How far does anyone on the forum sling from and still attain good levels of accuracy?
 I used to sling from about 50yrds at a 5gal (25ltr ?)drum and get a reasonable number of hits (put a good few holes in it too  ).
 Are there any real long range slingers out there?

Hi Yurek!
    I used to be able to hit the drum maybe 8 or nine times out of ten at 50 yrds. I would sometimes put a smaller 1gal (1 Ltr) can on top of the bigger one but I could only hit it about 3 or 4 times (on a really good day) out of 10.
     As to long range, I am very impressed with your hitting something at 180yrds. I doubt if I could even see the pole at that range  . Well done!

  Thanks Yurek, but I am more impressed by your long range shots   8). Some shooting, I would need a telescopic sight at that range .
   I started slinging about 15 years ago and probably slung (if that is the correct term  ) for about seven years on a regular basis. I used to stay in the country and practiced most days. One thing I should say is that the target was always the same and in the same place. 
  A true test would have been on a course like a Field Archery course where the target varies from shot to shot.
   I use a 27/28 inch sling (pouch to end of cord) with smallish stones (2-3oz). I haven't been slinging on a regular basis for a few years since moving to a town, but I have just made a new sling and 'am dying to get back into slinging.

Uriel,

Welcome to our forum.  I see I'm 9 posts too late but welcome just the same.  That is some very impressive accuracy you had going there.  Jurek is our forum champion as far as range goes.  Ask him how far he can sling.

Hey Johnny. 

Cool passage (Judges 20:16)  I guess those guys must be my ancestors huh...?  Except I'm right handed.
                                      Benjamin      

Uriel,

You have a great seniority with a sling. I have came back to slinging last spring, after very long pause. Before, I used a sling couple of my young years (salad days?). My habits have survived the years, hovever. I always used rather long slings and practiced range shots. My accuracy never were as good as yours. My shortest sling is 37" long. Probably my accuracy would be better with shorter one but it's difficult to break my habits

Just Ben (Whipartist) also have contributed to my the best ranges

Jurek

how many rotations?
I hurl with one quick rotation, Some do 2 or 3, I seem to lose power when I do more than one.

Johny,

I usually do 1 or 2 initial rotations and next whiping. I also can throw without initial rotations, but use it seldom. Greater amount of the initial rotation doesn't soften my shots, because I mainly accelerate stronger just before the whip.

Jurek

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Uriel, I'm not sure if my last post (with monkey) was clear. I only meant that I was slinging many many times in the pole drection, but I hit them only 4 times. It was like that monkey's good luck. There wasn't any hidden meaning.

Jurek