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Pinnacle Woods Paintball Field
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10241 Old State Rd.
Chardon, Ohio 44024
USA
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| Date There: |
April 6th, 2008 |
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Paintball
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More than 5 years |
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First time in Ohio. |
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Watch for the small sign near the entrance. |
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| Review: |
This was the second open weekend of the season. I enjoyed playing this field, even with the wet ground conditions. The field itself is fairly flat, with many downed Elm trees and thick brush. This field would play very well, once it started to green up. I got to meet and talk to the owner and the ref team. They run a good game and I have no complaints on how they ref. Food and gear are available on site and I believe they are supported with two paintball stores. The entire staff made me feel welcome and were very helpful. The field fee and tank rental fee were very fair. The paint was a bit pricey, but I could understand the significance of slightly elevated prices, due to the short playing season in northeast Ohio. I would recommend adding a new bunkering rule, to preclude any close shooting, by having the players slap the bunker and yell "bunker, bunker." All players inside the bunker are now out and no close shots should be made. The current rule to offer surrender to the player(s) already inside the bunker creates a situation whereby either the attacking or defending player(s) may be shot from a close distance, if the player inside the bunker refuses to surrender. I gave this field a rating of 7 out of 10 for lack of more permanent bunkers, berms or structures and for some disrepair of the current bunkers, berms and structures. If I were visiting northeast Ohio again, I would play this field. Play with safety and honour. HH |
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| Last There: |
April 4th, 2008 |
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Paintball
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2 years |
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Other Fields
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Intense (good pricing) PBworld ohio Paintball Village |
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Ya you need to look hard for this sign it definantly can and probobly will be missed once or twice ok maby not the second time but definatly look its kinda small |
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Well the accutual field is really great they have 13 playing fields to accomadate every sise of group big and small to freakin huge!!! they have a hyperbal field which i think is awesome but i like speedball personaly. there woods field are great the fort is a really well design field they have field for fast and slow paced games its a really good place if you want varaity. The paint pricing is a little high but on discount wednesday its kinda resonable if you split a case. but everyone hates the pricing but you forget your paying to maintain the field to and the refs need paid and if you think about it for how large of a place it is its not that bad... the refs accutualy do a really good job and really check people. the staging area is great they have many tables and always paper towles and spray bottles available and i mean always! saftey is enforced pretty well here. i mean you have the occasional moron who thinks "o im out ill take my mask off cuz im in the woods and theres no one around why would anyone shoot me im out?" some of the tables have canopees over them so thats nice if you like shaded areas but if you like direct sunlight they have non shaded tables to. thers always players here normally ariving around 12 but they get some really good games going they have good food there such as pop hotdogs and hamburgers breakfest sandwiches and energy drinks. the owner is a nice guy hes always helpful good guy to talk to. well thats all i have to say i will definatly be up there this summer! | Last edited on Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 at 4:22 pm PST |
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February 8th, 2008 |
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Paintball
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More than 5 years |
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Other Fields
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synergy |
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I have never been to their field so I can't rate their field and tell you to go there or not but I have been to their pro shop. The person behind the counter at the strongsville store when I went there was border line rude and not very helpful at all. I ended up leaving there and spending money in another pro shop because I could not deal with that guy.
Secondly if these refs/owners of this game field and pro shop would read the rules for posting on this review it states "If you are associated with this field in any way, including, but not limited to, owner, shareholder, employee, ref, or a member of a field sponsored team, then you are not allowed to post a review on this field". Which they completely ignored and every single account of slander against there field they replied to and try to slander the person writing it to make them selves look better. In my option this shows the owner/refs have a complete lack of customer service and respect for other peoples thoughts which makes me want to never visit their field or pro shop again.
Being in customer service myself I find them lacking and would not recommend them to any one who asks me about their shop.
| Last edited on Friday, February 8th, 2008 at 11:02 pm PST |
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steeb |
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Sunday, September 9th, 2007 |
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September 9th, 2007 |
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Paintball
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6 months |
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Other Fields
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none yet, planning on going to a few this fall. |
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Directions
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Mapquest |
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This is the only commercial field my friend and I have played at yet (mostly we play on private fields), but it was way over what I thought it would be. To start out, the field fees are cheap (only about 15 to play all day on the weekends, and I played a good 11 or 12 games with a 2000 case). Gun rental says 10 for a model 98, 15 for an a-5, and 30 for an ION, but we rented IONs and it was only about 25 each. Also, IONs come with all-day air and a revy loader, so we saved a good $30 on air, eaching refilling a 2000 PSI 5 times ($1.50/1000 PSI, x 2 = $3, x 5 refills = $15, x 2 people = $30, so one ION basically payed for itself). The paint is kind of expensive at 75/85 dollars for a 2000 case, but if you split a case with a friend it's not so bad.
Since it was raining on the day we played, there was only me and my friend and a couple private parties, which was pretty boring, but obviously not the field's fault. The rain actually made playing more fun, instead of harder (easier to slide on the speedball field, harder to see your opponent, etc.). Even though it was all 1-on-1 games for us all day, it was still really fun. We played on the Hood field, the Hyperball field, one of the pond fields and a woods field near the clubhouse, and we walked the fort field and shot on the target range.
We had the same two refs for all of our games since there were only two people besides the parties, and they were cool. They didn't seem to think we were noobs or make fun of us (and if they did, they did a good job of hiding it! XD), and they talked to us a little bit (we were probably annoying them). They could tell we were bored so they let us have one of us shoot on the target range and one of us run around without a gun and get nailed, and they were cool about it (We were going to let the little kids in the party shoot at us, but they didn't want to).
The staff was pretty nice, and everything was well maintained. Overall, 8/10. :D |
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August 3rd, 2006 |
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Paintball
Experience: |
4 years |
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Other Fields
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pbvillage splatterpark splatterball goodtimes sharpshooter and various woodsball |
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Directions
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MaPqUeSt It |
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this was my 2nd time to pinnacle and it is still really fun. they have about 11 fields but you usually only play a few of them. the fort is cool ,very easy to snipe from. The fields hve really god setups such as the pond which is a field that is around a pond like a circle. also the alley field whch is very creative but a waste of paint. the paint the have isn't the cheapest but cheaper than most places. its $55 for a case on discount wednesdays. they have good food there especially the kool aid jammers(action jackson).the refs are nice but a couple are jerks.They have a very small proshop but i wouldn't call it a proshop they have basic stuff you would need to play though. their rentals include tippman 98, A5 and an ion.(the ion includes a n2 a revy and all day air.)overall pinnacle woods is an awesome field. |
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pb.rpm |
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Saturday, May 26th, 2007 |
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May 12th, 2007 |
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Paintball
Experience: |
2 years |
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Other Fields
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Any feild with woods and hyperball |
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Directions
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their sighn is small and easy to miss |
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Their field paint is expensive, their refs can be lazy (their teenagers) but IF you go on Sundays to play hyper ball it is bring your own paint and you can play with the refs.
Their senario games are cool but I only recomend pw if you come to play team practice on sundays |
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| Date There: |
April 21st, 2007 |
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Paintball
Experience: |
More than 5 years |
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Other Fields
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Splatter Park and a visit to Paintball Village. Also fields in PA, NJ, NY and the UK |
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I was very angry with the business practice of this field.
My brother planned a trip here with my family and friends for my 30th birthday. Because he did the private game, we had our own field, refs and a very strict time limit of three hours.
Now I am not saying that they don't have the right to set limits on time but there were a lot of factors that went into me being angry at how they handled the situation.
First - We spent 30-45 minutes signing up. In no way should it have taken as long as it did but for some reason it did.
Second - When I mentioned the fact that it took us this long to register (as they were pulling us off the field) they said we were supposed to arrive 45 minutes early to register. If this is the case, why is it not listed on the web site on the private games page. What was even more aggravating was that we had just purchased another case of paint and they just told us use the rest of the case on the shooting range; the most ridiculously boring range I have ever seen.
Third - They did not offer the option to have us pay extra to play more
Fourth - The place as a whole was not busy at all. There were no more than two groups out there playing and all were on the fields when we came back to the club house. The refs had no dire emergency to get back to their duty as refs because there was nobody waiting to play, just us.
So, we paid for 3 hours, two of us rented the Ions markers, bought at least two cases of paint and lots of other items such as camo yet we were only allowed to play for a little less than two hours. Beyond spending the extra cash there, two of our rental guns were sent out with low air (co2) and one of the Ions was not working correctly - all situations that forced us back to the staging area to sort out.
PS - our refs were unable to assert themselves, except when they were getting us off the field. Perhaps it was due to their ages. But, this was the least of my concerns and they did their job to the best of their ability I suppose. I cannot fault them for that.
As for the fields, they were not bad but we only played on two so I have no idea what the rest of the park is like.
The lake, the stated favorite, was decent but it really required at least 10 people per side. We found that because you could attack the opponent by going around either side of the lake, one side would get totally bogged down leaving only the opposite route as a way to achieve victory. It was defiantly unique though.
The village was a bit lame although the bus and the main fort were nice aspects. What I didn't like, especially for the size of the field, as that they placed the two bases/forts within 150 feet of each other.
This is all I can tell you because we only had enough time to play 4 games - which lasted 2 hours - which cost us $42 each!
Believe me, I don't like leaving bad reviews, but I have been in the business world for many years and in particular, Customer Service. When I report on PB Review it is heavily focused on how well the field as a whole performs in respects to customer service. In many ways, a field is a field - a place where you can go and shoot up your friends with a paintball. Basically, you will have fun no matter what. What is important, above all else, is how customers are treated.
Is their business appreciated and respected?
My point with this review was that I don't feel we/it was.
Your post does not do much to disprove that.
| Last edited on Monday, May 21st, 2007 at 7:41 am PST |
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| Last There: |
July 7th, 2007 |
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Paintball
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More than 5 years |
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I do not know why everyone keeps bashing PW. Yes the paint is a bit expensive, but if you take into account the amount of employees and other expenses they have to take care of, you can realize what it takes to run a field. They are one of the oldest paintball fields in the country. The refs are nice and will give you a hand if your equipment messes up, and the team practices out there are fun, just show up and have a good time |
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| Last There: |
March 25th, 2007 |
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Paintball
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2 years |
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Other Fields
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tpa(way better than pinnacle) |
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pinnacle woods is the worst field in the world. firstly the owner is the meanest b1tch in the wold he dont give a damn about ppl unless they r his favorites. i dont recamend this field at all i do recamend tpa for it good refing and fun fields. tony is the worst person ever if u ever play daren,rob,or joe hanes becarfull cause they will bonus ball u like crazy and it pisses me off and daren is crazy so dont mess wit him. but in all DONT GO TO PINNACLEWOODS PAINTBALL. ok i know what i said before and i lied pinnacle is a good place for new people to start out. safty isd the number 1 priority and the refs will do everything they can to keep you safe from harm.
PS. jackson your right sorry tony, and all the pinnacle staff for the trouble i caused.| Last edited on Monday, May 21st, 2007 at 7:39 am PST |
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Strike9 |
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Sunday, December 10th, 2006 |
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November 24th, 2006 |
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More than 5 years |
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After playing at Pinnacle a number of times I can no longer say I enjoy it.
-$80 for a case of less than perfect paint is unacceptable.
-Most of the refs are extremely lazy, to the point where they complain to players about not wanting to ref. Last time I played they did nothing about the wipers.
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