Venturi bolt?

[compadre7]

What's a Venturi bolt? Would it help my totally un-upgraded Tippmann 98 Custom? What good+cheap($20-30) upgrades should I get?

[Silent Knight]

if you don't have a venturi bolt take a look at your bolt from the front. You will notice that there is a single hole where the gas comes out of the bolt to push the ball. No look at this pic of a venturi bolt...

http://www.pbreview.com/fpics/Silent Knight052601141448venturi bolt.jpg
this is a Boss Rear Cocking Venturi bolt

The venturi redirects gases such that it pushes on more surface area of the paintball, this distributes force more evenly, which lessens the chance of ball breakage, and creates greater accuracy for your paintballs

[Letchworth40]

it matters.. does your bolt suck? if it does get one

[paintballmaster]

yeah if you get the venturi bolt your gun will be rear cocking and more acurate

[Insanekila]

switching to venturi doesnt necessarily mean rear cocking, there is a automag venturi bolt that doesnt cock outside of the back of the gun
the venturi piece allows the air to spread more evenly around the ball, supposedly to give more accuracy and range
however, non-venturi bolts allow you to get lower operating pressure out of your gun