How Fast Is Paintball?

Paintball pellets hit 90 m/s — 320 km/h. The standard safety limit is set at 91 m/s, just under the threshold for a flesh-piercing welt. The pellet feels like a hard rubber band snap on impact at safe-tournament speed.

Tournament paintball is regulated to 91 m/s — just below the speed at which a pellet would pierce skin.

• Same as the falcon's stoop
• Limited by safety regulations