Foam flinging also changed my life. New friends. Staring a new playing field. Meeting new people. Having a blast with my children. The nerf community is incredible with a lot of friendly people. ❤ From Denmark!
I've always loved the "get out and play" aspect of this hobby. I think that's something that big companies, small companies, and individuals can all agree on.
I would also like to point out that humans have a natural instinct for combat, regardless of ability. I remember watching a quadriplegic person playing Mass Effect 3 multiplayer solo with a stick in his teeth and doing remarkably well. We like to fight, we like to dominate, and we like the feeling of winning. Being able to do this without hurting anyone gives a healthy outlet for those aggressive qualities. Through foam projectile sports, even if you can't run, are a poor shot, and have no combat potential, you can still do battle and have fun. Not everyone is a born warrior, but when you've got a blaster in your hand, you can be one. I'm impressed with how you've taken a proactive role in improving the hobby. With many of the architects of the hobby leaving, there's a gap in leadership of the entire community. To see people like you step up and not just lead, but mentor others, is something our society is severely lacking. You bring a maturity and enthusiasm that will bring others into a healthy and entertaining outlet for all the negativity we experience every day. Well done, NNN.😎👍
Thank you sir for this video. I'm 62 years old and disabled. I got into Nerf about a year ago. I never had many toys as a child as we were poor. I now have almost 100 blasters. I mod them to give them more power and range just for myself. Springers and full size darts are my favorite but I also mod flywheels. It's just something I love to do and hang up on the walls in my shop. Again thank you for your channel and God Bless.
I've brought my college and gaming buddies into the hobby, along with several friends from work and their families. I only discovered it myself two years ago, and wondered where it had been all my life. I'm in my fifties now, and blasting like a fool.
Nerf modding in particular has been a blessing in my life, it gave me an outlet for creativity and taught me many useful technical skills I would not have had otherwise. Glad you found this hobby as amazing as I have 😄
Thank you for sharing your story. It echoes my journey with Nerf and play. I really, really appreciate you taking the time to explain the virtues and benefits of this hobby. Agree 💯
yeah during lockdown actually I decided to collect and mod nerf blasters. recently I dragged my dad to a war and he's the "I'll sit this one out" guy. but I convinced him to play and he enjoyed it so much he ended up buying a bunch of stuff.... we now attend the wars monthly and I've been teaching him about the hobby. Nerf helped actually rekindle my relationship with my father properly. Just wish that "it's a hobby for kids" stigma would go away so more people can try and enjoy it.
Another point i like to bring up is that its the most legal projectile based sport in terms of ownership. I live in government quarters (aka the barracks) where rules are not controlled by me. Most places that i've been to do not allow legal ownership and storage of airsoft or paintball at these places. Otherwise, they have to be stored in an arms room. Its a pain in the backside to go through coordination with an armorer just to pull your own airsoft or painball guns. With nerf, these rules do not apply. Weather its HPA, CO2, flywheeler or a monster springier blaster, its all good. Even for the public, in some cases countries are way more restrictive on airsoft or paintball in comparison to nerf.
Agree completely. I used to play (and referee) Airsoft, and we had a wide range of player ages. (The youngest I remember for sure was 12 (with parental permission, of course), and the oldest was (I think) in their 50s or 60s. We also had a player who had an artificial leg. He did just fine. Nerf takes all that even further.
I couldn't agree more with what you say in the video. As I told you, I played (and hope to play again) airsoft for a long time and it was for the same reasons you mentioned because you didn't start me in this hobby. For reasons but ale sy of country I haven't played for a while and it's in the blaster universe where I found again the same reasons why I played airsoft. Camaraderie, physical training, relaxation, meeting new people, etc...
My journey from nerf started in 2001. Played for 3 years but at that time The Blasters that we have today didn't exist so we didn't have much as far as anything hitting Beyond 150 FPS that didn't cost you $300. So I got into paintball which is a little more hardcore ,did that for maybe 2 years but having limited Fielding and the cost to play on a field wasn't worth it that much anymore. 2009-2016 started playing Airsoft for the first time I liked the feel and the realism of the AEGs Airsoft had to offer plus here in California it was booming at the time so there were plenty of fields to go to plus a lot of hidden areas you can play out of the public view. When that new law SB 190 or whatever dropped about replica Firearms back in 2013 it kind of ruined the hobby for all of us. I stretched it out another 3 years and finally called Airsoft quits During the start of covid it was hard being locked down especially on the weekends not having much to do, went through the storage busted out with my old Nerf guns from the early 2000s. Start researching online and whoa Came Upon the dart Zone MK 1.1 which was my first new competition foam flinger. The half length Dart era started for me right there and ever since then now I have a game face trion, strife x, mk3, Dart Zone Outlaw MK2 omnia, Nerf perses and I'm waiting on the new Nexus Pro X.
Awesome, and amazing video , here in Boston we are growing the nerf community, and I love the people and energy and the fun that everyone has. So thank you for the inspiration and encouragement.
NNN Great video. Agree 100% with all of this. The Nerf community has been amazing. So much fun and I get to do it with my kids. Keep up the great work.
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Agree on all points. As I think maybe Captain Slug once said, in nerfing you get to think like an engineer and play like a kid.
Foam flinging also changed my life. New friends. Staring a new playing field. Meeting new people. Having a blast with my children. The nerf community is incredible with a lot of friendly people. ❤ From Denmark!
I've always loved the "get out and play" aspect of this hobby. I think that's something that big companies, small companies, and individuals can all agree on.
Accessibility level: FINAL BOSS
I would also like to point out that humans have a natural instinct for combat, regardless of ability. I remember watching a quadriplegic person playing Mass Effect 3 multiplayer solo with a stick in his teeth and doing remarkably well. We like to fight, we like to dominate, and we like the feeling of winning. Being able to do this without hurting anyone gives a healthy outlet for those aggressive qualities. Through foam projectile sports, even if you can't run, are a poor shot, and have no combat potential, you can still do battle and have fun. Not everyone is a born warrior, but when you've got a blaster in your hand, you can be one.
I'm impressed with how you've taken a proactive role in improving the hobby. With many of the architects of the hobby leaving, there's a gap in leadership of the entire community. To see people like you step up and not just lead, but mentor others, is something our society is severely lacking. You bring a maturity and enthusiasm that will bring others into a healthy and entertaining outlet for all the negativity we experience every day.
Well done, NNN.😎👍
Man, so well said!
Thank you sir for this video. I'm 62 years old and disabled. I got into Nerf about a year ago. I never had many toys as a child as we were poor. I now have almost 100 blasters. I mod them to give them more power and range just for myself. Springers and full size darts are my favorite but I also mod flywheels. It's just something I love to do and hang up on the walls in my shop. Again thank you for your channel and God Bless.
I've brought my college and gaming buddies into the hobby, along with several friends from work and their families. I only discovered it myself two years ago, and wondered where it had been all my life. I'm in my fifties now, and blasting like a fool.
Nerf modding in particular has been a blessing in my life, it gave me an outlet for creativity and taught me many useful technical skills I would not have had otherwise.
Glad you found this hobby as amazing as I have 😄
Thank you for sharing your story. It echoes my journey with Nerf and play. I really, really appreciate you taking the time to explain the virtues and benefits of this hobby. Agree 💯
yeah during lockdown actually I decided to collect and mod nerf blasters. recently I dragged my dad to a war and he's the "I'll sit this one out" guy. but I convinced him to play and he enjoyed it so much he ended up buying a bunch of stuff.... we now attend the wars monthly and I've been teaching him about the hobby. Nerf helped actually rekindle my relationship with my father properly. Just wish that "it's a hobby for kids" stigma would go away so more people can try and enjoy it.
Another point i like to bring up is that its the most legal projectile based sport in terms of ownership. I live in government quarters (aka the barracks) where rules are not controlled by me. Most places that i've been to do not allow legal ownership and storage of airsoft or paintball at these places. Otherwise, they have to be stored in an arms room. Its a pain in the backside to go through coordination with an armorer just to pull your own airsoft or painball guns. With nerf, these rules do not apply. Weather its HPA, CO2, flywheeler or a monster springier blaster, its all good. Even for the public, in some cases countries are way more restrictive on airsoft or paintball in comparison to nerf.
Agree completely.
I used to play (and referee) Airsoft, and we had a wide range of player ages. (The youngest I remember for sure was 12 (with parental permission, of course), and the oldest was (I think) in their 50s or 60s.
We also had a player who had an artificial leg. He did just fine.
Nerf takes all that even further.
Love the video. Hope to see you at the event.
See ya there!
I couldn't agree more with what you say in the video. As I told you, I played (and hope to play again) airsoft for a long time and it was for the same reasons you mentioned because you didn't start me in this hobby. For reasons but ale sy of country I haven't played for a while and it's in the blaster universe where I found again the same reasons why I played airsoft. Camaraderie, physical training, relaxation, meeting new people, etc...
My journey from nerf started in 2001. Played for 3 years but at that time The Blasters that we have today didn't exist so we didn't have much as far as anything hitting Beyond 150 FPS that didn't cost you $300.
So I got into paintball which is a little more hardcore ,did that for maybe 2 years but having limited Fielding and the cost to play on a field wasn't worth it that much anymore.
2009-2016 started playing Airsoft for the first time I liked the feel and the realism of the AEGs Airsoft had to offer plus here in California it was booming at the time so there were plenty of fields to go to plus a lot of hidden areas you can play out of the public view. When that new law SB 190 or whatever dropped about replica Firearms back in 2013 it kind of ruined the hobby for all of us. I stretched it out another 3 years and finally called Airsoft quits
During the start of covid it was hard being locked down especially on the weekends not having much to do, went through the storage busted out with my old Nerf guns from the early 2000s. Start researching online and whoa Came Upon the dart Zone MK 1.1 which was my first new competition foam flinger. The half length Dart era started for me right there and ever since then now I have a game face trion, strife x, mk3, Dart Zone Outlaw MK2 omnia, Nerf perses and I'm waiting on the new Nexus Pro X.
What a great story man. Thank you for sharing and stay blasting! 🔥💥🔫
Awesome, and amazing video , here in Boston we are growing the nerf community, and I love the people and energy and the fun that everyone has. So thank you for the inspiration and encouragement.
Can't wait to meet you soon brother!
Excellent video. I hope to bring some old college buddies and old teammates out to the next local club event. It’s a great hobby.
True words good spoken. I totally agree with you.
Those are sick skins!
Glad you did this topic my friend.
Thank you for responding sir as most people don't.James S.
So when are we getting you on the comp field at a tournament?
Your videos have help me on so many new ideas for mods. Thank you. Heard about coop772 leaving but keeping it open so people can still learn from him.
Thank you so much that means a lot man!
NNN
Great video. Agree 100% with all of this. The Nerf community has been amazing. So much fun and I get to do it with my kids. Keep up the great work.
I've only brought one person in, but I stump for the hobby ALL THE TIME
Great meeting you in person
Hi bro..
Feeling the same about it, great hobby.