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i braidedone of my first slings just now and i was wondering what is the best kind of pouch i can make?
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Jun 21
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Welcome to the forum cut.n.shoot, there is a simple answer to your question:
Leather
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on my first sling i used leather and it got too deed and kept the stone in.
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hmmm... you could try using it without a pouch or a different kind of leather. Or, what I would to is make a smaller pouch. It isn't important to make the pouch deep at all, just to keep it on (in my experience).
One problem I had with a sling I made was that the pouch was made too deep, and it would rarely release the ammo. I had to use large ammunition to get it to release. Perhaps you may also be using ammo that's too small for the sling you made.
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thanks for the advice. can any of y'all give me pointers on accuracy?
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Tip 1: Practice
Tip 2: Practice
Tip 3: Practice
Tip 4: Aim at a large target that you're sure no one will care if you damage (such as a tree) and start with soft, yet heavy ammo (tennis balls are perfect).
Tip 5: Take a break and spend some time at this forum
Oh yeah, sorry, I nearly forgot. For accuracy, use a short sling. Longer slings sacrifice accuracy for power. Also try the Apache style (
http://www.slinging.org/22.html
). It's the least powerful, but the most accurate (in my experiece).
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what is the best casting method for short range?
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Apache technique (see just above)
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thanks
any more advice
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Certainly read through the Guides and Articles section if you haven't already (
http://www.slinging.org/articles.html
). My personal favourite style is tennis/figure-8 (it has a lot of names...). It looks practically impossible and takes forever to learn, but you just suddenly figure it out (usually). I'm fairly accurate with figure-8 and can get good distance with it. Definately try using tennis balls for ammo first if you can get your hands on some.
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what is "good" distance
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Whatever is far enough that you go "
".
It really depends on the person. Someone here was suggesting dividing the distance you slung by the distance you could have thrown the object without the sling to give a more fair ratio of skill. For Apache style, I don't even think about distance. My Apache is about 15 yards (before hitting object). My figure-8 and underhand go about 80 yards (before landing on the ground). Of course that's with a regular tennis ball. With a golf ball I can easily do over 100 yards with figure-8.
(all distances are guesstimated)
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