I finally got around to editing some footage from a few weeks ago. I didn't do too badly really. Also threw in some underarm as that came up as a topic around the time I filmed. Enjoy! A staff sling video is also on the way.

https://youtu.be/1Hj7yVGr1wg

Nice slinging Kick!  I do admire your versatility.  I pretty much have the one way I sling and that's it.  I might make some small adjustments depending on the sling and target distance, but not much.

That pan makes an awfully satisfying sound !!

Great stuff kick !! Great seeing your improvements over the years

Looking good man! I agree that pan is an excellent target.

Morphy wrote on Jun 24^th, 2020 at 8:09pm:

Looking good man! I agree that pan is an excellent target.

For some reason when I read this, I switched the order of the first 3 words of this " Good ...Looking... Man."

And I thought for a second "that is a strange thing to comment on. Certainly, there is a classic handsomeness about him, but what about the slinging?"...And then I re-read it.

Great slinging Kick! and your lady-killer looks probably makes your wife have to beat them off with a broom!

joe_meadmaker wrote on Jun 24^th, 2020 at 6:54pm:

Nice slinging Kick!  I do admire your versatility.  I pretty much have the one way I sling and that's it.  I might make some small adjustments depending on the sling and target distance, but not much.

Thanks! I like the fact that I can now do pretty much every style somewhat correctly and at least make the stone go forward but I really should be sticking to one style if I want to do better at the International :D


Mersa wrote on Jun 24^th, 2020 at 7:35pm:

That pan makes an awfully satisfying sound !! Great stuff kick !! Great seeing your improvements over the years

Thanks! Yeah I had to do a double take when I saw it being sold on Facebook for a pittance. The handles even make it easy to carry down to the range :D I think pretty soon I'm going to have to hammer it flat again but I also like the idea of completely crumpling it.


Morphy wrote on Jun 24^th, 2020 at 8:09pm:

Looking good man! I agree that pan is an excellent target.

IronGoober wrote on Jun 24^th, 2020 at 9:43pm:

Morphy wrote on Jun 24th, 2020 at 8:09pm: Looking good man! I agree that pan is an excellent target. For some reason when I read this, I switched the order of the first 3 words of this " Good ...Looking... Man." And I thought for a second "that is a strange thing to comment on. Certainly, there is a classic handsomeness about him, but what about the slinging?"...And then I re-read it. Great slinging Kick! and your lady-killer looks probably makes your wife have to beat them off with a broom!

Why thank you very much! I'll just be bookmarking this for a day I need it... :D

Oh man! If you liked the sound of the pan in this video wait till you hear it in the staff sling footage I got a while ago that I've been editing this morning. I think it was the day after I filmed this video and I got some HEAVY hits on the pan. One in particular is just... oof. I would hate to be hit with a sling, I wouldn't have the opportunity to hate being hit with a staff sling. At least the one that I've been using could knock you into next week.

I'll throw the staff sling video here too:

https://youtu.be/Q351uh8vFVo

Wow that Balearic sling looks THICCCCCCCCCC !!!

It is :D Because it's so much shorter than most of my other slings, it always takes a little while to get used to it again but I really like it. Feels great to use.

IronGoober wrote on Jun 24^th, 2020 at 9:43pm:

Morphy wrote on Jun 24th, 2020 at 8:09pm: Looking good man! I agree that pan is an excellent target. For some reason when I read this, I switched the order of the first 3 words of this " Good ...Looking... Man." And I thought for a second "that is a strange thing to comment on. Certainly, there is a classic handsomeness about him, but what about the slinging?"...And then I re-read it.

https://media.giphy.com/media/jOmQmJkjcvB3Bc8CRb/giphy.gif

I love the hit that spins it around!  It looks just like a cartoon. :D

That was the main reason for the slo mo :D

   Nice video.  Your form is very good.

Thanks!