Paintball exploded in popularity from the nineties up until about 2004. Since then it has stabilized at about 10 million players in the United States. Why did paintball stop growing? Did paintball reach its popularity for this generation – or is there more for it to offer?
So, this post ends with a thought only – what’s paintball’s next step? It’s a general question that even I can’t answer.
Eerie, isn’t it.
The funny part is their are no real numbers so players. Usually Kee Action Sports or the JT USA Companies will pick a number right out of a hat.
The question is what else is really left for paintball? Where do you want it to go? Would you like it on TV every weekend? The popularity isn’t their. Its too expensive and their are too many ego’s involved for paintball to grow any more.
Paintball is shifting back into the woods, which also might stunt its growth.
I think paintball is growing in the number of teams playing in national tournaments and events but not in the amount of new players entering the sport. I think the future of the sport is in the national tournament scene
Woodsball allows us to play on a regular basis for next to nothing costs.
Paintballers will grow in numbers because of woodsball.
the hard core woodsballers will want more and step it up and take on the corses.
I see woodsball as one of the key stepping stones in making the world play paintball with us.