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Some more footage form the 2013 Dallas PSP event (just cos it never gets boring), but this time courtesy of they guys at HDBROStv. These guys have turned out a few good vids and they keep getting better.

This one features all your favorite pro teams battling it out and some slick slow-mo footage which we all love. Special shout out goes to Tyler Harmon's one handed gangsta bunkering to face plant at about the 2 min mark. Crazy crazy move!

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT.

Ok, I won't blow smoke up your asses and say we've been training hard for the season...because we haven't. Actually, that's not entirely true because the way we see it watching vids, talking about it and planning what you fancy doing is all sort of practice. If you have that 'feeling' and have ideas then you're doing something, right?

I know, you still need real trigger time to hone your guncraft, but we've covered that off too. We've ran around Chris' house with all our new gear on, done some snap shooting drills from the doorways and even put a few crawls in on his rug. Perfect. What? That STILL doesn't count for real balling and facing real opponents? Well...we covered that too!! Thanks to the specially designed piece of military spec paintball simulation software; Greg Hastings Tournament Paintball, we've managed to compete against the best in the world!!

So, the big question is are we ready to bust up the D-Side at CPPS next weekend? I think, without a shadow of a doubt, that we're gonna be the best we've ever been.

Bring it!!

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The last DailyPump was Spantastik Medias take on day 1&2 of Dallas, and now they're already bringing us day 3&4. SWEET!!

More of the same really, some good D1 and Pro footage plus again they called in the UAV for the best aerial footage I've seen. Well done Spantastik. Taking ballin vids to a new level....A much higher level!

GFH REWIND: K2 CAMP MASTERS 2002.

So, Chris is gonna hate me for this but thanks to one of our original K2 team members, The Andy, we have rare footage of my comapdre speaking in public. With French subtitles!!

Nothing more to say other than the guy shouting his head off in the huddle at the start, getting the team PUUUUMPED...well, that's me but it aint the same as a full blown interview. Jealous? I do like a camera. So yes. There's time.

Enjoy.

I CAN'T ALWAYS BE RIGHT!

So rumour has it that the last Challengers team isn't in fact going to Oakland Fuzion who my money was on, but instead is allegedly going to be...... San Jose Royalty.

Fair enough I suppose as they are coached by the legend that is Shane Pestana and from the looks of their latest practice vid on YouTube, can hang with the big dogs.

This isn't fully confirmed yet so Fuzion could still be in with a shout. If they are out then good luck to Royalty and I'm sure Fuzion will get their shot sooner or later.

CHALLENGERS (ALMOST) READY

Next up to join the challengers ranks is Dave Bains little project team Sacramento DMG. These dudes have only been around since the start of the 2012 season and already they've proven to be a force!

In their first year they already won the MAO and then last month took the title at Dallas. With Dave Bains as owner and coach and a pretty strong roster, these are probably the favorites to give the pro teams their biggest fright. Good luck DMG.

YOU MUST BE JESTING!

The third new challengers team is out. It's the New Jersey Jesters. Affraid I don't really know much about them though? My guess is there pretty funny guys, but I'm sure there gonna take the new Challengers division seriously.

The teams been around since 96 so I'm sure they know a thing or two about puttin in some graft and like all these upgraded D1 teams they're gonna be super hungry and motivated to show the ex top tier teams what they've got! It's gonna be an interesting season to say the least.

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Probably one of the trickest paintball vids out there at the minute. This new video by the guys over at Spantastik Media takes camera angles to a whole new level. All that was missing was some one saying 'UAV is online' at the start!

Sloan, J-Dawg and Span show off the footage they got from day 1 & 2 including the aerial stuff over the Div 1 field.

THERE'S A STORM BREWING...

God damn I was right for once! Only 24 hours ago news broke the T1 Topgun Union was the first D1 team to be upgraded to the new PSP Challengers division. Well it looks like they've chosen another team to join them.

Enter Texas Storm! They've only been around for like 24 years now showing People that Texas could ball long before the X-Factor guys burst onto the scene. I remember watching these guys on some of the old Traumahead Sportz vids back in the day and they always looked pretty good for a D1 team. 

Well it's time for em to step up and see if they can hang with the big boys, cos with teams like XSV, Vicious and Upton 187 Crew already waiting there for them, it's gonna be a steep learning curve!

Good luck to Texas Storm, now lets see if my Oakland Fuzion prediction also comes true ;)

FIRST WORLD PROBLEMS.

You know that one bit of kit that you love above all others..... Well my Sandana is just that. I flipping love that thing. Well I thought before our next run out at the CPPS in 2 weeks I'd start sorting my kit out. Got everything out and made sure all my stuff was ok. Even put a few things to one side to give em a wash. This was something that non of my kit got for the 12 months we played for Shockwave. It wasn't that people where scared to play us, they just couldn't stand the stench!!

Anyway, threw a few things in the Hotpoint and grinned to myself about how fresh and clean I was gonna look when I strode onto the field to shoot some chumps in the face. Weeellllll, it didn't quite go as I planned, all thanks to my lady friend......... SHE PUT SOMETHING RED IN WITH IT!!!!!

I am now the proud owner of the only custom gay pride edition Sandana!  Now the worst bit of it is actually the terry cloth liner that can't be seen, but guess what? Yeah, I know it's there!!! How the hell am I supposed to be some bad ass serial killing mofo knowing that pressed against my head is the ghayest Sandana this side of the Manchester Pride march!

Still, at least Al is gonna love it x

CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.

Well the first of the new five official PSP Challengers team has been announced today! And, it's...... T1 Topgun Union. Guess no one saw that coming seeing as they finished last year ranked 1st in the div 1 league. But hey, at least we know the first team for sure now.

Topgun played some good ball at Cup but didn't manage a win in Dallas. Still, they didn't go into a flat spin this time and lose Goose.... Guess we all knew that was coming sooner or later.

Anyway good luck this year Topgun. Sure they're gonna put the willies up some of the ex top tier teams who've been forced down to the challengers division.

Who else do you think deserves a shot? Texas Storm maybe? What about new Div 1 team Fuzion who placed 4th at Dallas. Bet their new blood and hunger would be good to watch. Let us know with a comment or hit us up on twitter @gfhpropaganda

BABY STEPS.

So you may have noticed a couple of little changes round here. Al's been a busy boy as usual working his magic on the place, and even I got my hands dirty figuring blog stuff out! We've shifted the tabs round at the top of the page and now every one of them has something sweet for you crazy kids to get your teeth into.

The Sandbaggers tab now has a nice link to their Facebook page which is full of stuff on the team, mainly about their drinking exploits, but I'm sure I spotted something about balling on there? Can't wait to play the CPPS league with these guys and I gotta say our team is looking bad ass for the first event!

Reviews is pretty much unchanged at the min. It's just the snippets of important info from the full on stuff we post in the main blog feed. You can also use the reviews tag down in the 'Dogtags' section on the side panel to see all our archived main blog posts.

DailyPump is now fully functional! Every single pump that's posted is automatically shoved in there so if you stupidly forget to visit us for a few days you can just pop in and watch the latest ones. Bad ass!!

The most popular page at the min is the #gfhpropaganda. This thing is getting crazy amounts of visits. Me and Al think it's probably cos your all as vain as us and you just wanna see your pretty instagram pics showed off! Who can blame ya cos that leads us onto the next tab.....

Yup its GFH? This is basically our own personal showroom. We love to see pics as much as the next dude, and the only thing better is when they're pics of our own hawt selves! Basically its just a lowdown on who the GFH are and what were about.

Come on in and have a look around. If your liking the place, or even if you think it's total ballbags, throw us a comment somewhere and let us know. Peace xx

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After yesterdays slow-mo fest, today is just some straight up PSP Dallas action. It's from the guys over at Derder who as well as always coming up with sick footage, also lay down one of the best commentaries in the game.

This is Thursdays headshot footage and shows some awesome moves including one of the best ref bunkerings EVA!

 Check dis.....

CONFESSIONS OF A PEA HEAD.

If you've read Chris' review of the VForce Grillz you'll have read a bit about comfort and fit ya de ya and some crap about me moaning about my little pea head. Well, I hate to admit it but my arch nemesis and compadre is totally right. I do have a little head. And a skinny frame, so most masks seem to look too big on me and feel weird. I know, sucks to be me right?

I LOVED the first DYE InVision mask because of how small and compact it was, I remember seeing Aftershock looking baaaaadaaaass in em at the time and thinking 'I wanna look badass...and with a mask that fits.' So I rocked a sweet red one for a while and did look pretty badass. And comfortable. Thing is on the mask front I have my AWESOME red gang banging bandana frame ProFlex which is the bomb but I just don't get along with the ProFlex. The jaw piece sticks out too much, the foam ears are always popping out and the faff just gets on my balls.

Enter the VForce Grillz. Good size, nice and snug, still looks a bit big though on me and if anything the strap doesn't seem to close tight enough so I need to do some werk on that. Love it though!!

Useless moaning post? Probably, but everyone take a moment to feel sorry for us little pea heads who always struggle with these things.

CASH MONEY MARTINEZ JOINS VICIOUS.

Here it is, the news we've been waiting on. We now know where the big character that is Cash Money Martinez will be this season. After his recent move from coaching one of my favourite teams, LA Infamous, Martinez had been rumoured for all kinds of jobs; but it looks like the idea of helping take Omaha Vicious to the next level was far too exciting a prospect to pass up.

Vicious looked like a team on the up at PSP Dallas with plenty to offer. Can Todd build the same sort of bond that he had with his crew on Infamous? I don't know, only time will tell I suppose but for now, let's sit back and enjoy the ride.

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Social paintball seems to be doing a lot for our sport at the minute, including making some sweet little vids. This one was only released today and is there PSP Dallas Part 1 vid. The best thing about that, is  it kinda hints there's as least gonna be a part 2!

It's a lot of cool slow-mo footage which I know some people aren't keen on, but hey, I'll put something more action packed up tomorrow....Kinda makes you want come back!

MILLENNIUM FIELD IS UP!

I know, we aren't playing the Millennium Series but still, we wanna keep you in tune with all this malarkey so here's a quick field alert for all you animals going to smash France up.

A quick look at the field seems to hint at some awesome aggressive and decisive play down the Snake and D-Side if the field, should play just like the PSP Dallas set up, if it isn't the same layout exactly. E nice to see some ballsy killers having a go at owning the 50 centre, but survival is always a problem with that spot. Be good to see how the games work out and who takes the gold.

Good luck to the Brit ballers, London Nexus and stablemates Birmingham Disruption have got some tasty games. Own it boys!!

Oh, and a little birds told me there's a chance this field layout might be finding its way to the CPPS this year. Now THAT is gonna be some fun right there.

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Had to happen sooner or later really didn't it. You can't really have a DailyPump without a video by these guys.... Yup, you got it, It's those crazy HK Army nutters.

This is their highlight reel from the 2012 PSP World Cup. The footage shot by Cassidy Sanders and Derrick Threatt is beyond awesome! How these guys get such good shots is crazy. Their timing must be on point with the best Pro ballers out there.

We aren't at all affiliated with HK, but you can't deny they make some of the best ballin vids. HHH!!

Tick tock...BOOOOM!

Ok sports fans, how are we all doing today? Good, we like that. So, you've probably noticed the blog constantly changing as each day flies by. New posts whizzing up at an insane pace and new cool stuff being added, such as new tabs and some crazy sidebar widgets, like the polls and our latest arrival...the countdown to PSP Atlanta clock. Cool eh??!!

Anyway, keep checking in, there'll be heaps of new content going up all the time. We have lots of crap to say about this sport we love so much and the people in it and we have some interviews lined up with people we're privileged to have access to so watch this space. Plus, we'll be getting some history up about us, because we know you're all so interested in our massive under achievements.

Oh, and if you're even MORE interested in what we have to say, follow us both on Twitter @gfhpropaganda and @gfh316.

Keep it GFH.

VOTE NOW!!

Al's hooked us all up with a couple of new votes in the side panel. Lets see who you lot think was the MVP (Most Valuable Player) from the Dallas PSP that took place the other week. Was it Odds on favorite, Ryan Greenspan (Think Al is actually after having his babies right now), or maybe fellow Dynasty players Tyler Harmon or Kyle Spika? Maybe Dynasty don't do it for you and you thought someone like Bryan 'Agent' Smith was a worthy contender after his return to Damage, or you thought J-Rab was back on form considering his slightly underwhelming performance in 2012.

Plus he's also stuck another poll up to see who you all think is gonna take the cake at next months Atlanta PSP. Dynasty are sure to be up their after the showing in Dallas, but could anyone else take it? We all know what a force Heat was last year. Can they bounce back and show the other teams that one semi poor showing doesn't mean they're done. Hows about Damage? They looked real strong, or Impact. With the new superstar team they've built they must be in for a shot. You never know, CEP could even surprise everyone more than they did in Dallas and go all the way!

Lets see what you lot think is ripping and stick a couple of votes down. All for fun like, but at least it gives us all an idea who's getting the love.

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Fancy a bit of 7 man action? Everything these days seems to be all about the 'Race To' format, but lets not totally forget the 7 man action. I always loved 7man......more targets :)

This awesome video is from Race Jones of Blacklist Media, courtesy of the guys over at pbnation. It's got some nice 7 man action from the Vegas NPPL and comes with a nice soundtrack from Kill Paris with Baby come back. Check it!

ECLIPSE PRODUCT REVIEW.

Okey dokey, review time. We're Planet Eclipse fanbois, we make no bones about that. Not because that's all we know; we've both shot a few different whips and tried different gear over the years but we always go back to Eclipse. It's where our hearts are and we really do think they make the best quality gear and a ridiculous amount of design effort goes into every little thing they do. Which brings us smoothly into our pre-battle test review of our latest kit that was in our support crate.


Eclipse Overload Slide Shorts:
I've never really felt the need for a pair of these, even though I dive around quite a lot. These are real nice and tight but have a soft flex to em so don't feel like they're cutting off your circulation. The padding's in all the right places and if, like me, you don't like wearing a cup then there's a thin foam padded piece that fits into a Velcro pouch. Great idea!

Eclipse Overload Padded Jersey:
Makes you feel a bit like Scotty Kemp when you wear it...apart from the stretchy belly part that shows us 30 something's where we need to cut the calories. This is more suited for someone who's used to wearing a padded undergarment, I just don't feel comfortable with anything other than a tee, but I'm gonna give it a whirl to see how it does. Design wise, again this is really cool with neat padding in all the right places with a good level of stretch to the fabric.Chris loves this thing, mainly cuz he wants to look muscular. Overall a really cool item, well padded and comfortable, but I'll need to play in it first to give a true opinion.

Eclipse Overload Pads:
Juuuuuust plain awesome!! I've been rocking the same DYE pads since 2002 which is a good product endorsement I suppose but I know Chris had loads of issues with his cutting into his soft, peach-like skin. The new Eclipse Distortion pads are really well made as you'd expect from any Eclipse product, but they're well considered too. A nice wide padded area so your knee will survive any serious Platoon death throw moments and the comfy sleeve means they are super nice to wear. Their stretchy Velcro strap works a treat too so you can wear em as loose or as tight as you like without em sliding about.

The arm pads are crazy good, with a twist in their tail, literally. These have been twisted to bend and move naturally with your elbow so they'll never end up halfway around your arm like some pads do ad they feel really natural and comfy. Also, the now essential thumb loops are also included with good quality stitching to stop em ripping your thumb off.

Eclipse Distortion Gauntlet Gloves:
So, the gauntlet. These things are an amazing piece of thinking and design and will work brilliantly for people who fancy something a little different. They're a bit like an MMA glove but with no separation between the fingers, more like a sleeve that covers and protects your knuckles. They're elasticated inside around your fingers to keep your digits in check. For me, these are brilliant but I don't like how they hold my fingers together, kinda freaks me out but that's purely a personal thing. And for those non-glove wearers they have these cool wristbands with thumbholes which protect your hands but give you bags of freedom. Kinda Emo looking but they feel an look awesome!!

Socks:
Do NOT forget about these bamboo based socks. These things are by far the comfiest socks I've ever owned and the bamboo fabric means more sweat dissipation which means dryer and less stinky dogs. Awesome!! They come in ankle length or trainer sock style in one colour way.

So there we are. The GFH looking hot, sexy and legendary, with a bit of our view on a few things. All reviews we post will be shortened and added to our reviews archive up top.

Like I say, these are our views and really don't reflect everyone's so give everything a try as what doesn't work for us may be perfect for you.

Keep it GFH.

GIVING THE NEW MASKS A GRILLIN.

Everyone who plays ball has some sort of mask preference. Mine has always been the JT ProFlex. Since we first started playing it was the only mask I really wanted to use. It's kinda the mask that every baller could recognise even if you just saw the outline of it. It's the iconic paintball mask! Now Al never liked it? Something about it being too big for his pea head and too much fussy stuff like the soft ears and the large rubber chin piece. His joint was always the Dye Invision masks. They always felt too cramped for my head, and where a bit too much of a ghay design for me. Suited him perfectly for some reason.

So this season we where lucky enough to pick up V-Force as a sponsor. Now it's not like me to not want to wear anything that I got for free, but let me tell you, I was not looking forward to putting the Flex away! Al will tell you all about my whiny texts saying can't I just keep the flex, pwidy pweese!

See one of my problems was that back when we played EXL for Shockwave we where also sponsored by V-Force. They where a great sponsor and hooked us up with all the masks and lenses we could ever need, but at the time their flagship mask was the Profiler. It was actually a pretty good mask. Huge field of vision, lenses where straight forward to change compared to a Flex, and they were pretty bullet proof with the build quality. Problem was, I just didn't think they looked good with that massive fishbowl lens! Thing is, we all know paintball is 50% shooting fools and 50% looking good, so the Profiler just looked sooooo much worse than my trusty Flex. Yeah, a tinted lens helped, but it still didn't quite do it for me.

Now the one good thing about the Profiler was that for a whole year of full on EXL Xball, the mask performed perfectly. Never fogged once, hardly had to change a lens and it's still sat in my kitbag as a spare to the good ole Flex. This was the thing though. Once my sponsorship deal ended, I switched back to the mask I love. That is the true acid test.

Well now we're back in the V-Force stable, I was expecting to be a bit disappointed when I had to put the Flex to one side. Gotta say, they have really surprised me with the newest addition to the range......The V-Force Grill. This thing looks about a million times better than the Profiler! The lens has been shrunk but without cutting down on peripheral vision, and the whole feel and fit of the mask is better. It's close fitting, but not like the Dye masks that feel small. The lens can be changed in seconds by just ripping the strap off then popping it out. Even the foam round the lens can be whipped off and replaced if it gets to sweaty and stinky after those long 'Race Too' games.

Never thought I'd say it, but I'm actually a bit of a convert. It doesn't hurt that some of the top Pro teams out there are rocking them too like Impact, Heat, X-Factor and the always good to watch, Aftershock. This is the first mask I've actually considered as a replacement for my ageing Flex in forever! I've only used it a couple of times now, but it has all of the Profilers good points with non of the ugly looks. It looks totally bad ass, and throw in a smoke or mirrored lens and you'll look like a flippin serial killer at the field!

So there you have it, I might have finally found a new favorite mask. I guess time will tell, but you'll all know sooner or later as I'll always keep my Flex as a backup, it's just that that is all it might ever be now!!

Oh and the mask modding has already started. Couldn't help myself really. Every mask I have ever had has always had my K2 strap grafted onto it, and this thing is no exception. Double strapping it with the K2 was probably the easiest thing ever. Just push the new strap through the loops and your done! No sewing, or cutting. Just straight on and easily reversible. Now that's my kind of mod!!

VICTORIA'S SECRET IN TROUBLE.

Weeeell I get a feeling they don't have to worry too much, let's be honest, Victoria's Secret has tons of hot models looking tight in thongs and lace and all that good stuff. The GFH version...well, it's just us goofing around in our new Eclipse Compression gear.

I've never been a fan of slide shorts, bounce vests and all that but this full set we got is awesome!!

Totally hot right now eh? Well we haven't got serious abs or ripped biceps so the best we can do is clown around in our new second skins.

We'll throw up a review this weekend of the products themselves prior to wearing them in the field, then report back to see how well they performed.


Stay safe. Over and out.

CHIN STRAPS R KEWL.

Buwaaaaahhhh, I don't think so. We recently got our hands on our new headgear courtesy of Planet Eclipse and VForce and I'll be honest, I hate the chin strap loops; so, I pinged off my VForce badges and sent those annoying loop things to the bin.

Everyone does this right? Well, apparently my boy Chris thinks he's all cool and agg by keeping his on. Kewl? Fresh? I don't think so!!

You decide.

DAILY PUMP

New day = new DailyPump! So what have I got for you crazy kids today then.... Well we just had the Dallas PSP and one team stood head and sholders over the rest. Dynasty! So it may be from 2 years ago, but this is the story of San Diego Dynasty and their rise to the top of the ballin ladder and becoming the worlds most successful paintball team.

Featuring the four core players, Ryan Greenspan, Oliver Lang, Yosh Rau and Alex Fraige trying to steer the team to another winning season. Can they do it.... Have a watch and jog those memory banks about what happened. 

Another Dan Napoli film and again narrated by the voice of balling, Matty Marshall, this is just a classy bit of paintball cinematography. Watch it and let us know what you think.

OLD...MEET NEW.

It's almost time brothers and one of the things we're most pumped about is our new whips. We've been rocking our original EGO05 GFH factory editions (only 3 ever made) for a while and those things are pure fighting machines, but as we all know time moves on and things just get better. Fact of life (bit like me). So our signature EGOs will be dusted off, wrapped up and locked away for a rainy day.

Don't cry though, it's ok, we've been hooked up with brand spanking GFH Black Edition GEO3s. Ok, so they're just plain black from the factory but we did get custom GFH green barrel tips!! We're super stoked about these and our trigger fingers are twitching and my legs are bouncing in anticipation of tucking into a serious GFH FEAST at CPPS.

Confident? Hell yeah! Why wouldn't we be?

WE SALUTE OUR SPONSORS.

Yep, the season is on and the GFH are fully kitted out to do werk. We'd just like to take this opportunity to say a massive thank you to our sponsors for hooking us up and always believing in the power of the GFH.

Big big BIG thanks to Ledz and every member of the Planet Eclipse team for creating the coolest and best quality gear on the market. Those dudes really love what they do and know how to do it right. And my brother, who heads up the design team, knows how to turn out fresh gear constantly.

Ledz spearheads Operation Sandbaggers and has done a great job of building a squad of fun loving killers and hooking us up with a decent support crate.

Thanks to:

Eclipse - GEO3
G.I. Sportz
VForce Grillz
NXE packs

The GFH salute you. We won't let you down.

DAILY PUMP..... THE BEGINNING.

Over the last few months since we played the at a CPPS tournament, me and Al have been trying to keep our motivation going during the cold winter months. Turns out he thinks I'm quite good at this, mainly cos he's just too lazy to get off his ass and find something that makes his pulse race.

Well luckily for him, I love a good paintball vid, and spend literally ages searching YouTube for some motivation! Then, I bundle it up in a nice little text and send it on over. Well it's time to stop all that and make him come here for his fix!

I'll try my best to find some awesome YouTube ballin and stick them up here as often as I can so you guys can all feel the pump too. Al's loss is your benefit and we can all get pumped together!!

So here it is, the first GFH Daily Pump....

The Roster is a reality TV like paintball series and this is the second episode. Only released yesterday onto YouTube by our boys over at Planet Eclipse and their brilliant film maker Dan Napoli. It is voiced by paintball legend Matty Marshall, and follows San Antonio X-Factors search for the next ballin super stars!



And just in case you missed the first episode...


Keep checking back for the next Daily Pump. Enjoy!

BEST PAINTBALL FILM EVVA?

Ok, so here's a super quick post to keep your peckers up and also hint at a little review feature I'm gonna be writing soon; of which there'll be quite a few.

So, can anyone guess or remember which piece of incredible film making this sweet track was from? And yes, it is paintball related.

Just in case this embedded link don't show, here's the link: Hot Water Music - Arms Can't Stretch

GFH JOIN THE OPERATION.

2013 is gonna be a good year for paintball. Not just because of the amazing start to the PSP season but, closer to home, the GFH will be playing out the CPPS Series in the UK with Operation Sandbaggers.

For those who don't know, Operation Sandbaggers is an Eclipse Works Team made up of awesome ballers that either can't commit to full time pro balling for work or family reasons and other kick ass ballers who just wanna have a good time. So who better to join their ranks than the GFH? I know, that's what we thought.

A huge thanks to Planet Eclipse and Ledz for having us on board, plus, let's be honest it's good to be ripping it up with Eclipse's latest kit again and the boys.

The Sandbaggers will be playing at a number of UK events to have a strong UK presence (this year is gonna be awesome for UK balling) and have already placed well in both the northern and Southern legs of the UWL (Ultimate Woodsball League). Next stop CPPS for some fun and games and we plan on a serious GFH FEAST!! The buffet is now open!!

Check out the Operation Sandbaggers Facebook for regular updates and general ridiculousness. You might even learn something...no, actually you won't, but have a look anyway.

And remember kids, Baggin' ain't easy.

GFH CALLED UP FOR DUTY.

Got an awesome Facebook update today. ledz from Planet Eclipse has secretly been trying to get us to play some ball with him for over 10 years now! We finally crumbled and agreed to give him a hand by signing on to the Sandbaggers roster for this years CPPS series here in the UK.

He hit us up today with some new name patches for our Eclipse HDE playing tops. Guess now he's given us some free shit we should at least stick around for a bit..... Especially as Al has done his usual crazy designer thing of completely overhauling the latest Sandbaggers jerseys. Just wait till you get a load of them!!

CHRIS' PSP MVP PICKS.

Ok, so we've all heard what Al has had to say about the Dallas PSP, and which Dynasty players arses he's tried to climb up. Now it's the turn of ME. Someone who actually knows what they're going on about, and even knows a bit about shooting fools during paintball matches. Something Al has struggled with for years!

Now I know a lot of people are gonna agree with him. Purely because Dynasty won the event it must mean they had the best players, right....... Wrong! I do have to agree that some of the Dynasty dudes played real slick.

Ryan Greenspan is just one of the most consistently awesome ballers out there, and new pick up, Tyler Harmon who they grabbed from XSV, pulled some of the craziest moves of the comp. A gangsta one handed bunker, a 3 on 1 and the move of the tournament.... the patented 'Harmon swan dive cross field shot'! Insane!!!

As good as they where though, I like to see how some of the players on the other teams did considering they didn't actually win the whole thing. The guy that honestly impressed me the most was Justin Rabackoff aka J-Rab! Justin looked like he had a really poor year in 2012 and Damage just didn't seem the right fit for him. Moving to Impact has so far completely turned it around for the dude! He was laying the smack down all over the field. The snake was him and Justin Cornel's playground. He was cutting through the centre and locking off the Doritos and snake from the xbox, and ran in more flags than about anyone else I saw!

The guy was just a crazy stat stackin machine!! Even Federov couldn't hold a candle to his stat grabbing! I can't wait to see where he is when the official stats are released on paintballaccess.com, I've a feeling he's gonna be up there. Definitely top 10 for sure.

Other props go to Osvaldo Brito Neto Lopes (damn that's a name!). I believe that it's his influence that has brought the CEP guys the hunger that they need to turn there loosing streak around. Plus he plays the snake like a baws! Oh, and Ryan Moorhead was pretty impressive considering Impact only played the one PSP last year, he seems to have found his feet on that D-side again in no time.

Anyway I'm sure all you peeps out there have got some of your own ideas, and like Al, your all WRONG!!!!

AL'S PSP MVP PICKS.

With my superior knowledge and skills in the paintball game I feel I'm in a good spot to lay down the law on who played their balls off at PSP Dallas this year. No doubt my boy Chris will have something to say about it but hey, who cares.

So, MVP, most valuable player, who do I think shoulda taken the crown? Did Harmoniser deserve it? Probably, he was key to Dynasty's incredible weekend of hard ballin and played his giant ass off...which is the same height as most people's shoulders. That dude is huge!!

Anyway, my picks and why. No real big surprises to be honest and there were so many ballers dishing out the love and I'm gonna have missed something but I don't really care.

1: Ryan Greenspan - San Diego Dynasty
2: Kyle Spicka - San Diego Dynasty

There are more dudes who probably did more damage such as Federov who always shows up to rip and XFactor's Dixon Yang put in a good shift and I already know who Chris has lined up an the dude was a force of nature.

Funny thing is I've never been the world's biggest Dynasty fanboi, even when they exploded onto the scene when we were playing regularly back in the day. Don't know why, I just never really go for the teams who are too super talented, bit of an underdog man, hence the love I got for CEP right now. But, peeps always say Dynasty are old now and all these new teams of super fit ballers with a million abs with biceps on top are ripping things up. But the San Diego boys got their ship in shape and showed everyone that their way of playing, the smooth, aggressive and well thought out way of balling is still world class.

So my props go out to Ryan Greenspan and Kyle Spicka who are at both ends of the Dynasty legacy. One has been there since the start. Super loyal, works his ass off every single point and reads a game like no other, whilst Spicka, the new boy in town shares the same gusto that makes the team great. Both dudes were at the heart of everything that was great about the team in Dallas. Something I'm gonna be keeping a close eye on this year.

Come on Chris, let's have it!!

PSP DALLAS. THE VIEW FROM THE COUCH.

It's over. Done. Finito, but the echoes of insane ballin' will stay with us til the next event I reckon. So what did we think of Dallas? Without going on too much I'll give you my 2p.

Going into the event I wasn't too sure who was gonna do what if I'm honest. My boy Chris had a good idea but I was still pretty undecided. Needless to say we both thought Houston Heat would be smashing fools...but I'm not a huge fan, bit dull.

Thursdays games were awesome. I mean who woulda thought Chattanooga CEP would totally destroy San Antonio XFactor 7-1? We didn't, but I'm a bit of a CEP fanboi, fast and aggressive gutsy paintball that is borderline street fighting. Love it!! Thursday also gave us a sneak peak at the contenders. Edmonton Impact were slick and looking good in their Eclipse gear, Heat also looked good as usual with Federov taking something like 16 kills in one game. Vicious looked better and Dynasty showed us that the new squad had really bonded and looked every bit as effortless as the Dynasty of old. Damage were looking good but didn't really do it for us. Ironmen, looked ok but you could tell this wasn't gonna be their event.

As for strugglers, XSV had a stinker which sucks to see our boy JR Brown having a rough time. One of my favourites, Aftershock, were the whipping boys, as were Thunder. 187 Crew looked good but couldn't finish and Infamous looked hard but were very scrappy...the fact that Todd Martinez had jumped ship as coach may have had a hand in that. Shame.

As the days passed and the teams started to show what they were made of we could see that Dynasty, Heat, Damage, Infamous and Impact would be there or thereabouts, although Impact struggled on the Saturday to really do werk. This was a huge shame because J Rab was destroying fools, which is why Chris thinks he's the events true MVP in his eyes...but more on that argument in another post.

Before we get to finals day, you gotta watch the Dynasty v Infamous game on PBAccess on demand, the BEST final point evva!!

So, final. Dynasty v Damage. Damage started strong and steady but as the minutes played out you could see Dynasty playing like they did 10 years ago. My MVP of choice, Ryan Greenspan pretty much ran the show, along with Kyle Spicka and the Harmoniser. The finals game was worthy of being the final with an awesome klutch point with 3.5 minutes to go which swung things for the San Diego boys.

Summary. I wish I coulda been there. The games were so much better than at Cup but I guess World Cup brings a bucket load of stresses. Awesome coverage by Paintball Access as always, Matty and the boys really have their shit locked down!!

Quote of the event had to be Todd Martinez on Dave 'the Beast' Baines. "If he's looking a little larger than usual its because he's been feasting on Russians all morning." Brilliant!

Let hope the rest of the season can live up to Dallas and well done again to San Diego Dynasty.

Peace.

SD DYNASTY WIN DALLAS.

What a fantastic weekend of top drawer paintball. We'll post a lengthy event review in the next day or so but for now the GFH want to salute our fellow Planet Eclipse boys for their outstanding victory over Damage.

PSP Dallas was an event full of sick paintball and some of the best games we've seen in a long while. The big names showed up to play which makes this victory all the more amazing.

Dynasty played hard, fast and controlled with new boy Kyle Spicka playing solid all weekend. The star of the show though was long standing Dynasty veteran Ryan Greenspan who played the wheels off every position, from back to mid, snake, 50 centre, breaking and closing. He was amazing.

So, hats off, thumbs up and here's to what looks like a Dynasty at the top of their game.

Full Pro results (that's all we really care about):

1: San Diego Dynasty
2: Tampa Bay Damage
3: LA Infamous

HIRSUTE HEROES.

So, the CPPS series is about to start next month and the GFH are ready...kinda.

We'll post an update about who we'll be tearing the fields up with this year, with some sexy snaps of a serious haul of awesome killing gear, courtesy of our crew at Planet Eclipse.

On a side note, we're coming hard with the beards this year, which is very necessary.

GFH. WTF?

So what's all this GFH crap about. Well, it ain't get effin' hench or get effin' high that's for sure. GFH is kinda what we all are if we think about it, Guns For Hire. It's also a klutch of ballers started by me (Al Woods), my boy Chris Latham and my bro Paul Woods. We started it in the 2004 season when we left the team we all started (K2) to whore our asses out to Shockwave for the chance to play EXL.

Since then we'll try our best to jump on board any team to play hard ball and have as much winning fun as possible.

Great teams can make ballers great, but the GFH way...be as much of a one man wrecking machine as possible. All great teams want that. Fact.