mgreenfield
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Fellow Slingsters, ...
To really know how well we are doing, we need a way to communicate with some kind of precision:
1/ How much more/less powerful one sling design might be than another.
2/ How much more/less powerful one technique might be than another.
3/ How much more/less efficient one slingster might be than another in converting body strength to slinging power.
This has nothing do do with accuracy. We'll simply measure range, and infer power from that. This has nothing to do with ammo material or shape.
I propose the "O-SAST System". It works this way:
1/ We pitch selected ammo with a particular sling or technique, and pace off how far the average shot seems to go.
2/ We pitch the same ammo by hand; with no sling. We can throw any way we want.
3/ We figure the multiplier that the sling gives us over the hand-toss.
For example, if I sling 2oz tennis balls 50 paces, but can throw them 29 paces, my O-SAST is 50/29=1.7.
This lets big/small, old/young strong/weak slingsters make direct comparisons of how good a job they're doing.
Of course, for O-SAST to be meaningful, we'd also need to describe:
1/ The sling (mostly length).
2/ The technique & grip
3/ The ammo used
CHRIS, ...wonder if we can set up a table of some kind to keep track of these x3 items, plus the O-SAST multipliers, slingster names, and dates?
Whaddya think, fellow Slingsters?
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