Having Fun on the Battlefield
We were privileged late last year with the opportunity to have a film crew come to our Airsoft game. At Your Leisure, an increasingly popular TV show focused on outdoor family recreation came to do a piece on the growing Airsoft phenomenon. The weather was a little chilly, but the game was fun and it lasted upwards of 6 hours!
We have a lot of raw footage posted on YouTube.com from an amateur camera man who was in attendance. In these videos you can see that there were close to 30 people and that everyone got into the action. Most of that footage was of a game of Capture the Flag.
This new video from At Your Leisure posted on their website and on Google Video showcase how fun and how realistic these simulated war games can be when playing Airsoft. This piece was aired on January 19th on ABC and on January 26th on the CW.
When playing Airsoft, safety was and should always be a huge concern. We use protective eye gear, layered clothing, Airsoft guns within a certain power range, lots of rules for the players as well as for situations, like when civilians enter the course. Airsoft is a fun sport that any one of any budget can take part in whether alone doing some target practice or with a group of friends playing simulated war games on a Saturday afternoon.
As usual, HobbyTron.com sponsored this event and supplied all of the new comers with Airsoft guns, goggles, and ammunition. There were no injuries, except for pride maybe for the losing teams.