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thinking of the old topic discussing using bandanas as makeshift slings, i decided to take a bandana out with me when i went slinging earlier. i was not able to make it work, but i would like to hear how you guys who have tried it have tried it. i folded it from one corder to another diagonaly so that it would be something like a strip sling discussed in the goliath project forum. it was short, and i gripped one corner between my pinkie and ring finger, and used a full hand grip for the retention cord, and using a forefinger and thumb pinch for the release cord. i loaded it up with a tennis ball, and sort of did an overhand throw, using the sling as an extension of my arm, and throwing that way. the tennis ball didn't go very far, and i almost loaded it up with a rock to see what sort of range i could get that way, but then i went back to my normal slings. i will try it out again at a later date.
altogether, i thought that it might work with a little fine tuning, and some time to become more comfortable with the absense of a retention loop. also, a way of folding it should be developed, because the snap of the release caused the bandana to come unfolded, and it was just a bandana pinched in my hand.
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