2011 APCA Dinner
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Strategy, Teamwork, and Fun. Welcome to Season 5.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011
May 15th Gameday 3
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Sunday, May 1, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
Friday, April 22, 2011
Monday, April 18, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
Friday, April 8, 2011
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Speedball is back on ESPN
Nppl Surf City USA Open
Catch all of the action from Huntington Beach, CA. Coverage begins Friday at 12:45pm ET.
Paintball is back on ESPN with live coverage of the Surf City USA Open Pro Paintball event at Huntington Beach, CA April 1-3, 2011.
* Coverage begins: Friday April 1st, 9:45am Pacific until 3:30pm Pacific (12:45pm Eastern until 6:30pm Eastern)
* Saturday April 2nd, 9:45am Pacific until 3:30pm Pacific (12:45pm Eastern until 6:30pm Eastern)
* Sunday April 3rd, 9:45am Pacific until 4:00pm Pacific (12:45pm Eastern until 7:00pm Eastern)
Log on to ESPN3 during the event to catch all the action.
more info at www.NPPL.com
And dont forget to join XSV on facebook - http://www.facebook.com/XS
FRIDAY, APR. 01
| 12:45 PM | PAINTBALL | National Professional Paintball League | Nppl Surf City USA Open |
SATURDAY, APR. 02
| 12:45 PM | PAINTBALL | National Professional Paintball League | Nppl Surf City USA Open |
SUNDAY, APR. 03
| 12:45 PM | PAINTBALL | National Professional Paintball League | Nppl Surf City USA Open |
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Sunday, March 27, 2011
Early April Update - Social Event April 10th
We are very close to beginning the 2011 ACER Paintball Club Season, and I know we’re all looking forward to getting outside and playing some paintball!
News
Spring Social
April 10, 7pm at Rare Grillhouse, be there! We’ll have a beer or two, get reacquainted, talk paintball, and get some of the administration stuff out of the way. Be prepared to sign waivers, buy memberships, etc.
As much as I’d like to fund/subsidize the party we just paid for insurance and money is tight, so you’ll have to buy your own beer.
Website
The website has been redone for 2011!
There’s lots of new content, new game explanation, statistics, and more!
Also, all rules and game procedures have been clarified for 2011, make a note of checking that out.
ACER Paintball Club Memberships
2011 memberships are available for $200, casual play costs $20/day, first time players pay $30, and unlimited HPA fills will cost $10 a day. We will continue to sell good quality paint at very fair prices.
Work Day
Please join us on Sunday April 17, at 11am for a brief work day. We’ll do an hour or two of trail maintenance, some digging projects, and if the weather is nice we might even play a few preseason games to get the rust off.
Rule Updates
We’ve standardized the rules, please read them.
And, we’ve made two significant rule changes, the official rules are written up below but here’s the short version: as of 2011 you may not exit a round for any reason other than getting marked (no calling yourself hit because your marker stops working, for example) and if you are marked while carrying a flag you must stop immediately and cease firing - but you may continue to communicate until you decide to throw the flag.
The official rules
Member’s Guests and New Players
Please remember that ACER Paintball Club is not open to the public. Participation is by invite only.
If you plan to bring a friend (and we encourage you to do so) just clear it with Gabe/Dano, and please, please, please make your guest read the website! Even better: go over the site WITH them, explain the game procedure, rules, etc.
This will help them enjoy their first day and it will reduce the ‘newb’ factor when they join teams. Thank you, from all of us.
Boundaries: to the North and East
The field Boundaries have changed. Make a point of checking out the new tapeline North of the Gully and East of the Dome.
That’s it for now, see you at the social, the work day, and on the field! Let’s get the 2011 season started!
-Gabe.
News
Spring Social
April 10, 7pm at Rare Grillhouse, be there! We’ll have a beer or two, get reacquainted, talk paintball, and get some of the administration stuff out of the way. Be prepared to sign waivers, buy memberships, etc.
As much as I’d like to fund/subsidize the party we just paid for insurance and money is tight, so you’ll have to buy your own beer.
Website
The website has been redone for 2011!
There’s lots of new content, new game explanation, statistics, and more!
Also, all rules and game procedures have been clarified for 2011, make a note of checking that out.
ACER Paintball Club Memberships
2011 memberships are available for $200, casual play costs $20/day, first time players pay $30, and unlimited HPA fills will cost $10 a day. We will continue to sell good quality paint at very fair prices.
Work Day
Please join us on Sunday April 17, at 11am for a brief work day. We’ll do an hour or two of trail maintenance, some digging projects, and if the weather is nice we might even play a few preseason games to get the rust off.
Rule Updates
We’ve standardized the rules, please read them.
And, we’ve made two significant rule changes, the official rules are written up below but here’s the short version: as of 2011 you may not exit a round for any reason other than getting marked (no calling yourself hit because your marker stops working, for example) and if you are marked while carrying a flag you must stop immediately and cease firing - but you may continue to communicate until you decide to throw the flag.
The official rules
4. Moving a Flag
4.1.a A player with possession of a flag may throw the flag, pass it to a teammate, even score the flag by throwing it into a scoring zone.
4.1.b ‘Ultimate Rule’ A player that is marked while carrying a flag must stop running and firing immediately, but they do not have to throw the flag until they choose to do so. They may continue to communicate with teammates, and they may throw the flag whenever they wish, at which point they are out as per usual.
Simply put, if you have possession of a flag and are marked you declare ‘hit’ loudly and stop moving. Now you’re a Super Captain until you choose to throw the flag away: you can’t move or fire but you remain in the game. Alert your team to enemy positions, throw the flag to a teammate, or whip it into the scoring area. Try to hold the flag overhead, and feel free to duck to avoid flying paint.
Why: This rule is intended to make for more exciting offensive play, meaning more hail-mary scores, more drive-extending passes, and more adventure for everyone. The flag grabber gets rewarded with extra play, and the team gets a super captain as long as they hold the flag, bonus!
5. Getting Marked
5.1.d Unmarked players may NOT exit a round for any reason (other than injury). Getting marked with paint is the ONLY way out of a round.
Why: with so much riding on the number of players alive in the field this makes the most sense. Get another player’s marker, get forward, do something daring, but don’t call hit until you’re hit. Also, we play with ‘equipment assistance’ ON, meaning that you may borrow gear from dead players, see below.
Member’s Guests and New Players
Please remember that ACER Paintball Club is not open to the public. Participation is by invite only.
If you plan to bring a friend (and we encourage you to do so) just clear it with Gabe/Dano, and please, please, please make your guest read the website! Even better: go over the site WITH them, explain the game procedure, rules, etc.
This will help them enjoy their first day and it will reduce the ‘newb’ factor when they join teams. Thank you, from all of us.
Boundaries: to the North and East
The field Boundaries have changed. Make a point of checking out the new tapeline North of the Gully and East of the Dome.
That’s it for now, see you at the social, the work day, and on the field! Let’s get the 2011 season started!
-Gabe.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
APC Radio March 2011
http://acerpaintball.podbean.com/mf/web/ma5wvp/APCRMarch2011.mp3
Sunday, March 13, 2011
APC Tactical Talks - All eight episodes available now!
Gabe has completed his next series of Tactical Talks.
http://acerpaintball.ca/Tactics.htm - All episodes are available on the right sidebar.
http://acerpaintball.ca/Tactics.htm - All episodes are available on the right sidebar.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Monday, March 7, 2011
Angel AR:K $999 of Efficiency
The new Angel ARK paintball gun will take you to the top of scenario paintball. The ARK comes to you from Angel Sports, a leader in high end paintball guns. The ARK is one of the most consistent and efficient guns on the market. With an average of 2000 shots per tank (68/45) you can stay on the field longer, causing more havoc for your enemies. It also comes with self cleaning eyes and the new Booster Bolt 2! If you are looking for killing machine look no farther. The Angel ARK will not disappoint.
Features:
Shoots over 2000 rounds per tank. No more long walks to queue at the fill station. Stay in the game longer
Unbelievable consistency. Achieve incredible accuracy, shot after shot
Introducing the D-Lite valve. Durable and lightweight valve capable of extreme cycle speeds
APEX ready. Muzzle break comes complete with mounting grooves to accept an Apex TM tip
Military standard piccitiny rails. Stealth, CQB, Sniper. Add the accessories you need to complete your mission
Quick release stock mount. Rear dovetail mounting system allows for quick application or removal of the C.A.R. stock
Full color, super clear, OLED interface with rear scroll wheel for simple feature navigation
NEW through flow bolt. Booster Bolt 2 ensures gas is pre-delivered to cushion the ball and prevent breakages
Advanced software by Rabid
Self cleaning eyes. Vent holes in the bolt deliver small quantities of gas with each shot to keep the eyes dirt and debris free ensuring smooth operation
4-way adjustable magnetic trigger. Adjust breakaway tension, return strength, start point and trigger stop point.
Preset modes. Millennium, PSP, Semi, Auto, Demo, Custom
Magno valve. Magnetic repulsion valve system offers increased consistency and efficiency
Low pressure operation. Low cycle and firing pressures make AR:K even more gentle on super fragile paintballs
Easy adjust ASA. Fully adjustable complete with On/Off and purge vent
Clamping, no-rise, feed tube. Ultra low profile
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
New Tactics Page.
Gabe recorded some of our new Tactical Page into convenient little 2 or 3 minutes segments.
Find them on the sidebar of the new Tactics Page at acerpaintball.ca/tactics.htm
ACER Tactical Talk Episodes 1 - 4
New episodes will be released soon.
Find them on the sidebar of the new Tactics Page at acerpaintball.ca/tactics.htm
ACER Tactical Talk Episodes 1 - 4
New episodes will be released soon.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
APC Radio February 2011
APC Radio February 2011
Stats Update from 2010 - Conversation with Player Beau Dixon - Suicide Rule update - New Game Six Pack
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Stats Update from 2010 - Conversation with Player Beau Dixon - Suicide Rule update - New Game Six Pack
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Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Samson Audio - My newest Podcast mic
Samson Audio - C01UOriginal USB Studio Condenser Mic Reigns Supreme in Popularity and Versatility.
Samson presents the USB studio condenser microphone that started it all: The C01U.This classic USB microphone bridges the gap between mid-level USB audio adapters and pro-line products that require additional drivers, special software, and/or excess cabling. The C01U is USB compatible with any Mac or PC, as well as most DAW software programs, including GarageBand. It also comes with Cakewalk's Sonar LE digital audio workstation software. Its supreme ability to produce pristine audio recordings with ease and moblity, along with a desktop mic stand, mic clip, USB cable and carry pouch also included, makes the C01U a most valueable addition to any studio.
Once drawing inspiration from the wildly successful C01 unit, the C01U is now the foundation and best-seller of Samson’s extensive line of USB microphones. The C01U features a large 19mm shockmounted diaphragm efficient in reproducing both low- and high-volume sounds with equal articulation. The cardioid pickup pattern provides a smooth, flat frequency response. Capturing audio at 16-bit resolution up to a 48kHz sampling rate, the C01U offers the accuracy you need to be sure that what you hear is what you get.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
ACER Paintball Club Awards - Audio Clip in the Latest BLAST RADIUS WOODSBALL Podcast
Blast Radius Woodsball Podcast
Audio Clips of Gabe's closing comments are featured at the end of this BRWP episode.
Audio Clips of Gabe's closing comments are featured at the end of this BRWP episode.
London Paintball - FROZEN GHOST FEB 26
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XPLODERZ
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Monday, February 7, 2011
Catshack Reports - Contest
Be sure to read over our contest rules below closely !
Over the period of one week, The Catshack Reports will be posing a quiz question each day. Simply email the Catshack Reports the correct answer tocatshackreports@gmail.com. At the end of the week the person having answered the most questions correctly first wins! The first of our questions will be posed below in this very article and the remainder on The Catshack Facebook Group each morning.Contest begins today, Monday, February 7th, 2011 and ends February 14th, 2011 with our winner announced Tuesday February 15th. Winner must respond with an email or message via Facebook no later than Friday February 18th, 2011 or the prize package will be automatically awarded to a runner up. In the event of a tie, users will be required to answer a tie breaking question. Again the user who responds via email with the correct answer first (according to email time stamp) gets the overall point for the day.
Friday, February 4, 2011
HydroTec Delayed Due to Worldwide Demand
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Worldwide Demand Causes Delay for HydroTec® Paintball Launch
Hodgkins, IL, January 31, 2011—HydroTec® has officially announced that they have delayed the scheduled January 2011 U.S. launch of their revolutionary, new paintballs. This is due to the high demand and positive response HydroTec® has received from within the paintball industry. HydroTec® will now launch in the spring of 2011. Receiving such an overwhelming response for their product, the decision was made in order to better supply field owners. It is necessary and also important to HydroTec® that they can supply a wider range of paintball field owners rather than a select few. HydroTec® will change various parts of its production tooling which will allow the company to increase production capacity. These adjustments are not expected to be challenging, but HydroTec® will take the necessary time to ensure that it is done properly to avoid further delays.
Future HydroTec® dealers will be receiving pricing information within the next week. Samples of HydroTec® will also be released to dealers three to four weeks before the 2011 spring launch. There will be an official announcement from HydroTec® with the exact date for the U.S. spring roll out.
Paintball field owners and players who are anticipating this product launch from HydroTec® can expect to see video and photos of the paintballs, released in the next weeks ahead at: www.hydrotecpaintball.com and www.facebook.com/hydrotecpaintball Paul Ciesiun, Co-Creator and President of HydroTec®, has waited many years for the release of his product. He is very excited to introduce it to the world. It is very important to Paul and his team, that the release of HydroTec® is done correctly to ensure they provide the industry with the highest quality product possible.
For more information about HydroTec®, visit: www.hydrotecpaintball.com
Stacy Majka HydroTec® Media Relations 630.517.2003 media@hydrotecpaintball.com
PBL and GI Sportz join forces
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http://www.buypbl.com/
Canadian Paintball Companies
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Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Blast Radius Woodsball Podcast - HYDROTEC
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Monday, January 31, 2011
Auto Targeting Sentry Gun
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KEE Action Recalls BT SA-17
About 1,400 paintball guns, called BT SA-17 Paintball Gun/Marker, by KEE Action Sports LLC, because of a problem with the CO2 cartridges. When users attempt to pierce the CO2 cartridge by closing the lever to the cartridge chamber, the cartridge can fly out of the marker, posing an injury hazard.
More information: at 800-220-3222.
http://www.keeactionsports.com/
Fogdoc Goggle Antifog
Fogdoc - Your Prescription to Clarity - Antifog and Steam RemovalThis is safe to use on thermal lenses, and will not degrade your anti-fog coatings.
I tried some on my bathroom mirror and no fog even after a hot shower.
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Thursday, January 27, 2011
I'm a member of Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Winter Update
Winter Information for Curious ACER Paintball Club Members – and a question about Radios
Website
The website content has been redone for 2011! There’s lots of new content, new game explanation, statistics, and other cool stuff including a good deal of polishing. Also, all rules and game procedures have been clarified for 2011, make a note of checking that out when the new site launches.
ACER Paintball Club Memberships
Memberships will again be available in 2011; and it’ll be much like 2010 was, and we’ll keep trying to take care of our members with food, discounts, etc.
We’re still working on the details, but once again, for a flat fee you’ll get access to ALL regular gamedays (no $10 per day fees for you!), discounted rates at special events (scenario, tournaments), and you’ll get discounts at several local businesses; including, perhaps, Night Kitchen Pizza (you should be eating there all the time anyway!) and maybe discounts at Peterborough Paintball if we forge an alliance with Steve in 2011.
Further, should we ever get so many players that we have to limit numbers Members will never be turned-away.
Those who don’t purchase memberships will pay a field-fee/make a donation of $10, each game, which is still great value.
In 2011 all new players will pay $20 for their first day at ACER and are encouraged to bring a snack for everyone on their first day! Sweet!
As usual, proceeds from the field fees help cover operating costs, props, special events, treats, administrative expenses, property taxes, sweet dinners and homoerotic year-end trophies.
Thank you for your continuing support/participation.
Member’s Guests and New Players
Members: just a reminder, if you ever plan to bring a friend (and we encourage you to do so, your friends are our friends) please, please, please make them read the website. Even better: go over the site WITH them, explain the game procedure, rules, etc. This will go a long way towards ensuring that they enjoy their first day and it will help reduce the ‘newb’ factor when they join teams. Thank you, from all of us.
Air and Paint: HPA will be available in 2011, unlimited HPA fills will still cost $10.
We will continue to sell good quality paint at good prices.
HPA Helper
If anyone is willing to help with the task of filling the HPA tanks please let me know. We’ll make it worth your while.
Ball speed limit: 280 FPS – same as last year.
Boundaries: to the North and East
The field Boundaries have changed a bit where it counts the most. Make a point of checking out the new tapeline North of the Gully and East of the Dome.
Field Equipment
We’ll keep the zoo tags, meaning we’ll make new ones, and we’re still planning to make more aerodynamic flags… promise!
And finally, a question for the peoples:
Radios – For in-games use?
We have been talking about using radios more in our gameplay. But, they’re a little expensive, they can be tricky to use well, and I have yet to find a good headset – which I figure is pretty important for successful in-game use.
Further, I don’t want the possibility of an equipment-based superiority; which is a clumsy way of saying that I don’t want the guys who can afford to buy radios to have a big advantage over those who can’t… dig?
Anyway, how do you feel about making radios a bigger part of our games? Gameplay and strategic play might improve a great deal? Teams that can use radios well could do some impressive stuff… what do you think?
Willing to spend $30-50 on a radio? Will it make the games more fun?
Mini Scenarios
The big scenario days take a lot of work to put together and while they’re fun, we haven’t yet nailed it. So, instead of big days we could do a handful of mini scenarios in which we play a bunch of new, more-scenario style games without the extra props, narrative stuff, and extras like single-use-tanks.
We could even keep the character class stuff, it worked well enough and I thought it was a cool part of the last event. What you think? Wanna do a bit more of this bigger, more open gameplay? It comes with some risk but could be fun? Let’s hear you!
We could even keep the character class stuff, it worked well enough and I thought it was a cool part of the last event. What you think? Wanna do a bit more of this bigger, more open gameplay? It comes with some risk but could be fun? Let’s hear you!
Zombie Day
Just a thought, how about playing a whole day of different Zombie games? It could be our Halloween special mini-scenario event?
Tanks
We’ve had some talk of making a couple of light but sturdy tanks on adapted bicycle chassis. They could be used in any game and might be a ton of fun to build and use in games.
If you like this idea and want to work on this project (finding parts/materials, building, designing) please be in touch with me, I have lots of work space to do it in and it’d be a fun project.
If you like this idea and want to work on this project (finding parts/materials, building, designing) please be in touch with me, I have lots of work space to do it in and it’d be a fun project.
Field Marshals/Trail Masters
The playing field requires a certain amount of maintenance every year. I love doing it, but I could really use some help. Anyone who is willing/interested in spending some time this year maintaining and improving trails please be in touch!
All our paths are built to be about as wide as a regular mason’s rake, and we need to run a rake over every meter of trail every year to remove rocks and roots, and to level, and smooth them.
You can cover a ton of ground with an hour or two of work and I have all the rakes you’ll need.
Along with raking we need to trim the leaves, branches and vines that grow into our trails, a little time with a small scissor-style pruner or hedge trimmers is all we need.
I’m not asking anyone to cut trails, everything out there is already laid-out, we just need people to walk the paths, trim the encroaching foliage and pull a rake over the ground.
In return: every member’s love, recognition at the awards ceremony, maybe some free paint, and the knowledge that your brothers play safer paintball with your every rake stroke.
All our paths are built to be about as wide as a regular mason’s rake, and we need to run a rake over every meter of trail every year to remove rocks and roots, and to level, and smooth them.
You can cover a ton of ground with an hour or two of work and I have all the rakes you’ll need.
Along with raking we need to trim the leaves, branches and vines that grow into our trails, a little time with a small scissor-style pruner or hedge trimmers is all we need.
I’m not asking anyone to cut trails, everything out there is already laid-out, we just need people to walk the paths, trim the encroaching foliage and pull a rake over the ground.
In return: every member’s love, recognition at the awards ceremony, maybe some free paint, and the knowledge that your brothers play safer paintball with your every rake stroke.
More importantly than that: I promise you that your understanding of the field will improve a great deal, and with that your success in paintball games… and success is more fun than its opposite.
Holla!
Gabe.
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