Once in a while a product will enter the market that stirs up the industry via new ideas and innovation on the foundation of old products. The implementation of carbon fiber material into consumer related goods is a relatively new field, but a promising one that has a great deal of room to expand.

There are currently only a spare few companies who’ve taken the time to implement this technology into the barrel market, and Paintball Assassin is looking to put a hit out on them with their new line of carbon fiber “Deathstix” barrel kits.

According to Paintball Assassin:

The Series 2 Deathstix barrel kit maintains the ultra accurate 5 to 5 porting design and high quality carbon fiber we have become known for. It also comes with the 4 sizes of backs (.686, .689, .692, and .695) and a black hard case that holds the entire Deathstix Kit. It has space for 4 backs and the tip. Our case keeps your barrel safe and secure, while other companies give you a plastic tube.

The Deathstix Kit is guaranteed to shoot straight and clean out easier than an aluminum barrel.

New changes have been made to the Deathstix for the 2008/2009 line, they incorporate our new Deathstix logo, as well as the word/logo “KILL > > >” on the very tip, these design changes combined with our new colors make the Deathstix barrel kit the most detailed and configurable kit on the market.

For all of the previous Deathstix owners you have confidence in knowing that your Original Series tip is mechanically the same and the backs and tips are all compatible with each other.

Paintball Assassin’s new Deathstix Barrel kits are currently available through their online distributor: http://paintballshop.com. Current pricing for their carbon fiber barrel kits depends on your selection of length. Currently available kits are:

• 14″ Deathstix Barrel Kit = $154.99
• 16″ Deathstix Barrel Kit = $164.99
• 24″ Tactical Sniper Deathstix Barrel Kit = $179.99

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Paintball Sports Promotions is strolling through their season with the recent completion of the 2008 Chicago Open. Players this year were treated to a full weekend of play at the Bolingbrook Recreation and Aquatic Center in beautiful Bolingbrook, IL.

The Chicago Open was a highly anticipated event, as it was the middle ground for the entire season of Xball. Players were treated, like previous events, this year to a relatively different field layout. The new design eliminated the entire snake side of the field for a castle style defensive position. Needless to say, it made for some decent matches.

It is without a doubt that some of the most exciting games take place on the Pro NXL Fields. This is due to the fact that circumstances and variables can change within a moments notice. Previous event’s winners can be left at the bottom of the podium, while new comers to the game can rise to the top. In the case of the Chicago Open, this is exactly what happened.

New comers to the game Tampa Bay Damage took the win by beating San Diego Aftermath in a final score of five to three. Former one two finishers, at the Mid Atlantic Open, Dynasty and Ironmen took third and fourth positions.

Official Results

NXL

1. Tampa Bay Damage
2. San Diego Aftermath
3. Los Angeles Ironmen
4. Dynasty

Division 1

1. RNT Allstarz
2. Vicious
3. Damage D1
4. TX Justice League

Division 2

1. Cross-Eyed Paintball
2. Raiden
3. Fierce
4. Warped Army

Division 3

1. Velocity Wrecking Crew
2. Fierce Heat
3. DSSP8NTBALL.com
4. Chicago WiseGuys

Division 2 5-Man

1. Team RNT
2. Dark Army
3. Rogue
4. Pintura Fresca

Division 3 5-Man

1. Boom
2. Wyldside
3. PG Style
4. Storm

Division 4 5-Man

1. Total Karnage Kids
2. Texas Select
3. 100 Proof Paintball
4. Vivid

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It’s been a little stale around here as of lately, as not many news worthy stories have been appearing. It appears however that the four week mark has arrived, and the NPPL has released their much anticipated field layouts for the next event in Buffalo, July 18th through 20th.

Like the PSP, it seems that the NPPL is trying to please fans for the 2008 season by drastically changing the field layouts on most of their seven man fields. Among the changes, some of the most noticeable are the dual snake designs on both the Sypder and Eclipse fields.

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NPPL Field

Angel Field

Eclipse Field

JT Field

Spyder Field

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Right on schedule, Paintball Sports Promotions is gearing players up for the third Xball event of the year (June 25th to 29th) by releasing the field layouts for the Chicago Open.

As with the Mid-Atlantic Open layouts, the PSP is causing much controversy by changing the fields to the point where there is an equal amount of approval and disgust from players for the new designs. One of the main complaints currently with the Chicago Open layout is the lack of a proper snake design.

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The month of June is somewhat of a rest period for paintball players. With only the PSP’s Chicago Open (June 25th through 29th) to worry about, players can dig down hard and prepare themselves for when things kick back into gear in July. For a surprising change, the Millennium Series has just released the field layouts for the third event in Toulouse, France, July 4th through July 6th: the Millennium World Cup.

When compared to London’s field layout, the new design seems to strip away back field cover, while offering more blocking bunkers on both the snake and dorito sides. One of the more interesting things about the field is the way it is setup into two “rings” of defense. Whereas London’s design featured some center field cover, Toulouse’s design strips away most of the center field bunkers in order to implement a second circle around center fifty.

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