I played 3 games in my proflex and got hit in the lips all 3 games and traded it for some profilers before the next game 😂. My proflex was cursed 😂

12:06 was funny as fuckkkkk!!!!!!!!!!!

Bring back skinny frames!

I play 18 balls a second ramp 😅

As a player from the early 2000s we played at 15bps...we loved it, but 10 balls ...15 balls ...punk as is punk ass.....play the game loke pros....not thugs...

Women have ruined every sport … honestly …

Scared Vibes is ran by Blaine.

I remember jt pro flex being the cheapest and most plentiful option. They were good, but I dont get the hype. The fist mask I ever had was a "vents" that came with my stock automag I bought as a package out of Action Pursuit Games back in like 97 or 98. I later bought a camo proflex for like 30 bucks. Guess I should have held onto it. Crazy how .vintage" or "retro" stuff is such a big deal now.

"Make paintball violent again" - And people wonder why sports die due to no new interest. You get what you get.

I dont get the need for it to be a massacre, even back in the day, the overshooting was a result of uncapped bps usually, so not intentional or done in anger most the time. That being said, sure af dont miss catching 30 rounds from an angel in 2 seconds either lol. No need to get nasty out there.

not really a fan of HK armys style

Hmm. I have one and I even have a spare thermal lens. Didn't know they were worth that much

Coming from combat sports, it’s a total opposite sport. Most paintball guys are very weird and egotistical. In Jiu Jitsu, there is ego but also humility. Anyone can get caught so there was always a mutual respect. If there was a dispute, you settle it on the mats. If your ego was too high, that’s when you get an arm snapped or put to sleep. You respect your training partners, your gym, your mats, your sport. In Paintball it’s like guys who’ve never been punched in the mouth before and it’s odd. Either way, I love paintball and will continue to play but I’m carrying myself like how I do on the mats and everyday life. No paintball situation or scenario will change that. Like the guy said, I got a mortgage and career. I don’t need to be fighting or getting lit up for no reason. Sidenote : look out for the youth. That’s who ultimately will grow the sport. Don’t go to a rec field looking for tournament style play. Your local field owner will thank you.

I use to run a flex 7. Rolled up. With no ear protection. I did usually wear a beanie when playing but nothing when reffing. I refd alot

The setup in the early 2000s was soft earpiece pod if needed. Roll the bottom up and put in the lenses you want and choose your custom strap. Add beanie or sweatband

Man I feel bad about how nice we had it from about 1998 to 2008. When a Jt was just about a given. Some used other mask but it turns out they were probably weirdo’s

As a player in the sport for decades, I originally didn't mind HK. My problem is the culture they created in the sport. They made it "cool" to bonus ball and make fun new players. Even their semi pro team was known for not being very good, but starting a lot of drama on the feild. It led me to realize how bad Hghey is for the sport and how much I can't stand that terrible style.

Here to say Enemy of the State headbands resell for the most amount of money currently..you’d be lucky to find one new for less than 300 dollars on the after market. Shits insane. Most go for 4-$600

Most of these headband companies are just doing the same designs. The two most popular being tiger stripes or a snake design. Shits boring

That Burberry band is awesome. Love recycled bands

Paintball is secretly an IRL MMO and proflexes, a sweaty and sun bleached Sandana that hasn’t been washed in 20 years, and custom anno give you good stats. I washed my pink sandana for the first time since 2010 and my speed dropped 12 points.

Funny how 2 years later and future this will still be relevant

Yes i miss the uncapped semi days but it is what it is. I still don't aim to hurt people i try and help the kids lol

HK does not priorize quality. They do sell some good stuff, but they also have stuff that's utter garbage.

I don't find the HK kid any more annoying than the all Dye kid. (would have to admit I've been away from the game for a while but this was a common player when I played consistently) People identify with brands, and early on tend to fanboy too much. I do love that you gave HK a fair chance. Just like any brand I think they do make some good products at a decent price point. No brand has a 100% track record, and I find it weird people aren't complaining about GI and their fumbling of iconic paintball brands. At least HK has a overall design philosophy that translates to their products.

Fruitcake consumerism.

They are the fuckboys of paintball. They make shit products and most forums will tell you the same thing.

I bought a JT ProShield (I think) back in 2002 or so because it was around ~$40 and my friend recommended it. I actually never knew I could take the lens out. I tried a couple times and thought it would break if I did. When I got back into paintball in 2016, I found my mask in my duffel bag at the bottom of my closet, and the lens had been crushed, so I just threw the whole mask away, lol. I figured it was out of date anyway.

I am the only player I know who limits my gun to 8bps. I play a lot of walk on speedball these days and I've yet to be disadvantaged. I played in the 2000's and remember slinging multiple cases of paint each time I played, and I had to quit playing because as a teenager because I could not afford it and my parents were not going to keep paying for it. Looking back at it, it was kinda crazy we were just all okay with 15bps simply due to how much it cost, not to mention the pain it could and did bring often. These days, I can play all day on 1.5 cases of paint shooting 8bps, sometimes less paint than that. Recently participated in a 2 man - 10 ball tournament and that was probably as much fun as I have ever had playing a tournament. It was more strategy based than just slinging lanes of paint until someone fucks up.

Great vid. It’s kind of funny how much proflex guys will defend the mask like their life depends on it. I still love the Proflex but when you hear it’s hands down the best mask you gotta wonder what they’re smoking. There is so many better options on the market. It’s just still continuing to be a trend. I still wear a proflex even though I think it’s hands down worse than a Pushi unite, e-flex, Evs, vios. Because I’m a idiot 😂

Pointless

Agg af 🎉

Force was my first mask had it for almost 7 years. Most amazing lenses to change. So east and simple and was a great mask for 40 bucks in 2004 ish. Now I rock the dye i4s those are nice

If I ever played again I would only rock HK stuff because that's where I want my money to go. SC streetball made PRO paintball what it is today, HK was a running force in that. Mouse, Raney, Marcello...........imo no one gave lil Marcello more looks than Mark

Show up and show out.

The film grain makes this feel nostalgic even though it’s brand new, very interesting. Feels like the good old days

Very cool

Stop loading your gut and you’d be able to afford paint 😅 You def have a some under belly. I just don’t think pb is really your sport. It ain’t for the faint of heart.

Never been a fan

High prices don’t grow the sport though

So we are post aggression, got that. We are post uncapped semi or 15bps ramp with shitty reffing. Cool, i miss it but whatever. Aftershock is coming back in 2024, so those of us that played in the 90s we remeber fist fights and naked bullshit aggresssion. Where does paintball take a high road away from all that yet start pushing gambling? How about the supplements thats landed in paintball? Let's realize that paintball aint some cultural center of wise monks and tkae it for the fringe activity it is. Theres a reasons why it never made it to tv or the Olympics, bc paintball did it to itself decades ago and still cant acknowledge it.

I hate HK because I feel like their gear is really shitty. That skull mask thing they came out with is uncomfortable as fuck, hurts your ears getting it on and off, and they can’t make a loader to save their lives. They had to use 15 year old technology that wasn’t theirs to get one to work right lol. And I just find Mark to be suuuuuch a douche bag.

busted-baller makes great bands!! at a great price!!!

Sounds like a multi level marketing scheme, or whatever Scientology is. I get to give up all the good parts of life, and pour all my spare $ into it? Only a miserable person who has all the joy of life sucked out of them would want to chase the top of the APPA trash heap.

Chris Fuchs for president

People don’t realize how much harder it is to be good above d4. Good d4 teams get stomped out by decent d3 teams all the time.

Dynasty needs to meet their maker but who ?!?! A full team of Ollie’s call the team Enlighten Ones

LVL had fans. Sad they got swallowed by Adamson.

Love these videos! As a player who is looking to start playing in the tournament scene with just friends, we are stoked to get involved in D6 at the WCPPL.

I live in Canada may and June are the best