I Tried Professional Paintball

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Featuring:

Rance Gillespie
Alec Buschang
Brandon Trujillo
Jeremy Gavette
Dina Gomez

Filmed at The Paintball Park at Camp Pendleton! Check them out if you are in the area and looking for a place to have a great time:

TEAM MK:

Director - Garrett Kennell

Editor - Silas Orteza

Director of Photography - Nate Cornett

Camera Operator - Eric Lombart

Sound - Christina Gonzalez

Assistant Editor - Madeline Puzzo

Color - Kevin Stiller

[MichelleKhare]

Hi friends! I'm SO happy to be back. We have been working on some HUGE projects (hint: chess...paramedic...) that are coming very very soon!! So be sure to have notifications on :) I love you all and thank you so much for your patience as we knock out these huge edits. <3

[paintballghillie]

These are the types of videos paintball needs. Showing new players that the sport is a fun game and not something that hurts and is no fun. I absolutely love this!

[Radamsgp]

Nick was the perfect guy to do this with. He is a really really cool guy. My favorite player since he was on Chicago Aftershock back in like 2011/2012 when I first started playing.

[austingreen]

As a ref for a paintball park this is GOLD lessons. I’m definitely geeking out at how I can help my private groups play better too

[danieldionne]

Couldn’t have asked for better coaches. You always pick the best people to collaborate with.

[Melanie-wwyk]

The classic Michelle Khare character curve: starts out optimistic, but scared/timid, and ends completely slaying like a badass. Great video as always.

[alexturnqest]

Finally some CONTENT on a sport that truly deserves more recognition. The more people that play the sport the less my case of paint costs. Everybody that sees this play paintball please!!😭😂

[stoney.g]

I love how she progressed very quickly and really enjoyed playing AND she made it a goal to hit someone close up awesome!

[azuritecrow]

She got the hang of feathering pretty quickly. I've been playing for the past 4 years and I sometimes struggle with it. Also, Nick was really enthusiastic when he was getting shot at by Michelle!

[scftiikittyyt]

Michelle you should try professional fencing! I'm a Canadian fencer in training and you actually get a lot of sprains and blisters but I think its really fun you should try it! I think you got the talent!

[birdeyevision]

Hopefully this gets more ppl wanting to try paintball/speedball! As someone who plays literally every weekend, it is a blast! Talk about adrenaline and cardio 😁 yes it does hurt for like 10-15 seconds after getting shot but after a while you barely notice it and are more annoyed that you died. Highly recommend paintball to everyone 🙌

[protocolsavage]

really thought this was gonna be cringey, super dope that she really went out there, listened to feedback from the coaches, and tried her best. awesome video, and thanks for bringing attention to the sport

[RoninSkye]

Well, you had an excellent pro player out there helping you. Nick is an outstanding guy! It was great seeing you go from completely scared to running through paint to hit the buzzer. This was a blast to watch and I think I speak for the majority of paintball players when I say thank you for giving our sport some much needed exposure! Keep playing!

[Benihana]

Been playing for over 20 years and can say this is the best video I’ve ever seen for an intro to tournament paintball for a beginner. 💯💯💯 Good job to everyone involved in putting this together! And bravo to you, Michelle, for being up for the challenge and pushing through the fear and anxiety! This was epic!

[gruntg]

As an avid amateur paintballer this was fun to watch. We need more people playing this awesome sport and you did great against long time players. I hope you keep playing.

[stop]

This was awesome to see! Nick is one of the pro players that I actually follow and he seems like a really good guy. His M3+ marker is one of my dream guns!

[jbake]

As someone who has spent 15 + yrs playing most weekends, I must say I really respect the way you displayed the game. Tv and movies always seem to dismiss safety, quality gear, teamwork, and the true skill it takes to play well. Shooting accidentally into a barrel bag is something we have all done. Im really glad you left that in there to show the safety measure put in place. You found a top notch coach in Nick, and someone who has been a great ambassador for the sport as a player, and manufacture rep. The player base of paintball thanks you for doing this the right way.

[HonestDoubter]

I have played for over 20 years. You had amazing coaches and you learned SO MUCH from them. You could see a marked difference between the average beginner and yourself at the end of the time being coached. Well done.

[drsoggyhamflaps]

I couldn’t think of a better ambassador for paintball than Nick Slowiak, he’s a paintball national treasure and must be protected at all costs

[kremitislove]

Paintball is my favorite sport and I’m glad she tried this. Hopefully it will persuade more people to try the sport.