That it does. And I have taken it into consideration, so for one throw, I tried wrapping the tape around the glande so I would be able to find it in the grass. After it buried itself in the ground, the tape unwound from smashing into the field and I was able to locate it with a bit of searching (had to find the tip of the tape sticking out of the ground where it had been pushed out of the hole created by the glande). From what I can see of it as it's flying away from me, it seems to be spinning around its long axis, like a football, instead of end over end, regardless of how the tape is sorted on it. but, due to one end being heavier than the otherr, it always lands blunt side down. Most almond shaped glandes tned to tumble in flight and usually hit slightly off centre (as evidenced by some of the grass stains on the clay glandes I throw. the whitish clay makes the grass and dirt stains show up really well).

I think that any object moving through a fluid, be it a fish or a lead projectile will always find the path of least resistance through the material in which it is in motion. Notice a fish always swims headfirst into the water and its anterior end is almost always more bulbous than the posterior, and there is little difference, save for the absence of fins, between the shape of the glande and a tuna. Both are teardrop shaped and somewhat rounded in cross section and from what I can gauge by the flight path, it seems to spin as it comes out of the sling and not tumble, even when encased by the tape. Of course, more tests will be needed, and since I am off Thursday from school and work, I will gladly dedicate my time in the name of slingology to finding out how it spins and trying to determine why. As well, since the forward end (bulbous end) is heavier, it will always hit the ground first, no matter how it is sent through the air.

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i definately wouldnt want to be on the recieving end