Sounds like a good mix of range and (reasonable) accuracy challenge... Football fields don't have a 50 yard line though  . (No uprights either) Maybe I can find a rugby pitch... what handicap do I get for the smaller target area ??

I've never tried slinging tennis balls... seems like 75 yards would be a pretty nice throw with such big/light ammo. I was at the park yesterday and thought that I needed to borrow a border collie and a can of tennis balls for a few hours. I've never been able to figure out how all you guys recover that fancy lead ammo.

Matthias

LOL 

I broke my (20 year old) one literally just the other day because I put two (or was it three?) caps in it to make it louder! Great minds think alike?

Exactly twice... the first time with one cap, the second time - that's all she wrote. I'm attributing the failure of the "bomb" to the extra caps, though it could well have been a poor casting. It blew apart at the "anvil". Fun while it lasted...

How much do the cap bombs weight, like in oz's or like a golf ball. Do they stabalzie in mid fight?

Hey there Spencer,

Sounds like a good challenge! I'm in I am just headed out for some "Mexican" and will stop by the ball field after. Seventy- five yards hey? Ok what do I get if this 49 year old kicks your young butt?

Go Johnny Go,

Hey, isn't that a song?  Yeah, lets do it.

Spencer, You wrote:

"Try slinging a tennis ball on a football field and seeing how far back you can get while still slinging the ball through the goal posts. "

I would assume that you mean the ball must pass #1 Between the uprights and #2  Over the cross bar to be valid? Just as a valid field goal in football  Correct? I would also assume no modifications of the tennis ball such as adding water or something ? D   R  U   G      free and all that stuff too I assume?

Well, the Mexican was great and I then headed to the park where I found a not too well marked football field (American Football field that is). It had goal posts so I paced off the center going from each goal post and then found what I think was 65 yards. There was a breeze coming at me but there were soccer players at the other end so I had to sling into the wind. I think I made it over the cross bar but I will need to find a better marked field and bring my son to varify if the ball goes over the bar---it is hard to tell at that distance.

I was using my nylon, 4 strand, round woven, 25" sling with a 3"x 7" leather pouch. I tried my official slinging .org sling but, between the light parachute cord and the light tennis ball, I could not get as good of distance even though it is about 4" longer.

Tomorrow Spencer. Maybe Tomorrow  If I make it to Salt Lake, you can take me out to dinner I was just there last year to see the home office of a company I sell for.

Anyone else up for the challenge??

Johnny,

Sounds good. You will really need someone at the goal post. I could not tell for sure at that distance if the ball was beyond or in front of the cross bar when it dropped. And then some of my better shots missed left or right. I like the challenge--a combination of accuracy and power.

Hey Spencer,

Read my email and verify the rules of your game. Us "old kids" want to beat you fair and square I must say, slinging tennis balls is a bit  like slinging marshmellows.