Paintball as a sport would not be what it is today without Mr. Rick Chard, the man behind the Paintball Extravaganza Trade Shows. The annual trade show showcases the latest and greatest paintball products allowing field owners to get a real good first hand look at what they should introduce to their pro shop shelves.
The Catshack Reports recently had opportunity to interview the man behind it all, Mr. Rick Chard, to get an idea of the history and premise behind what is easily a driving factor that helps make paintball all that it is today.. The Paintball Extravaganza Trade Show! Continue reading »
The Catshack Reports recently contacted industry veteran Bob McGuire to learn more about the Paintball Training Institute. While this entity has been around a long time, we are confident that many of the newer generations of paintball enthusiast are unaware of yet another facet that helped and is helping to grow paintball.
In short the Paintball Training Institute goes above and beyond to train individuals in the art of airsmithing at various levels and provides the technical know how to properly service various paintball markers. Continue reading »
Its been a while since The Catshack Reports held an interview with yet another of the who’s who in paintball. As such we welcome veteran Mr. Glenn Palmer of Palmer’s Pursuit Shops to our little publication. Glenn took a few moments from his very busy schedule to speak with the Catshack on some of his past and daily doings. Continue reading »
We here at the Catshack Reports love to interview the who’s who of paintball as we feel it just so important to educate the next generations on some of the history behind paintball and the people that made it all that it is today. Without further ado we are pleased to publish our interview with a man who is very well known in the paintball industry but… what do you really know about Mr. Bob Long? Continue reading »
The Catshack Reports Paintball News was positively floored when the Catshack Hotline rang; on the other end of the line was none other than paintball’s creator, Mr. Bob Gurnsey himself. No worries as we seized the opportunity to spend well over an hour on the phone to conduct a full blown interview with the man that started it all. This translated into several subsequent telephone conversations with Bob from his home in Florida to fully absorb the life story of the man who started it all.
Many in the paintball circles know exactly who Mr. Gurnsey is but for those of you who don’t, Bob was one of a trio of men responsible for the creation and implementation of the game we have all come to know and love as “paintball” Continue reading »
Welcome Nick Truter, the voice for the NPPL to the Catshack Reports Paintball News. Nick set aside a few moments from his extremely busy schedule to discuss his career and his experience in paintball. Continue reading »
While the Catshack Reports has had opportunity to speak at length with Greg on a few occasions now, oddly enough we had not yet clinched a full blown interview with the man who has catapulted paintball into the world of video gaming. Sit back and have a coffee as we discuss a few things with the man who makes using a pump marker look easy. Just a quick FYI and perhaps lesser known Cat Fact, the top banner of the Catshack Reports website bearing our logo also shows someone’s goggles… you guessed it, that’s Mr Greg “Red” Hastings! Continue reading »
Justin “LJ” Schwarz is a machine on the field, some would say his moves are automatic due to his efficiency when he moves. Like liquid he is able to adapt to any given situation his opponents throw at him from their side of the field. He will make moves most players only dream about, he is an all around player who specializes in every little aspect of the game. We here at the Catshack Reports were lucky enough to get to discuss the game with him a little. Continue reading »
The Catshack Reports welcomes well known paintball personality and whip cracking moderator from TechPB we all know and love … Kitty Wandel! Direct from Hawaii, Kitty shares her history and thoughts on the best game in the world, paintball! Continue reading »
Exalt – The definition is to praise, glorify, honor, intensify or heighten. All of these words seem very fitting for this company we all have associated with their trademark neon green colored products, not that this is the only color they use. With their hand in the proverbial paintball cookie jar there is not a lot of accessories that Exalt does not cover, keeping you well equipped on and off the field. Continue reading »
