Elbow
For markers without vertical drop where paintballs follow a vertical route from hopper to breech, the elbow connects your hopper (see hopper) to your paintball marker. Also allows your arm to bend.

Electronic Marker
Combination of electronics and pneumatics. Electronic markers include the Angel, Shocker, Rainmaker and the Bushmaster 2000. AGD are soon to release an electronic marker.

Expansion Chamber
An area to allow gas to expand to its full volume, or store expanded gas before being fed into the marker. This allows for more consistent working pressures and assists in the elimination of liquid CO2 in CO2 systems.

Farmer’s Wife
A term of endearment used to describe portly, rosy-cheeked French and German Paintballers.

Fat Ass
General term used to describe back players.

Feet Per Second (FPS)
The velocity measurement for paintballs. Maximum FPS vary from tourney to tourney, usually ranging from 280 to 300 FPS.

Field Only Paint (FOP)
Sites or tourney where only paint bought at the event may be used there.

Fore-Grip
A vertical handle toward the front of the marker for a more stable grip.

Fred Schultz
The world’s most famous player, although some would argue that the word ‘player’ is something of a misnomer. To ‘do a Fred Schultz’ is to get taken out very easily.