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Well, by far the most important question is:
WHAT ARE THE OTHER FIELDS LIKE? How many are there?
You have to be honest, and ask yourself? Is there enough demand in your area to warrant the opening of another field?
6 years ago, we had NO fields in the area. 3 years ago, we had 10.
There was HUGE glut of fields, and they all battled each other of prices, and eventually most of them went out of business.
The prices you mentioned are the "standard", but if a nearby field has BYOP and "all day air" your customers might demand it.
What type of player are you targeting? Where will you advertise? Fields that target towards "newbies" can often charge more because they might be the only field the Newbs know about (via advertising).
Sometimes it helps to cater towards "private groups" like church youth-groups, bachelar parties, POLICE, etc.
It might help out in the beginning to send out special "coupons" or "flyers" for free-game, or "buy 1, get 1 admission free".
I also helps to sponsor teams. Require them to play 2-3 games at OTHER FIELDS, WHILE displaying your banner. This often is your best form of advertising.
Ultimately, your prices and policies will likely be dictated by the nearby fields you are in competition with. Paintball is NOT an easy way to make money. Most field owners do it because the love paintball.
Anyway. I think I am in the FURTHEST state from Hawaii right now. So, sorry, I don't expect to be there any time soon.
Nick
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