Yesterday I attended the first official day of walk-on play at a new field in Granite Falls, NC - Precision Sports Paintball.  The good people behind Precision have a long history in paintball, going back to the good old Splatmaster days.  After the clear cutting of a popular renegade field, the folk behind Precision took an opportunity to expand their business beyond their tiny storefront to a much larger location that now includes a sizeable proshop, a ten acre woodsball field, and an indoor field.

The proshop contains an impressive variety of equipment, from starter markers to some tricked out custom jobs.  They carry scenariocentric equipment as well as tournament ready gear, and plenty of it.  A new player could outfit himself head to toe at Precision Sports.  While the field doesn’t have a website yet, this site has contact information, if you want to get in touch with them.  They do provide service for all their equipment, and they have a professionally trained airsmith on the premises.

Bill from Rogue Cell, a local scenario powerhouse, runs the wooded fields, and he has a vision for the acreage.  He’s built up several forts and laid out the land to roughly mirror 1950s era Korea.  I had a chance to jump in on several attack-and-defend games, and the terrain proved just right for some excellent ambushes.  After I hid in the brush and shot two enemy players after they walked past me, their sniper took me out with a single well-placed shot.

Back on the inside, the 140 x 50 indoor airball field proved just right for some lightning fast games.  The players there are no slackers either; the ones who showed up yesterday were a mix of veterans, current and former tourney players, and some enthusiastic newer players looking to hone their skills.  I warmed up with a few one-on-ones with Nathan, and after seeing him get the angles on me, I had a better feel for the layout before the bigger games.

When it came to three-on-threes or five-on-fives, this bunker packed indoor field played like that short-lived professional three man indoor series.  Super fast games on a playing surface that made it possible for me to get down the snake in about 3 seconds.  Fun stuff.

The owners of Precision Sports Paintball have plans to add an outdoor hyperball field, a full-size X-Ball field, and to continue to improve the woods.  With an easily accessible location, reasonable prices, a friendly and knowledgeable staff, and a good crowd of locals, Precision Paintball gets the thumbs up.