The longitude of the sling should be according to the use that is wanted to give.
The more long it is the sling, more distance it is reached in the launching
If the sling is shorter, it is used to make aim
The Balearic primitive slingers, they used to take three slings of three different sizes
The shortest, they took it tied to the head and they used it to hunt
The other ones two, took them one in the hand to rush at half distance, this it was used to defend, the same as the longest that they took it tied to the waist.
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Vicente
Quote:i like rather long slings (my current sling is 70cms from the grip zone to the middle of the pouch), i've made some even larger may be about 1 metre or so but i feel comfort with 70-80 cms. Shepards here in the south of Spain use shorter ones, about 40 cms and they shoot real far away and accurately