How much weight do paintball players carry? Let's load up a Kinetic Paintball's pack and see 👀

[@MattTheGymRat]

Does all this gear weigh as much as you thought?

[@porter936]

Just about... Even so, you still crushed that 40 yard dash. Those deposits are paying off 💪

[@misfitsarmyYT]

Matt you ain’t wearing 13 pods 😂

[@areekalaan]

I think it's less about the weight and more about the balance. Having the marker in one hand makes you uneven and the full pod pack lags behind the motion of your torso. It's trying to go right while your body is trying to go left and as soon as it catches up your body is already going the other direction. Backpackers prefer high and tight center of gravity for hiking. The packs are designed this way and then they're packed with the heavy items closer to the body. This increases mobility and decrease fatigue.

[@MattTheGymRat]

@@areekalaan I never thought about that. I wish I could have the pack on my back like a backpack. I can only imagine how hard it would be to get those pods though 😂

[@paintballronin]

@@MattTheGymRat I've been working on this with a plate carrier, but it's absolutely intended to be for the days when I'm not wanting to play magfed. Could you imagine 5-man with everyone wearing tactical vests? It'd be the weirdest looking CoD lobby.

[@charlesjohnson3287]

Keep this content coming!

[@MattTheGymRat]

@@charlesjohnson3287 💪💪💪

[@ourBrainF00D]

Those pods sound as tightly packed as an Amazon package

[@MattTheGymRat]

@@ourBrainF00D that's my loader. I filled it full of paint too. Can't have my pod rattling like a noob 😂

[@ourBrainF00D]

@@MattTheGymRat FAIR NUFF. lol

[@drakerusk9071]

All the broken paint

[@waturballur6214]

you could run faster by twisting your body and lengthening your strides a little per step, shoving the gun forward with every step lets you keep good form. You're definitely strong enough to make these adjustments and transfer more power into your stride. Good luck in those games!

[@MattTheGymRat]

Thanks to Kinetic Paintball for sponsoring the video and making it possible 🔥💪

[@porter936]

Love my og kinetic. Going to upgrade to the new one once I destroy my current one.😅

[@smiley_joe]

only if you curled in the curl rack, youd be so much faster

[@MattTheGymRat]

@@smiley_joe I think I'd be faster because of all the muscle loss that would make we weigh less

[@Jckill5]

He trash that all

[@atticussiguenza7671]

Love the pod holder.

[@MattTheGymRat]

It's amazing. My go to pod pack from now on 💪

[@Jorell1000]

Homie, you're legitimately fast.

[@MattTheGymRat]

Thats a kind compliment but I definitely have room to improve

[@Arekusanda31]

This was really cool, unique, paintball content 🔥

[@torasandaisuki809]

It's amazing how they can move so agilely while wearing such heavy equipment!

[@carlostellez4502]

Ah yes, I remember when people played with auto-cockers, warp-feed systems and aluminum tanks. Equipment was extra-heavy but man it was fun.

[@Check_Your_Hopper]

Pretty interesting video! :O

[@ariz4888]

@@Check_Your_Hopper it surely is!

[@BettyWyteMMA]

Can definitely tell u train. Good stuff

[@huasohvac]

I remmeber managing like 16 pods one game playing 7 man. I used to use an SL94 and a 88CI tank. I shot every pod...

[@jaytay6333]

just overshooting for no reason unless ur playing a lane, no reason u should be going thru a box of paint in one game

[@TheMemeMachineMatt]

Ouch I'm already lugging 220 without any gear on lmao. This being said the format I play I only really need to carry four pods, so that's a plus.

[@MattTheGymRat]

@@TheMemeMachineMatt well just it's 235 with all the gear now. Better excuse to say it's more of an exercise

[@TheMemeMachineMatt]

@@MattTheGymRat exactly lol. Aren't army guys also running around with a bit of weight in their packs?

[@MattTheGymRat]

@@TheMemeMachineMatt From what ive heard its like 60lbs 😧

[@arrowf2p]

@@MattTheGymRatarmy standard ruck is 35lbs

[@tylerharris1085]

Just ordered the kinetic pod pack and USPS lost it.. rip

[@MattTheGymRat]

@@tylerharris1085 USPS better pay up

[@dwatts64]

He moves roughly 24% slower, running the 40 yard dash almost a full second slower than his unladen time. Running 5.4 seconds with a full 30.5 lbs on him is still cooking. His unladen time is on par with an NFL Receiver. I ran a 4.33 in high school, and I can tell you it's no joke. Pushing for that speed for 40 yards I always felt like I just ran a marathon and I would be pacing around with my hands on my head for 15 to 30 minutes recovering after a good time 😅

[@darkshock42mlg05]

That's even heavier than my heaviest loadout in airsoft being a sr25 plate carrier 440rds of 0.4g ammo my Glock 17 and 100 rds of .25. it's still 25 lbs.

[@MattTheGymRat]

@@darkshock42mlg05 that's crazy. That paint has some weight to it being mostly oil based so it's a dense liquid.

[@MazzBCD]

I think its really crazy that paintball companies dont think about the weight distribution on the hips. Hips are not load bearing, shoulders and backs are. Its why you see all of the police depts moving away from traditional leather belts to H harness vest and outer armor. Weight pods with shoulder straps make more sense and would assist in better speed and movement. It would also relieve pressure from a sinched pod harness that can cause nerve compression.

[@HE-162]

It’s not that they haven’t thought about weight distribution, it’s that the place that makes sense to carry pods is the only place that makes sense. The way pods are carried is also the only way that makes sense. Other solutions have been tried over the years, but they don’t make sense. You can’t take the weight off the hips using a chest rig, as the amount of jumping and diving players do means the pack will be loose on the body. Cops and soldiers don’t have this problem, and their gear stays in place thanks to gravity and light body compression. They’re also not diving and sliding and jumping like a paintball player is. For pods to be accessible, they need to be on the lower back. For them to stay put, the pack needs to be compressed tight against the lower torso/hips. As soon as you start to support some of that weight using a shoulder rig, you’re working against that torso compression and suddenly packs are gonna be breaking loose and sliding up peoples bodies, and rotating while they do so. Not everything needs to be optimized to the best general physics principle, because what physics says is best for most situations is often not what’s best for edge cases. Paintball is an edge case, where the demands of the sport as aren’t always going to favor the biophysics of nature.

[@KennethHolmboe]

The problem is most paintball players wouldn't wear a harness even though (as you correctly say) it is the much better solution.

[@MazzBCD]

@@KennethHolmboe I started playing paintball back in 98 and it was very common for woodsballers to use harness'. I still have my unique paintball pod harness that I use everytime. I get a lot of compliments and a lot of the older players always ask me where to get it.

[@killasjanitor]

Hips most definitely ARE load bearing. Most backpackers and infantry folks will tell you that your back should NOT be carrying load. You want weight distribution on your shoulders and hips, NOT your back.

[@KN-ko8ez]

Now, I don’t feel so bad about being slow carrying a full GI 5+4+3 along with all the other gear. 😂

[@jordanhuguenard8315]

That's crazy you're carrying like 2 and a half cases of paint, I've held 6 at most mostly because paint is expensive AF

[@AFChase]

The only players that would ever need 13 pods in a game are back players and they’d rarely ever shoot 13. Maybe like a 24hr scenario player might use 13 pods as well. It’s not practical for most situations/people

[@jordanhuguenard8315]

@@AFChase Agreed, I didn't really think about the back laying down constant fire, but yeah I would only find it useful in long scenarios

[@scottingalls8460]

I never carry that much paint in the woods. So it depends on what type of paintball game you are playing. Sup vs Rec

[@MattTheGymRat]

I don't blame you. When we play tournaments its always good to have too much than not have enough which is why it's important.

[@ishady27]

At first I thought he wore the mujahideen headband 😅

[@katkrasher]

I always thought I was as fast as pro players when I played recball but it was because I only ever put 2 pods at a time on my pack. My first time playing with tournament players I put 8 pods on and couldn’t believe people were able to run with this weight on their back.

[@MattTheGymRat]

@@katkrasher it amazes me sometimes how we do it consistently

[@chrisdunn8529]

From 04:56 to 05:28 is still pretty good with all that paintball gear on🎉

[@gexhr1876]

from a customers standpoint of kinetic. what is the difference between the first and second generation of packs?

[@MattTheGymRat]

@@gexhr1876 the added a new pad in the back to form to your lower back. They reinforced the stretchy part of the pack strap so it doesn't get too stretched out when holding heavy weight and is more stable, and they increased it from 11 to 13 pods.

[@gexhr1876]

@@MattTheGymRat appreciate it

[@tristenwilliams1943]

I hate that my pod pack bounces around, even causes a break now and then. I’m pretty smsall so it’s hard to get one that fits right

[@SSJSenki]

Is the HKArmy Zero GX better than the equipped podpack? (dont lie)

[@chefr.a.p.4703]

Stronger players are better players ✅

[@MattTheGymRat]

@@chefr.a.p.4703 so true 💯

[@darkshock42mlg05]

The stronger you are the more equipped you can be. For longer.

[@CWJ0725]

no wonder they want to get rid of the bullets so quickly

[@neonsense_edm]

That was a smooth transition for an ad not gonna lie 😂

[@dancliffton2596]

bros got the wheels

[@MattTheGymRat]

@@dancliffton2596 still just as fast as I was in High School 🙃

[@alexismarmol305]

I've never seen 13 pods 😂. I,usually carry no more than 10 so it's probably going to weight arround the same. The tiny detail is that I am already 200 pounds😂 without the gear.

[@MattTheGymRat]

@@alexismarmol305 Yeah anything over 6 is alot for me normally 😂

[@alexismarmol305]

@@MattTheGymRat agree my friend ! I play D4 , usually the 2 on D-side . I've never been the "machine gun " type of player. More of a comunication guy.

[@MattTheGymRat]

@@alexismarmol305 as long as your moving, shooting, or communicating you're being effective on the field 💪

[@Glitch_Worm]

He runs at 7.32 yards per second

[@MattTheGymRat]

big math right there

[@Glitch_Worm]

​@@MattTheGymRatthanks :D

[@DylanDeLosSntos]

Bro did a free promo

[@tigger5689.]

for science!

[@MandevBansal-n4y]

I got a question how much would five hundred paintballs be

[@ViDz614]

13 pods and a loader which marker is shooting that much paint on a 4500 fill 😅

[@Wanted0Spike]

All high end guns these days

[@dominicferraro2718]

177.8 DAMN

[@TheEmpire822]

It’s amazing to me that people think this is fun.

[@AkeemCygcycc]

Is your grandson named mason

[@LemonHead-sq5ws]

I know you’re just trying to advertise the pod pack because who the hell Carries 13 pods 😅

[@tmntfistbump]

4 pod rule

[@JackMills003]

Playing speed ball is weird... I do not see how there's any fun in it. No gun skills, unlimited ammo, very simple strategies, and little to no true climax. If there was limited ammo (100-200 balls) and aiming was apart of it, it would be more interesting. Woods ball is so much better than speed ball, far cheaper, sharpening useful skills, and uses the idea behind paintball guns to a much better standard. Speed ball is just lazer tag, except way more expensive and skills involved.

[@MichaelVargas-w4c]

Bro swear I faster with gear on

[@MattTheGymRat]

Its when everyone is shooting at you when you run different lol

[@jamessteenkamp2432]

Who tf plays with 13 pods

[@LORD_JABLEK]

Ok

[@richardm68]

13 pods !! 😂😂😂 spray and prey !

[@brettbunke9096]

Modern paintball calculated, everything planned out to the finest detail all lanes locked down safe movement after gaining a numerical advantage on the other team. With that said way less fun then mid 2000 to 2010 ish

[@darkshock42mlg05]

10 pods sounds quite exessive. If paintball is anything like airsoft i can play though 1 oltound outdoors with a single 150 roud mag. I did that once and bmnever once that day did i have to stop and ise mybspeedloader to reload. Of course i reload between rounds. But thats it

[@MattTheGymRat]

In 10v10 we play 12 minute match on field large than a football field. You get points for bodies alive and for eliminating the other team. So both of those mean you want to play strategically and not die so you need alot of ammo so you can shoot far and last the whole 12 minutes.

[@Gibby_TV]

Speed ball should have a maximum of 400rd of paint. Carrying more than 4 pods just to shoot 90% at nothing isn't skill.

[@briankane9046]

Airsoft is better 😒😒😒