For a long time, paintball has been considered PAIN-tball, with a big warning to new players of the PAIN that paintball brings. While standard paintball does have a bit of a sting (which encourages players NOT to be shot, it's a very important part of the game), young players are led to believe the pain is far more than it really is.
Although this is typically brought about by experienced players who want to feel tough and cool before they arrive at the field, this attitude leads new players to anxiety. Thus Low Impact paintball was created! There is also an incredibly overwhelming fear for young players when being chased with a standard paintball marker, but the introduction of Low Impact paintball and the visibly weakened Low Impact paintball shot significantly reduces that fear.
