No TechStuf I believe Goliath was quite a bit larger. I am 79 inches tall 256 pounds

I wonder if two Tints could outsling one lobohunter? "Fee, fi, fo, fum!"

Distance wise I am not that far behind Lobohunter according to the range page.  But I am sure he is more accurate than I am.

hi guys
i hope you don't mind a new slinger's views on the world record.
i think that we have to separate the man-made slings from natural fibre slings. no-one would take an english long-bow or an apache bow to the olympic games and be competitive, despite the fact that the "ancient" bows require more skill, and are also more satisfying to shoot.
there is a danger that - for distance records - we end up with the biggest guy with the longest sling. also, the equipment might become so specialised (10 metre teflon-coated sling, depleted-uranium glande, on the Altiplano) that it doesn't make sense.  
in my opinion we should sling using only such equipment  and techniques as are currently recognised by the Balaeric Slingers, specifically as mentioned here. http://www.mallorcaweb.net/foners/normes/menunormes.htm  
in this way we all have a level playing field, we all know what is meant by a "sling" and we would truly use an ancient weapon, not a modern approximation.  
also we would all pay tribute to the very people who have kept the skill alive; i believe this is is an important factor.  
if it weren't for the balaeric islanders, we would be groping in the dark to a much greater extent.  
unless we had the balaeric sporting events as a backdrop and reference point, we could in all truth be considered as another historical re-enactment group.
to sum up, i would not count myself as a skilful slinger until i had competed successfully with a balaeric sling of natural fibres and at their current targets and ranges.  
   
     

Persoanlly i dotn htink what the sling is made of is the issue, it is the design of that and the projectile.  The reason wooden bows arent used in the olympicsi s because they arent as accurate, not because thye arent allowed.  
And also, the Balearics slingers are focussed on accuracy, not distance throws.
Rik

Seeking to apply traditional standardization in a highly non traditional, non standard sport would be rather like trying to entice 'Picasso' into entering a paint by numbers contest.
 
 
Highly unoriginal and uninspiring.
 
 
But then.....perhaps I'm not a "True slinger"......
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
God forbid that one day, the celebration of differences will only take place sheepishly in museums!

SV, I understand where your coming from and if not from my personal expirences I'd probably be the first to agree. But for me the Balaeric slingers had no impact at all on my starting slinging. It was probably something inspired in me that made me start when I was very young. I had never even heard of them until years afterwards. So as to honoring them to keeping the sport alive, sure if you want to...but they didnt for me. Im sure many thousands of others have passed down slinging from father to son, or started on their own just as I did. I would be good IMO to learn from their expirences and weaknesses so we can improve and adapt according to our general circumstances. But I also agree accuracy is much harder then distance and more impressive.