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https://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl General >> Slinging as a Sport, Competition Rules, Slinging Awards And Events >> Is this portion of the board practically dead https://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1387229770 Message started by squirrelslinger on Dec 16^th, 2013 at 4:36pm

Title: Is this portion of the board practically dead
Post by squirrelslinger on Dec 16^th, 2013 at 4:36pm

well... There haven't been any posts in over a month.
Most of the stuff proposed here has seemed to die out.

Title: Re: Is this portion of the board practically dead
Post by curious_aardvark on Dec 17^th, 2013 at 6:31am

scattered individuals do not make for great team sports.

Plus everything goes in cycles. One of the reasons for having seperate sections of the forum is to - somewhat - try and stop the cycles.

Ie we don't have new people going on about sports every six months because they can see the section and easily read what's gone before.

Plus it's the quiet season.

Title: Re: Is this portion of the board practically dead
Post by Camo-sling on Dec 17^th, 2013 at 7:38am

Haha most of the members on the website go through cycles of activity and inactivity. Busy with other projects, working overtime, study or other hobbies usually keep me away from the forum.

But once an individual develops the slinging bug it typically lasts a lifetime. Whether it's a week, a few months or even many years members return when their interest in slinging is reignited.

Same thing happens with ideas about slinging as a sport. I think about promoting slinging as a sport from time to time, but I never come up with an action plan. It's a challenge...

Title: Re: Is this portion of the board practically dead
Post by timpa on Dec 27^th, 2013 at 12:34pm

Respect for those who are trying to get slinging the sport. But sports or competition is not my thing.

Title: Re: Is this portion of the board practically dead
Post by curious_aardvark on Dec 31^st, 2013 at 12:19pm

lightslinger hasn't been around for a while (checks - since august in fact).
This section was his baby.

We can but hope he's okay and just taking a break :thumb:

Title: Re: Is this portion of the board practically dead
Post by LightSlinger on Mar 28^th, 2015 at 11:53pm

I'm so sorry everyone about the unexplained Hiatus. Like Camo-Sling mentioned, I just got kinda sucked back into life full speed. The work I was doing with slinging was largely facilited by the fact that I was working the graveyard shift at work and had lots of free time to throw at it. Unfortunately, the nature of my job requires us to rotate shifts every 6 months. I've just recently come back around to the swing shift which allows me some time again, but not quite as much as I had on Graves.
Anyway, I'm back for as long as I can possibly be and don't have any plans of going away entirely like I did before.
I missed you guys! ;)

Title: Re: Is this portion of the board practically dead
Post by curious_aardvark on Apr 23^rd, 2015 at 7:49am

Cool.

What's a couple of years between friends :-)

Title: Re: Is this portion of the board practically dead
Post by Eudave on Jun 14^th, 2019 at 4:28pm

I am a new Slinger. I have just come across this forum .it was just in time . today tried a 60 inch sling for the first time ,i am 67 inches tall . I had no problem getting it moving but it was a lost cause. My 40 incher is just as good , more accurate ,and has more range. my favorite length so far is 31 inches with a thin linen cord.