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Gogged - Getting Hit on The Facemask
Gogged is when a paintball breaks on someone's goggles. Though being gogged is sometimes an annoyance, a good mask and goggle system always hold up well to a paintball impact. Paintball goggles and head protection systems are the most important tools in a paintball arsenal. Safety is valued above all else in the game of paintball. Players with the right masks and goggles protect a player's face and eyes from enemy or friendly) fire, provide shade from the sun, and have a lens system that can be easily removed and cleaned if a player is gogged.
There are many goggle systems on the market, and prices usually range from $30 to $125 dollars. There are a number of components to these systems that can account for these differences in prices. The most important component can be the lens and the lens removal system. A high end thermal lens has properties that make it scratch resistant, and fog resistant. The FX-10 from JT USA is a lens that is very fog resistant. JT USA lenses also come in a variety of tint shades, with even the darkest shades protecting the player from sun glare without sacrificing optical clarity. Another key to a goggle lens is its availability in multiple tints to prevent the eyes from sun glare. The Event Goggles from Empire Paintball has a lens attachment that offers sufficient glare protection to keep players competing at a very high level.
In games, and between games, players must have the ability to remove their goggle lenses quickly in case they are gogged. If a player is gogged, then they must remove their lens, clean it, and snap it back on, or take it off, and quickly replace it with a new lens. The JT USA FX-10 mask is an excellent design that offers a player full face protection, and quick change lens snaps for quickly rotating lenses. Most paintball games move fast, and players must have the ability to quickly maintain their gear, or rotate new gear in. Paintball is a fast moving game, and 10 seconds in a given match can be like an eternity.
When a player is gogged, or hit in any other area of his body, he is eliminated from the game, and he must leave the field. In most recreational paintball games, matches are single elimination, and gogged player is expected to leave the field immediately. In games like center flag, attack and defend, or Street Fighter, the games usually go by a one shot you're out rule. If a player is gogged, or eliminated, he is to take a direct path towards a field exit. While players are encouraged to clean their masks/goggles after being gogged, they are only expected to do so when they have made it to an area where they can't get hit by paintball fire. Even leaving the face exposed for a few seconds can lead to eye injury. In the event of a game like Down But Not Out where tagged player remains frozen in place, and can brought back into the game by a teammate, the same rules apply, even if a player was gogged. Even if a player's goggles have been splattered, he may not take it off until he is safe from paintball projectiles.
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