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Expert Profile: Jessica Sparks

Expertise: Questions about the paintball sport itself, from recreational ball through speedball and competition play; how to play the game, from basic to advanced tactics; paintball equipment; how to start a paintball field or store; and about the business of paintball.

Experience
Nearly 20 years in the sport as a player (national level competition and recreational/scenario play), writer, photographer, activist for the sport, and magazine editor.

Publications
Have written for/edited Action Pursuit Games magazine, Paintball magazine, and many other magazines, newsletters, web sites, newspaper articles, videos, video scripts, and books. Expert; consultant.

Education/Credentials
College & advanced degrees

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Something interesting about this subject that others may not know: Paintball has over 9 million players in the USA now. Founded in 1981 by Bob Gurnsey, the history of paintball can be read at www.actionpursuitgames.com under The Roots of the Game.

What do you like about this subject? Paintball is the world's most thrilling, intricate, adrenaline-packed game! No two games will ever be exactly alike. You don't have to be big, fast, young, or strong to excel in paintball!

Something controversial or provocative about this subject Paintball - you're shooting liquid-filled paintballs at your opponents, and everyone has a special paintball marker. MANDATORY! Paintball goggle systems for everyone in the shooting/game area; speed limits for the paintballs measured on a chronograph; barrel plugs or barrel bags for every marker barrel when not in a shooting area.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? Education and safety - the more, the better, is a goal for everyone in paintball.

Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 2362
Knowledge	9.83 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.76 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.69 Best of the best
Politeness	9.85 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		15
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		429

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	4	10	09/14/08
10	10	10	10	09/08/08
10	9	9	10	08/03/08
10	10	10	10	07/26/08
10	10	10	10	06/23/08

User Comments

thank you very much. that was very helpfull
(Joe on 09/14/08)

Thank you for your help. It has given me insights and more understanding regarding low and high pressure.
(Eugene on 09/08/08)

Thankyou for your reply, you gave me much more information than i asked for in my original question, much appreciated. thankyou.
(adrian on 08/03/08)

thank you so much!!! you have really givin me some great ideas on how to be a better player
(Nick on 07/26/08)

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Recent Answers from Jessica Sparks

2008-09-28 co2 tanks for paintball guns: The tanks for CO2 for paintball come in different sizes of tank. You pick the size you like. A 12 ounce or a 16 ounce or a 20 ounce would be the most likely to use with your new Spyder. The valve threading...

2008-09-09 Distance: Joe, yes, all markers will shoot relatively the same distance if, and that's the important word, IF all else is equal. There are a lot of variables. The performance, speed of shooting/balls per second...

2008-09-07 tanks: Find out the operating pressure of the marker. That should be in the manual. Find out if the marker runs only on compreessed air, or if it also runs on CO2. If you do not have the manual, contact the...

2008-08-31 woodsball: Depends on the field, and how many players are on each team. Work as a buddy team. Know your hand code signals so you don't have to talk to your teammae. When you find a target, one of you moves...

2008-08-31 Paintball and etc: 1. Small fields - many players like very small fields. 2. Usually land near or in a city is very expensive. It takes advertising to bring people out of the city, a long distance, to play. Many fields...