Wat's up? I have alwase been interested in premative weapons, especaly slings. I have recently my first sling
(verey simpal Disign of two leather thongs and duct tape, and yes, I said duct tape. Email me At theredneck33@yahoo.com for more info on this discoverey.) and need advice on throwing, aiming, or aney thing else you could healp with.

well, I might as well go on and tell about the duct tape sling. Start with two leather thongs, I recon nilon or anything els would work to, and cut them to disiered lingth. then take two pices of duct tape, one about 4 in long, the other about 3 in. put the longer one down and put the storter one in the midle ane stick it stickey to stickey. stick the end of your cord on the stickey on the ends, then fold the corners in. add reenforcement pices if needed. then just put the loop in the ends of the cords and, wella, a duct tape sling! P.S if aney one can beter explain this, plese do.

I still need someone to tell me a good way to throw. I know how to simpley lob rocks, but i have no accuracey at all! I would be extreamly greatful for any advice.

Welcome to the forum TheRedneck33,

If you want to be accurate with the sling, just

pratice, pratice, PRATICE!

and have fun along the way.

See you around!

Tint

Teaching accuracy is one of the hardest things to teach with the sling. proper form and technique is easy; I can teach anyone how to throw rocks with a sling within 5 minutes and have done so before on several occasions. But accuracy I have really just started to achieve and I have been slinging for almost two years. Not as often as I should/want to/would like to, but two years nonetheless to get to the point where I can hit a tree I aim at almost as often as not from about 20 yards. Only yesterday I slung a rock at the tree hard enough to take a triangular divot out of the wood high up above the bark line and shouted "VICTORY" and raised my sling in the air, which attracted some strange looks from people down the beach. But that feeling you get when you first hit your target is nothing short of transcendent. You feel like you could take on the world. I usually teach people to stand facing about 60 degrees away from the target and plant their right foot forward if left handed and left foot forward if right handed. Step forward with the rear foot, then with the front, bringing the sling around simultaneously and release when it feels right. You'll get to know when it's the proper time to release, eventually. Timing is probably the hardest thing to get down of all the contributing factors to accuracy. Even a fraction of a second's release too early or late can translate to a misdirected throw of several yards too far over even a short distance.

thx,
P.S i finaly got sum leather for apouch and have a good sling now

what are yours made of?

TheRedneck33- I find the one thing that improves my slinging is .......................... concentraiting!! Find a time when you can just focus on slinging. I find blocking out all other distractions dirasticly(sp?) improves my slinging as opposed to just halfheartedly chucking a rock.