Success!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*Cheer* *Dance* *Lude movement*

The sling works beutifully! I am chucking these wet-bombs from one side of my parking lot to another. We are talking serious distance, further than I have ever seen anyone toss a ballon and then a whole lot more.

I am using the underhand method, but others work just as well. I will take pictures... I'm just a little intimidated by the craftmanship in this group. I am afriad it wont make par.

In any case it works, now I'm going to make another sling so I can stress test this design with a friend, and use the sci-method to determine what this sling is capable of.

I just purchased some  3.2 x 14.63 "Rope Braided Synthetic". which I'm using to use to replace the string I now have. Although the string seems to work fine now, I read on another thread that using braided instead of howser laid line will help prevent the strings from tangling, and I'm hoping to head off those sort of problems. The packaging didn't say what material it was other than it was sinthetic, which seems pretty obvious to me. I suspect it might be nylon, but the weave is tight. Any WAG's? (Wild Ass Guess)

I originally used a monkey's fist knot on the release cord, and a perfection loop for the anchor (toggle?). I am now going to use a finger strap as the anchor, and continue using a monkeys fist for a release. My hopes are that a finger strap will reduce finger fatigue, and increase comfort. Any thoughts suggestions?

Materials used so far..

*Light duty tarp
*Grommets
*"Synthetic" string
* Velcro finger strap
*Latex water ballons
*Small rock (will be replaced with bead of some kind)

Ok let me know if any of you guys know what this mystery  string might be.
-Unsapien

I am going to have a water-ballon war. The current tenative location is an open clearing inside of my home Archery range. I'm considering allowing some sort of shelter, considering the force that these Water-bombs come careening down with.

too funny 

I am currently working on my second water-bomb sling. I have the pouch together, but have yet to put the two strings on. It tseems that alot of people here simply use a release cord, and not any sort of knot.

What type of release do you use?
-For heavy glades?
-Smaller glades?
-etc...

-Unsapien

That would be pretty funny, however I think you had better promise to buy them dinner afterwards or they might clobber you in revenge.

I using this design for the pouch,

http://andypsionfan.users.btopenworld.com/trebsling/

I'm using rivets instead of thread, because I'm punching through aprrox 8 layers of tarp.

I'm going to post pictures, but I have no digital camera, so I'll be borrowing one fom my friend. When I do that I might be so bold as to attempt to explain how I did it, and maybe give a simple tutorial. 

well i know it isn't primitive or anything. but if you want something for a decisive advantage in a waterballon fight that dosn't come with a steep learning curve. just get some surgical tubing at the hardware store. that stuff is amazing, you should be able to get some really impressive range. make a slingshot or 'cross bow' out of it. good for arming people on your side who don't have enough time to learn slinging

LOL, great. Sed the plans!

Sling shots a great, and all, but I want my friends to really feel the shots (no not geting hit, I mean throwing). With a WB-sling or any sling for that matter you feel more connected to your projectile; making a scored hit all that more gratifying. That said, I think I'll chck that option out, Might make thins interesting...


-Unsapien