centerfeed vs. powerfeed?

[total n00bie]

what is the diffrence between centerfeed and powerfeed?

[ShadowKi][er]

The power feed, instead of coming out directly from the body of the marker, as Center Feed does, is a tube affixed across the body, at an angle. To aid in feeding the bottom end has a concave surface to allow the balls to roll into the chamber. The main feature of the power feed is that it prevents gas, that invariably blows of the feed nipple, from doing so. While it does not SEEM to cause a problem, this extra gas has a tendency to interrupt feeding and push balls back up into the loader, sometimes breaking them in the process. The power feed actually improves on a problem. The concave surface of the feed plug diverts the gas and causes it to ASSIST in feed the paintball into the chamber, rather than preventing this. Many paintmarkers come equipped with one form of power feed or another, or are available as a "bolt on" after market accessory that attaches to the marker's original direct feed nipple.

Center Feed is where the balls drop straight down into the chamber, without a bend or anything. so your hopper is sitting right of top of the marker.

I like Centerfeed (aka Vertical, Direct) better because it gives me a couple more balls per second.

[PaintballDude]

yea what he said. With center you feed balls faster but has a better chance of breaking balls. Power less chance of ball breakage but slower feed. I like power cause the center feed is always in my way...