have been thick enough to hide
> > behind if there were 5 of them lined up side by side . Though there
were
> a
> > few people playing woodsball it wasn't really their focus and you could
> > tell.
> > l.. They had cleared an area in the woods of pretty much all the
> trees -
> > looked like they were going to set up forts/buildings and maybe an urban
> > assault area there, though they were playing it close to their vests.
> > d.. Facilities
> > a.. There was a store, roughly the size, but not nearly the stock,
of
> > Pro in Victor. Didn't assess prices as I'm not familiar with the prices
> at
> > other stores. They offer similar guarantees (labor free warranty for
> life,
> > install any part bought from them for free, etc.). They had plenty of
> room
> > to expand.
> > b.. There was a full snack bar with hots, hamburgs, pizza, popcorn,
> > various chips, sodas, sports drinks etc. Didn't eat there so I can't
> judge
> > the food.
> > c.. They had some rentals and a repair shop but I didn't get the
> feeling
> > that was a huge deal for them. Air was self serve, CO2 was done by the
> guys
> > behind the counter and appeared to be included in the entry (Though the
> > website said it was $3 a fill). Didn't check out rental prices but I
> think
> > they're on the website. The air station was nicely done with the whip
> tied
> > down so even if it blew off (which it didn't) it wouldn't hit anyone or
> > become a danger. There was however only one air station so between
games
> > the line could get long.
> > d.. There were clean bathrooms, with decent plumbing and stalls.
> > e.. All floors were concrete and very clean.
> > f.. No idea about locker rooms/setup areas for the indoor - they
> didn't
> > have them open.
> > g.. Outdoor setup areas consisted of about a dozen picnic tables and
> one
> > spool. They were ok but already getting crowded.
> > e.. Refs
> > a.. In the morning there were adequate refs for the fields. By the
> > afternoon when a couple of private parties joined the fun there were
times
> > when a ref wasn't available to keep the open rec players busy. They had
a
> > ref assigned to each private party and the other refs were frequently
off
> > doing other things so we sat around waiting for someone to ref us on the
> > field. There was a goodly crowd of open players in the morning that
> rapidly
> > thinned through the afternoon. By 5pm I was gone.
> > b.. The Refs were very good about safety. They would monitor the
> > "airlocks" out of each field and be sure that everyone was barrel bagged
> and
> > safetied before they went out. I saw them admonish several people who
> were
> > going around without barrel bags in the open zone. There was very
little
> > unsafe behavior - but they also didn't actually penalize anyone for
> > disobeying rules so if they don't get on it people could get complacent.

> I
> > had to admonish one kid that was shooting at phone poles in the setup
area
> > where people didn't have masks. His parent was nowhere to be found and
> > there were no refs around at the time.
> > c.. Refs were polite and respectful of both newbies and experienced
> > players. They made a concerted effort to set up relatively even teams,
> but
> > didn't break up groups that wanted to play together. Nicely handled I
> > thought.
> > d.. Refs tended to be game starters, enders, and to occasionally
yell
> to
> > let players out of a bunker once they were declared out. Other than
that
> > they stayed near the door or exit to the play area. I felt they should
> have
> > been more active, had shields etc. for the open play players.
> > e.. There was virtually no paintchecks or reffing of hits per-se.
> They
> > were not doing their job on that score.
> > f.. Though people were pretty well behaved there was no
admonishments
> > for overshooting.
> > g.. The non-ref staff was friendly and helpful
> > f.. General rules
> > a.. 280FPS was the limit and it was well maintained with hand-held
> > chronos as people entered the field. There was a full sized chrono set
up
> > later in what I would call an unsafe area of the field (not separated
from
> > the setup area by a net). I would have preferred to see this behind
> > netting.
> > b.. The refs had adequate tools for helping people adjust chrono
> speed.
> > c.. Bunkering was allowed even with open play and even with little
> kids
> > in play.
> > d.. Guns weren't allowed past certain points in the field and this
was
> > pretty significantly enforced.
> > e.. Mask on in field was strictly enforced.
> > f.. Barrel bags off field were strictly enforced.
> > g.. No one was checking tanks to ensure safety
> > h.. They were able to easily accommodate both private parties and
open
> > play at the same time.
> > g.. Downsides
> > a.. Paint was $80 a case. Not outrageous considering the size of
the
> > place but not cheap either.
> > b.. Not sure what the normal field fee is, but I got a $20 unlimited
> air
> > all day pass. I think they have a 1/2 day pass as well.
> > c.. There was no mask cleaning area or outside water available to
> clean
> > masks. People were snitching toilet paper from the restroom and/or
> spitting
> > on masks to clean. It would be relatively easy to set up a mask
cleaning
> > station but it wasn't there.
> > d.. I don't think the inside area is done yet, so lighting wasn't up
> and
> > the floors were very muddy.
> > e.. They were in the process of digging drainage ditches because the
> > newly seeded upper fields were still pretty soggy. The drainage ditches
> > appeared to be working though.
> > f.. Some of the air bunkers weren't properly staked down in one of
the
> > X-ball fields and blew onto the other X-ball field making some impromptu
> > bunkers.
> > g.. The bottoms of the screens weren't well attached. In the wind
> they
> > blew up enough that I considered it a danger that a stray paintball
might
> > come through and hit a kid at toddler level. There were toddlers
running
> > around picking up unbroken paint to play with - some near the screens.
> No
> > one gave them any trouble or directed them way. Some paint occasionally
> > went over the net between fields. At least one person got hit sitting
at
> > their setup table by a mostly spent round.
> > h.. Event notes
> > a.. They had a truck there from National Paintball with merchandise
> > b.. They had a representative from the Carousel Mall there with a
> raffle
> > for a drawing to sporting goods stores. Two bored looking gals were
> there.
> > c.. They brought two Hooters girls that looked like they were still
in
> > high school, had them tour around and pose with Rhythm. It was pretty
> lame
> > d.. They had 2 or three different bands on a stage that as
fortunately
> > several hundred feet away. The attendance at the bands was pretty
> > lackluster, but fortunately they were far enough away that you could
still
> > hear to play.
> > e.. In keeping with the "xtreme sports" theme there was a booth from
a
> > local piercing and tattoo place there doing on-site piercing and
tattoos.
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Firefly
> >
> >
>
>