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My first reaction is 'well, yeah, just look at who plays paintball versus who plays golf or bowling'. Unless those stats have taken into account the differing ER visit rates of teens & senior citizens, I don't think that says very much about how safe paintball is; teens playing bowling or golf probably have even lower ER visit rates...
I suppose the relevant safety measures are to prevent people from getting struck by golf balls?
Oh no. The safety measures are there for the same reason they are in croquet. If you follow me.
Good point. All three sports (paintball, golf, and bowling) are significantly safer than basketball, baseball, football, hockey, and just about any other sport you can name according to the same stats.
A quick google search brought this up, which is consistent with stats I've seen in the past: http://www.americanpaintballcoliseum.com/new/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=53
Paintball, golf and bowling have under 1 injury per 1000 participants (paintball was lowest with .24) while the other four sports named are in the double digits.