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My Slings
Mar 28th, 2006 at 9:42pm
 
Since i have only just found out the right way to post images (I was always copying the wrong link Embarrassed) i thought that i would share some of my moth-balled pics. enjoy

A simple, 3 strand braided sling.
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A tennis ball sling based on MikeGreenfield's design.
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Quick sling made from an old badge i had lying around.
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another nylon webstrapping sling.
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My first netted sling, made about 2 weeks ago.
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another pic of the netted sling.
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yet another nylon webstrapping sling.
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this pouch is made with the rope-ladder knot shown. and i use it for throwing golf balls long range.
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A sling i made for my friend.
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the 1st nylon strap sling that i made. it was also the sling which i hit myself on the leg with once and got a whopper bruise.
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the very first sling i made. but unfortunately i lost it somewhere about 3 months ago and haven't seen it again Sad
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easily my most used and loved sling, it was the second braided sling i made. currently it looks a lot worse because of all the use it has been getting. The cord is worn and the pouch is nearly falling off . i find that 150 - 170 cm is the best length for a normal sling.
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I used to use this for throwing golf balls until i found out that one side of the pouch is a bit longer than the other, by two braids. now it is just used for normal rocks.
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A while ago (about 1 year) there was a thread about 2 cord slings, i think. it was there that i got the designs for both these two slings. they are both made of 5mm lawnmower starter cord and the first one just has the ends seized together for the pouch. the last one has a bowline for the pouch and a figure 8 knot for joining the release cord.
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I have made at least 25 slings within the past year and most of them i have given away to friends who hopefully are using them, so i can’t post pics of them too but most of them were the same design as the medium sling and my favourite sling.

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Reply #1 - Mar 28th, 2006 at 9:52pm
 
wow, that's a lot of time... I only have four or five slings.

They all look very nice, thanks for posting them. Where'd you get all that Nylon pouch material and the grommets?
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Reply #2 - Mar 28th, 2006 at 10:01pm
 
the nylon material i had lying around the house, but you can buy it from almost any hardware store in the section of strapping and/or ropes.
the gromets i bought at a market (40 2-part sets for $2) but you can also buy them at most hardware stores.
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Reply #3 - Mar 28th, 2006 at 10:23pm
 
Thats one hell of a lot of slings  Shocked i only have 3 slings and only one of them is seeing 'regular' use funny enough it was the first one i made since i joined ???

how does that ropeladder sling hold its ammo tito ? i might make that one if it holds ok (i'm bored at the moment)
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Reply #4 - Mar 28th, 2006 at 10:41pm
 
the rope ladder knot holds golf balls really well, the only times a golf ball has fallen out was when the slign accidently touched the ground during windup. (it is one of my longest slings in usage)

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sorry for not replying as i normally do (as a member), but even though the thing says im logged in, when i click on the forum topics, where it normally says Hi tito, you have ...messages or whatever, it has the normal Welcome guest, please log in or register. funny really, because only a few minutes ago i was posting without a glitch. Undecided
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Reply #5 - Mar 28th, 2006 at 10:43pm
 
hmm i hope that gets cleared up soon me i'm going to get me some rope  Roll Eyes Darn a person can get bored at 20 to 6 in the morning Tongue
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Reply #6 - Mar 29th, 2006 at 11:08am
 
Great to see 'all' your slings, Tito, and I hope you enjoy using them.

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Reply #7 - Mar 29th, 2006 at 4:43pm
 
thanks willeke. each and every one of them gets used nearly every weekend and the only problem is with the release cords or the pouch, which sometimes wear out due to over use 8)

i think the glitch was something random, cos now i can post normally again. still no idea what happened though. ???
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Reply #8 - Apr 1st, 2006 at 10:51pm
 
The rope ladder makes wonderful slings for tennis balls. Just make the "steps" about 3 inches long, and space each one about 4-5 inches i think. what i did was, tie the first ladder step place the ballup against it and pulled the string where i wanted it and tied the second. Now i gotta make it outta bags!  Grin
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Reply #9 - Apr 2nd, 2006 at 10:11pm
 
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The rope ladder makes wonderful slings for tennis balls. Just make the "steps" about 3 inches long, and space each one about 4-5 inches i think. what i did was, tie the first ladder step place the ballup against it and pulled the string where i wanted it and tied the second. Now i gotta make it outta bags!  Grin

yeah, the rope ladder knot works for anything spherical. the only thing i haven't tried it with yet is real stones. Grin

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Reply #10 - Apr 15th, 2006 at 4:45am
 
sry,i dont like the style of those slings Undecided Embarrassed Undecided
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Reply #11 - Apr 15th, 2006 at 11:56am
 
Nice slings! Especially the netted slings! Shocked
I've also made a couple of ladder slings, they're really nice for golf balls!

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Reply #12 - Apr 17th, 2006 at 9:00pm
 
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so what style do you like? comments welcome so i can improve them 8)
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Reply #13 - Apr 17th, 2006 at 9:12pm
 
Yeah, your netted sling is beautiful Shocked. I made one, but it really didn't cup anything... Undecided
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