Hey friends,
So the off season is still passing by ever so slowly but there is light at the end of the tunnel. The EPL finally released their dates for the 2014 season. The best part about this is finding out that all of the events will be held at CSP. This makes traveling costs so much less than it would be. Of course, East Coast Cup will still be in Maryland but that's no biggie. We are getting close to completing the recruitment for the D5 squad. we have about 6 players so far but I would like to find at least two more to roster. We had try-outs yesterday but only one player came out and he had come out before so it wasn't anyone new. The practice end of it was terrible yesterday due to the amount of cheating players and terrible refs. We all have those days I guess. One bad day isn't going to linger over me and keep me from obtaining my goals. I did however, get the money in for my new jersey so I will get pics of that up when it comes in. We have a set schedule for practices now so I can plan on getting new videos and pics up on here.
One cool thing that is in the works is maybe working for a paintball company from home. This would be a great way for me to make some extra cash while also expanding the ol' resumé. So when I know more about that i will be sure to post.
On a personal note, I was in New Orleans last weekend for the reveal party for my brother and sister-in-law to find out the gender of their baby. It is a boy so I am getting a nephew! I am very excited about this and can't wait to get this lil guy on the paintball field, yes this is going to happen.
The ice of the off season is thawing and with that will come more posts. It has just been so crazy this past month but hopefully things will settle down enough for me to be able to post more frequently. Until then my friends, remember, never keep focus on the troubles we face, there is just too much cool shit in life to take it's place.
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Monday, January 20, 2014
Sunday, December 22, 2013
New Beginnings
Hey friends,
So many things have happened since my last post. Let me break it all down for ya.
First off, I have a new gun for the 2014 season. It's a Luxe 1.5 with all 2.0 internals, and this gun is so sick and smooth. I love it.
Next, I finally graduated college. After 4.5 years, I can call myself an Alumni of Virginia Intermont College with my BA in Business Administration. I didn't walk yet but I will in May. How ever I did receive my diploma in the mail yesterday which was surprising because it wasn't supposed to come for another 5 weeks. So that was pretty cool.
Today, I had practice at CSP. We had a few of our new players for the D5 squad come out and a few new ones looking to join up. We will have an official tryout in January, so it will be fun to see who comes out and who can make the squad. I will be headed up the D5 squad but play on the D4. I got a few videos from today, not all because I was getting used to this new toy. Below are links to the videos, enjoy.
Practice 1
Practice 2
Practice 3
Now that I home in Richmond, I will have more to post about so stay tuned!
So many things have happened since my last post. Let me break it all down for ya.
First off, I have a new gun for the 2014 season. It's a Luxe 1.5 with all 2.0 internals, and this gun is so sick and smooth. I love it.
Next, I finally graduated college. After 4.5 years, I can call myself an Alumni of Virginia Intermont College with my BA in Business Administration. I didn't walk yet but I will in May. How ever I did receive my diploma in the mail yesterday which was surprising because it wasn't supposed to come for another 5 weeks. So that was pretty cool.
Today, I had practice at CSP. We had a few of our new players for the D5 squad come out and a few new ones looking to join up. We will have an official tryout in January, so it will be fun to see who comes out and who can make the squad. I will be headed up the D5 squad but play on the D4. I got a few videos from today, not all because I was getting used to this new toy. Below are links to the videos, enjoy.
Practice 1
Practice 2
Practice 3
Now that I home in Richmond, I will have more to post about so stay tuned!
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Waiting Game
Hey friends,
I know it has been a while, but mostly cause not much is going on. Still working on getting my new gun, however, sales are being super slow so it is taking longer than expected. We are having tryouts for our D5 square for next season on Saturday down at CSP. That will give me more to post about. I am currently working on getting everything ready in order to graduate in two weeks so I have been super busy with that. I am also thinking about maybe starting to use this Twitter thing I keep hear about.
We did however choose our design for the next season! Pictured below, this is the first proof and are currently awaiting the next with the sponsors and all. Check it out. Super sexy. Until next time!
Wednesday, November 13, 2013
The times, they are a'changin
Hey Fans,
So things have been changing pretty quickly lately. The DM is sold and gone. I plan on selling a bunch of stuff and then buying a top level gun, preferably a Luxe. We are planning on adding a D5 squad to the organization. So I will be helping with the try outs and bring to find the best people to be a part of our team. this has all happened in the past week. I don't have much to really report just yet, just trying to get ready for the next season. I may be playing for two teams for 2014. I plan on trying out for Richmond Rage D4 squad and play PSP events. That won't be until January so we will see how that goes. Until then, I am just working on getting a new gun and being ready for the upcoming challenges. I will try and be better about posting when things happen.
Thank you to everyone who has been supporting me and following the blog. I came into this thinking that people may not care of laugh at the idea so I didn't release it until I had about 10 posts and since then, this has grown quickly. So I hope y'all have enjoyed my story so far and I promise to keep telling it.
So things have been changing pretty quickly lately. The DM is sold and gone. I plan on selling a bunch of stuff and then buying a top level gun, preferably a Luxe. We are planning on adding a D5 squad to the organization. So I will be helping with the try outs and bring to find the best people to be a part of our team. this has all happened in the past week. I don't have much to really report just yet, just trying to get ready for the next season. I may be playing for two teams for 2014. I plan on trying out for Richmond Rage D4 squad and play PSP events. That won't be until January so we will see how that goes. Until then, I am just working on getting a new gun and being ready for the upcoming challenges. I will try and be better about posting when things happen.
Thank you to everyone who has been supporting me and following the blog. I came into this thinking that people may not care of laugh at the idea so I didn't release it until I had about 10 posts and since then, this has grown quickly. So I hope y'all have enjoyed my story so far and I promise to keep telling it.
Friday, October 18, 2013
Gun Rebuild Project
Since it is the off-season, I need something to do with my time. I decided that i was going to rebuild my DM7. I am working on a 3-prong rebuild. The first phase is to redo how it shoots. This involves a new trigger and bolt. The next phase is to rebuild the air flow system. I am looking to get an NT style Hyper 3 reg and a UL AirPort. The last phase is the electronics. Virtue eyes and a Virtue board will be installed. This will make my gun shoot better and more efficient. I was considering buy a new gun but I thought this would be both more fun and cheaper.
So far, I have complete phase one. I added a Violent Products Scythe trigger and a Billy Wing bolt. So far, I have notice a huge difference in how the gun feels and shoots. It is super smooth and with the trigger being more to my liking, I am going to be able to continue shooting fools and be as comfortable as ever. Below are pics of my newest toys, and after I sell some gear, I will be moving on to phase 2.
So far, I have complete phase one. I added a Violent Products Scythe trigger and a Billy Wing bolt. So far, I have notice a huge difference in how the gun feels and shoots. It is super smooth and with the trigger being more to my liking, I am going to be able to continue shooting fools and be as comfortable as ever. Below are pics of my newest toys, and after I sell some gear, I will be moving on to phase 2.
Monday, October 7, 2013
Tippmann Event
Hey friends!
This past Saturday, I played in a small, local, throw-together Tippmann only event at X-Zone paintball in Richmond. Not many teams came out but it was still a fun event to play in. A rental only tournament is a great idea! This tests a player's abilities and not just how much they can spend on a marker. We ended up taking first which was to be expected. But overall, it was a lot fun even though it was hotter than it should have been in October. Just a great way to calm down after the intensity that was Cup. But this is an event I would like to see grow and if they decide to do it again, I will be all for it! I did get some footage of the events and they are posted below!
Tippmann Event 1
Tippmann Event 2
Tippmann Event 3
Tippmann Event 4
Tippmann Event 5
Tippmann Event 6
Tippmann Event 7
Tippmann Event 8
Until next time! Tell your friends!
This past Saturday, I played in a small, local, throw-together Tippmann only event at X-Zone paintball in Richmond. Not many teams came out but it was still a fun event to play in. A rental only tournament is a great idea! This tests a player's abilities and not just how much they can spend on a marker. We ended up taking first which was to be expected. But overall, it was a lot fun even though it was hotter than it should have been in October. Just a great way to calm down after the intensity that was Cup. But this is an event I would like to see grow and if they decide to do it again, I will be all for it! I did get some footage of the events and they are posted below!
Tippmann Event 1
Tippmann Event 2
Tippmann Event 3
Tippmann Event 4
Tippmann Event 5
Tippmann Event 6
Tippmann Event 7
Tippmann Event 8
Until next time! Tell your friends!
Monday, September 30, 2013
East Coast Cup & Videos!!!
So this has been a CRAZY weekend. I think it would be best to start from the beginning and then work our way up to Cup. So sit back and enjoy the adventure.
So while my car was in the shop, I picked up a rental car for the trip. I got a pretty amazing Mazda6 with all the bells and whistles which ended up being a HUGE help getting to Westminister, MD. So I drive up on Friday and head straight up 81. I made the huge mistake of trying to make a pit stop in Harrisonburg, VA right by JMU at around 5:30pm on a Friday. Millions of people everywhere and it was a zoo. So pass on through, cut through West Virginia and Maryland. Ended up in Pennsylvania pretty randomly and as soon as I cross over the state line, huge wall of fog rolls into the town onto a little league game, which I though was a little weird. So pass through a few small towns and make my way to Westminister, MD. My teammates hadn't arrived yet, but some of the other players were at the hotel so we all hung out for a bit and waited for Justin and Jennifer to get in which they did around 11ish.
The following morning, we went to Gettysburg since we had never been before. We walked all around and visited Devil's Den. We got some awesome photos and I posted the good ones on my Facebook, so check them out. As we were heading back, we stopped at the Maryland Microbrewery Festival. This is just as amazing a concept as it sounds. So we had some great beers and had a good time. We then went to the field in order to get plays figured out and get an idea of how we were going to be playing matches. We then headed back to the hotel and waited for the rest of the team to show up and when they did we all went to Ruby Tuesdays for team dinner. When we got back to the hotel again we all kinda just hung out at the hotel, cleaning guns, worked on basics and just kinda chilled for a while.
We got up around 5:30am to head to the field for the event. I just feel like we should never be awake before the sun, but whatever. We got underway with the tournament and off the bat we start getting plagued by penalties. This went on all day and not just with our team but all of the teams. The refs were doing a good job but also at the same time making some pretty bad calls. We fought hard all throughout the prelims but with some pretty bad tournaments, we didn't think we were going to advance. Some of our players had already packed up when we got the word that we were advancing. So we get into the quarter finals and it came down to a 3rd point to decide if we would continue. We won by the skin on our teeth and moved on to the semi-finals. We lost the round of the semis but we would be able to play for 3rd place. This means we can either go home with a medal and prizes or empty handed. I knew that I wasn't playing my best so I took over the role of coach. We won the first point and the team was eager to finish this event up strong. We won the second point and earned 3rd place. This is a huge accomplishment. We have really started to play as a team and keep pushing each other to do better. So after the tournament, I had the long 7ish hour drive back to Bristol and I got in around 1:30am, longest day ever.
With the end of the season here, its amazing to see how the team has grown even with the little amount of time I have been apart of it. We will be advancing to D4 next season, and this will present new challenges for us. We will have to grow and practice harder. We will be getting some of the core players back from deployment so it will be a fun 2014 season. So I will keep y'all posted on my off season activities.
Here are the videos from the event! ENJOY!
ECC 1
ECC 2
ECC 3
ECC 4
ECC 5
ECC 6
ECC 7
ECC 8
ECC 9
ECC 10
So while my car was in the shop, I picked up a rental car for the trip. I got a pretty amazing Mazda6 with all the bells and whistles which ended up being a HUGE help getting to Westminister, MD. So I drive up on Friday and head straight up 81. I made the huge mistake of trying to make a pit stop in Harrisonburg, VA right by JMU at around 5:30pm on a Friday. Millions of people everywhere and it was a zoo. So pass on through, cut through West Virginia and Maryland. Ended up in Pennsylvania pretty randomly and as soon as I cross over the state line, huge wall of fog rolls into the town onto a little league game, which I though was a little weird. So pass through a few small towns and make my way to Westminister, MD. My teammates hadn't arrived yet, but some of the other players were at the hotel so we all hung out for a bit and waited for Justin and Jennifer to get in which they did around 11ish.
The following morning, we went to Gettysburg since we had never been before. We walked all around and visited Devil's Den. We got some awesome photos and I posted the good ones on my Facebook, so check them out. As we were heading back, we stopped at the Maryland Microbrewery Festival. This is just as amazing a concept as it sounds. So we had some great beers and had a good time. We then went to the field in order to get plays figured out and get an idea of how we were going to be playing matches. We then headed back to the hotel and waited for the rest of the team to show up and when they did we all went to Ruby Tuesdays for team dinner. When we got back to the hotel again we all kinda just hung out at the hotel, cleaning guns, worked on basics and just kinda chilled for a while.
We got up around 5:30am to head to the field for the event. I just feel like we should never be awake before the sun, but whatever. We got underway with the tournament and off the bat we start getting plagued by penalties. This went on all day and not just with our team but all of the teams. The refs were doing a good job but also at the same time making some pretty bad calls. We fought hard all throughout the prelims but with some pretty bad tournaments, we didn't think we were going to advance. Some of our players had already packed up when we got the word that we were advancing. So we get into the quarter finals and it came down to a 3rd point to decide if we would continue. We won by the skin on our teeth and moved on to the semi-finals. We lost the round of the semis but we would be able to play for 3rd place. This means we can either go home with a medal and prizes or empty handed. I knew that I wasn't playing my best so I took over the role of coach. We won the first point and the team was eager to finish this event up strong. We won the second point and earned 3rd place. This is a huge accomplishment. We have really started to play as a team and keep pushing each other to do better. So after the tournament, I had the long 7ish hour drive back to Bristol and I got in around 1:30am, longest day ever.
With the end of the season here, its amazing to see how the team has grown even with the little amount of time I have been apart of it. We will be advancing to D4 next season, and this will present new challenges for us. We will have to grow and practice harder. We will be getting some of the core players back from deployment so it will be a fun 2014 season. So I will keep y'all posted on my off season activities.
Here are the videos from the event! ENJOY!
ECC 1
ECC 2
ECC 3
ECC 4
ECC 5
ECC 6
ECC 7
ECC 8
ECC 9
ECC 10
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