When you make plans to go play paintball, you want to have a good time. One way to ensure that you will is to make sure that the field is safe. How do you do that? It's not hard; in fact it's very simple.

First, make sure the field has a chronograph; this means that the paintball gun is less than 300 feet per second. You need to make sure that they do check the guns periodically throughout the day. Second, make sure that the field demands that everyone goggle or masks, designed only for paintball. Third, there must be a safe area where a person can go away from the playing area and be allowed to take off their masks.

Also be certain that the field has an barrel plug rule, which stop anyone in the safe area without their masks from getting shot with a paintball. The barrel plug stops the paintball from exiting the barrel. And last make sure the staff is responsible and experienced, after all they will be the ones enforcing the rules.

If you see rules are being enforced and adhered to, you can rest assured this paintball field will have your best safety interests at heart. Paintball is a fun game and to keep it fun you must be a responsible player and make sure that the proper safety procedures are being followed.

If you go to a paintball field and find that the field is lacking any of these five rules, run - don't walk from the field. There are many fields out there that do put safety first, make sure that you find one that does.