Paintball Media Magazine February 2021 February 2021 | Page 39

Joe West - Joe has owned J & J Performance Barrels since the early 1990s . He ’ s a long-time player , someone that was one of the game ’ s early ambassadors , and a guy that ’ s designed products that have consistently sold for more than 20 years .
Dave Youngblood – One of the earliest superstars of professional paintball , Dave Youngblood made his name by playing in a business suit and shooting flashy , shiny markers while everyone else was trying to hide in the woods . After a successful career with the legendary Ironmen , winning ten-man tournaments left and right , Youngblood created what would become one of the most successful and influential companies in paintball ’ s history , DYE . Youngblood still captains the ship at Dye and Proto , making wildly successful barrels like the Boomstick and Ultralite , trend-setting clothing , goggles , DM and NT paintball guns and the amazing Rotor loader , as well as flexing his muscles as one of the major voices behind the PSP professional paintball league .
Dave Youngblood www . paintball . media
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