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paintballimpact.com / Clothing / Footwear - Shoes
Quality Footwear - Shoes for Paintball
In the sport of paintball, it is important to have quality foot wear. Paintball is a sport that involves a lot of sliding, jumping, and running toward opponents and behind inflatable bunkers. In indoor paintball, the surfaces usually involve turf and loss of paint smeared all over the ground. In woodsball games, players may be running up rock formations or darting across shallow streams. In the Big Game, players may be jumping off tanks an even running through the snow. No matter what games you play, you will be running through some challenging terrains, and you will need some quality foot wear to keep your traction with the ground. In this article, we will look at some shoes made specifically for paintball, and go over their strengths and weaknesses.
Some shoes are made for woodsball, some for speedball, and some for all terrains. The ATC Hydrogel Shoe from Dye is made to look cutting edge, and it will keep you on your feet throughout the game. The ATC Hydrogel Shoes were released on the market in 2005; they are very comfortable and perform admirably in paintball battles. The outer edge of the hydrogel shoe is lined with Kevlar, making this shoe long lasting and resistant to a paintball impact. One of the highlights of the she is its Hydro Gel heel insert, which cushions the impact during heavy running and landings. Quality foot wear from "Dye Precision also has a locking zipper and pull tabs, comfort sock, toe tooth, cross heel stabilizers, reinforced heel and toe, and rubber treads with turf studs. Though the ATC Hydrogel Shoes are made with materials strong enough to stop a 300 fps paintball, comfort was not sacrificed in the making of this shoe. They are as comfortable as your regular sneakers, and the traction on the shoes are great. The comfort and performance of these Gel Shoes truly sets the market. The sole of their shoes allow players to charge forward out of a kneeling or upright position, especially on the break. Players who have worn these paintball shoes say that they have played with them on all day and not gotten sore.

Dye also makes a number of other quality shoes for paintball. The Dye All Terrain Cleats have gotten near unanimous positive receives and can be seen on players in tournaments all over the United States. The Dye All Terrain Cleats were the first ever foot wear constructed specifically for the sport of paintball. The sole of the All Terrain Cleats are heavily ridged to retain traction in even the slickest of conditions. These All Terrain Cleats are loaded with Cross Heel Stabilizers and an extra wide heel that provides the ultimate horizontal support and stability. The All Terrain Cleats are also designed with Molded Eva Foam. The Molded Eva Foam provides the feet with a lot of cushion, but they are light and do not weigh down the paintball players.
One piece of paintball foot wear that performs well and has an eye-catching design is Dark FT Shoe from Warped Sportz. The Dart FT Shoe is low topped and designed for comfort and high performance.
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