Wow that picture, why cant i have so many stones 
i ussualy have to walk about 7 km to get to my slinging area, but it is worth it.
Well i think illgo  out to sling some stones.

And by the way welcome to your obsession aixu.

you are on lucky man wish i had about 10% of that amount of space And rocks..i would be a happy slinger

bok

yes, it is a rowing course, 9 tracs, 2 km in lenght. i haven't been in a "shell" for over 5 years now..

i know it's a great site, i just had to brag a bit

I am definately obsessed with all things primitive due to this forum. I have been reading it most days for over a year now and the posts are so informative. So far i have made blowguns, slings, an atlatl, slinshot, club, bolas, pistol crossbow, staff-sling, longbow (which broke), bow drill.............. the list goes on. The next on the list is a rope dart it looks dangerous!! thankyou for giving me such an interesting way of occupying my time.
Coops

  Hello, coops! Welcome to the forum. I too came here as a visitor for several months before I signed up. You seem to have been a busy guy, making all of those primitive gadgets. I am going to try some throwing sticks next, as we had a huge tree cut down that was hanging over the house.                                        
  I have often wondered if we are so interested in primitive technology because we wonder if we could survive in a primitive environment. I fear that in reality if any of us "modern" people stepped into a time machine and stepped out 9,000 years ago ( see the petroglyph of the slinger in the historical gallery ) we wouldn't last 10 minutes! Eaten by bears, most likely.                                                                
   Anyway, welcome aboard!                                .......Dan            

Welcome!

Not to veer off track here, but rabbit sticks have been mentioned a lot here. check the 'throwing sticks and rocks' or the recent 'boomerang' threads. i think they may have some info.

Basically, if it's heavy, about as thick as your wrist and a comfortable length, it's a rabbit stick. More proffesional ones have a weighted, knarled, or bend end for an added oomph.

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while out walking with the inlaws I was mostly gazing at the floor looking for stones. After a while the mother in law asked what I was doing so i explained. After that all 4 of us were looking at the floor for stones

Neal