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Post by offtrail on Aug 17, 2016 19:02:25 GMT -7
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Post by woodyz on Aug 17, 2016 21:52:08 GMT -7
while in a flock or herd
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Post by geron on Aug 18, 2016 2:45:38 GMT -7
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Post by geron on Aug 18, 2016 2:51:31 GMT -7
Link loops back to post. Would like to see the slings.
I've made several but likewise, I can't hit the broad side of a barn with one. It's not even safe BEHIND me and I've learned to wear steel toed boots and body armor when using those things.
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Post by sirderrin on Aug 18, 2016 4:10:55 GMT -7
What is your throwing technique? If you are whirling it around your head to throw I found that you will never be accurate... I could throw in a straight line and very hard by letting the sling hand straight down beside me. Then using a hard single fast rotation motion that causes the sling to travel around beside me and release almost like a softball ball pitch... Not sure if that makes sense but it works much better that way. I did not practice a lot but it was far easier to hit (close to) your target that way... I also tried the overhand doing it the same way but I was more inaccurate with up/down that way... Could throw harder though  |
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Post by geron on Aug 18, 2016 6:29:03 GMT -7
What is your throwing technique? If you are whirling it around your head to throw I found that you will never be accurate... I could throw in a straight line and very hard by letting the sling hand straight down beside me. Then using a hard single fast rotation motion that causes the sling to travel around beside me and release almost like a softball ball pitch... Not sure if that makes sense but it works much better that way. I did not practice a lot but it was far easier to hit (close to) your target that way... I also tried the overhand doing it the same way but I was more inaccurate with up/down that way... Could throw harder though Tried most all release methods I could find on the net. Agreed. Side single rotation worked the best. Wonder what method David used on Goliath? |
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Post by offtrail on Aug 18, 2016 10:10:12 GMT -7
You got it right Woodyz, a flock of birds in flight or on the ground presents a much better target then a squirrel. It's still going to be a lucky hit but your odds are way better with multiple targets. |
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Post by offtrail on Aug 18, 2016 10:11:20 GMT -7
Link loops back to post. Would like to see the slings. I've made several but likewise, I can't hit the broad side of a barn with one. It's not even safe BEHIND me and I've learned to wear steel toed boots and body armor when using those things. Sorry about that i'll see what I can do. |
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Post by geron on Aug 18, 2016 10:20:33 GMT -7
Link loops back to post. Would like to see the slings. I've made several but likewise, I can't hit the broad side of a barn with one. It's not even safe BEHIND me and I've learned to wear steel toed boots and body armor when using those things. Sorry about that i'll see what I can do. You did it!! Thanks. Nice slings. |
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Post by offtrail on Aug 18, 2016 10:28:18 GMT -7
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Post by offtrail on Aug 18, 2016 10:35:18 GMT -7
The loop end is for the ring finger, once you have it on with palm up drape it over your index finger...first photo. Now take the end with the knot and place it between the thumb and index finger...palm up. Both loop and knot end meet at the index finger.
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Post by offtrail on Aug 18, 2016 10:54:28 GMT -7
I'am thinking why not make one from natural cordage...why not? Sure it's not going to last a long time but as you can see from the photos...not hard to make. Could hold out for a couple days or you could make a couple extra so you always have a spare. You always have the option of using leather when it's available.
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Post by woodyz on Aug 18, 2016 11:27:09 GMT -7
Grape Shot by: Daniel www.wilderness-survival-skills.com/hunting-sling.htmlGreat article but one thing I saw missing is the shotgun technique. This is where you take a 5-10 grape sized pebbles and put them into a large enough sling pouch and fire the whole payload into a gander of birds or at any other target. This increases your chance/number of hits. It might not be 2 birds one stone, but it very well could be 2 birds one cast! Here is a link to my favorite resource for slinging, but more specifically a forum on this very topic: slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1357886599 |
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Post by woodyz on Aug 18, 2016 11:30:46 GMT -7
I think the length of the sling is related to the height of the slingee
Using the side throw either over or underhand, is your stone on target just high or low
that would indicate your release is coming too soon or to late and it is easier to adjust the length of the sling accordingly than it is to relearn a release.
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Post by woodyz on Aug 18, 2016 11:43:07 GMT -7
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