NPPL 2008 — Houston

NPPL 2008 Paintball Venue Info
Houston , TX
(September 19 - 21, 2008)

NPPL Introduces 5-Man Format into Super 7 World Series

Not quite ready to step up to 7-man but want the NPPL experience for a fraction of the price? Then enter a 5-man team into the NPPL Houston Event and take your chance at winning cash prizes!

Low entry fees
Cash Prizes
D3 and D4 Divisions Offered

Game Play
7 Preliminary Games held on one day (choice of Friday or Saturday) with finals on Sunday. Two different divisions of play offered. Team cap will be in place.


Rules and Format
Full rules in 2008 NPPL rulebook under “5-man format”

5-man format
Center Flag
5-minute time limit on games
Division 4 qualifiers – (For players who have never played in the NPPL before)
Division 3 qualifiers – (For players who have never played D2 or higher in the NPPL)


Prizes
5-man Division 3 Cash Prizes
1st - $2,250
2nd -$1,250
3rd - $750
4th - $500

5-man Division 4 Cash Prizes
1st - $1,800
2nd -$1,000
3rd - $600
4th - $300


Entry Fees
Entry fees will increase if not paid in full by August 29, 2008.

Division 4:
Division 4 Friday Prelims - $900 before price increase, $1,000 after price increase
Division 4 Saturday Prelims - $1,000 before price increase, $1,100 after price increase

Division 3:
Division 3 Friday Prelims - $1,000 before price increase, $1,100 after price increase
Division 3 Saturday Prelims - $1,100 before price increase, $1,200 after price increase

NPPL Houston Paintball Field Layouts

NPPL 2008 Dates and Venues

NPPL canceled the Houston event for 2008 due to the decimation from hurricane Ike. Bea Youngs was there and caught it on tape. We bring you the following as a counterpoint to the flaming that followed NPPL's announcement.

Vibe or Spyder Vs1 paintball gun?

Q: Hey i'm looking for a first Paintball gun to get into paintball. I dont want an ion cus i dont wanna spend like 163$ plus like 20-30$ for a new feedneck on a gun. Paintball****** on youtube said he doesnt like kingman but likes the Sp vibe. But the spyder vs1 paintball gun is the same price on actionvillage and it shoots way faster. Please tell me what to get. Smart Parts Vibe or Kingman Spyder Vs1 paintball gun.

A1: first off the spyder vs1 paintball gun has a higher rof that doesnt mean it shoots faster on semi, which is pretty much the only mode you'll be using. the vibe is much more durabel than a vs1 paintball marker and i'm pretty sure its a good bit lighter. def. go with the vibe. its also got many upgrade options, but doesnt require as many as a vs1 would

A2: I've owned 2 vs2s and currently own the vibe. The vibe doesnt come with an aftermarket board and has no vision.

from what i see it depends on the amount of cash in your pocket, if you got the $360 dollars to spend upgrading the spyder vs2 paintball gun to perform good with a cp air combo (reg adapter, asa, and reg) and a tadao board go ahead, the air combo is a must because the stock asa/reg is garbage. and the board only has semi and three shot, and most people use ramping for tournaments.

But the vibe is extremely light, reliable, runs on a/s co2 or hpa and is an amazing starter gun. Best one in its price range, only problem is the max rate of fire.

It's alot about whatever catches YOUR eye, how comfotable it sits in your hand, and how much money you have. I dont play anymore so i have the vibe just for some recball, sometimes speedball

A3: i used to have the spyder vs1 paintball marker and i sold it and got a vibe. the vs1 will cost you more, and has the horrible feed-neck. my vibe is still ok in speED AT 11 bps booom thunder close but the vs1 will need new parts and the vibe has a clamping fn and more.

via: http://www.pbnation.com/showthread.php?t=2759721

Spyder VS Series Markers

Spyder VS1 paintball gun with virtue


Smart Parts Vibe Paintball Gun Review

Spyder Pilot ACS problem (paintball gun not firing/cycling)

"Today I went outside to shoot with my Spyder Pilot ACS paintball gun I managed a pod and a half before I started experiencing problems. The problem was that the paintball gun wasn't cycling. I've had a problem before where I could fire a few shots and it would go to SEMI with Safety on, but now the paintball gun doesn't change to semi/safety on. Instead when I pull on the trigger, the paintball gun makes a clicking sound (different from when the gun is fired uncocked) and the bolt doesn't go forward. I also use 9Vs because I lost the one that it came with, and a new 9.6V battery I bought doesn't work correctly when I air up the paintball gun."

"It sounds like your board is damaged...try another 9.6 volt, and if that doesn't work, you probably need a new board."

"it could be due to the fact that u used 9v and damaged the board to begin with. "

"are the 9v's new and are you using a good brand? Is the 9.6v fully charged and not overcharged?
have you tried to shim the noid, when i used 9v's i put a quarter behind the noid and it worked fine, but when i switched to the 9.6v the striker wouldn't catch the sear every time so i took it out and now it shoots fine. "

via: http://www.pbreview.com/forums/showthread.php?t=428524

Spyder Paintball Classic Series E-marker

General Cleaning of your spyder pilot ACS paintball marker
This will answer all the questions you might have about cleaning Your spyder Pilot ACS paintball marker.