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Jul 10th, 2006 at 10:36pm
 
     Greetings,

I'm new on the forum, having just obtained my account, and so I just want to say a GREAT hugemongous thanks for all the wisdom you folks have shared here, especially Matthias with all the help he gave via email.Wink This is a wonderful place and I delight in the day I found this site.

Cheers,

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Reply #1 - Jul 10th, 2006 at 11:09pm
 
Southpaw,

I am assuming that means your a leftie. Welcome to the community. Nice to have another leftie around by the by.

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Reply #2 - Jul 10th, 2006 at 11:27pm
 
Why would that mean leftie? Anyway, it seems that we're all lefthanded (I am anyway).


Southpaw,
Welcome! I hope you have a great time slinging, and pick up many new skills while you're here Smiley
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Reply #3 - Jul 11th, 2006 at 1:52am
 
Welcome southpaw!


See you around!
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Reply #4 - Jul 11th, 2006 at 3:46am
 
Hey CanDo,

Southpaw is a boxing term for left hand hitter.

It could be just cause it sounds cool, pity I didn't think about it other wise I would have given my handle as Sinister. (Also means left.)

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PS Maybe we could start a subculture of slinging and be the Sinsiter Slingers... wait that's my inner megalomanic coming out again.
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Reply #5 - Jul 11th, 2006 at 4:33am
 
Welcome southpaw. Always glad to have one more. Smiley
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Reply #6 - Jul 11th, 2006 at 2:31pm
 
i am right handed, so not all of us are leftie. 

welcome to the gang southpaw.
i wish you many true glans and strong slings
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Reply #7 - Jul 11th, 2006 at 6:00pm
 
Yes, in regards to my name, I am a lefty. 8)  Thanks for all the support, guys.
Also, I have been researching and surfing on this site quite a bit, so thankfully I'm not entirely a newbie. Roll Eyes

Thanks,

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Reply #8 - Jul 12th, 2006 at 1:02am
 
     Southpaw,                                                                         
         Greetings!  Cheesy  And welcome to the forum! I too browsed for quite a while until I signed up. And I'm glad I did! One of the most interesting things about Slinging.org is that slingers are from all over the place. My location is in Gardner, Massachusetts about 50 miles west northwest of Boston. Would you tell us where you are from?
         If Matthias has been giving you help by e-mail, I would guess that you've already made a sling and proceeded to use it. I look forward to reading your posts!    Smiley Grin                         .......Dan
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Reply #9 - Jul 12th, 2006 at 3:51pm
 
Hey guys, thanks for all the support!Cheesy

So, getting down to business;

In answer to your first question, I'm actually a Canadian slinger.Shocked ( And no, I don't drink beer all day or live in an igloo; actually, it's pretty mild over here these days...) I live in Abbotsford, BC, which is close to Vancouver.

Secondly, yes, I am quite familiar with the sling. I have been fascinated by it since I was about 8 yrs old, and have made about 50-60 different "breeds" of slings ( but after looking at all the masterpieces here none of mine are really worth mentioning...*sniff*) Cry
Throughout the years, due to lack of resources, I haven't been very successful in my quest for skilful rockchucking, until I found this site. Cheesy  So, for the past couple months, I have been practicing the fig. 8 and the greek overhand.

So that's the story up till now.

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Reply #10 - Jul 12th, 2006 at 6:12pm
 
     Southpaw,                                                                              
         That's funny; I thought all Canadians drank beer and ate back-bacon. Yup, three square meals a day!                                          
         If you live in B.C. that would put you on the other side of the continent from me. Zowie!                                                            
         I have never been able to accomplish the figure-8 without whomping myself upside the head   Shocked  so I've stuck with the Apache style. Since you have a good deal of experience with the sling I'm sure you can give us useful information in your posts!  Smiley          .......Dan
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Reply #11 - Jul 12th, 2006 at 6:18pm
 
Hei Southpaw, I am Canadian as well
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Reply #12 - Jul 12th, 2006 at 10:28pm
 
Good to see you made it! 8) We'll have to see about those mud flats a bit later...
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Reply #13 - Jul 12th, 2006 at 11:49pm
 
Goodness, what feedback!!! Grin 
Of course, Slinger-Man-Dan, that's just what we do. (besides traveling by dog sled and going on seal hunts...man, the stories I could tell about my new harpoon! Cheesy)  ANYWAY, about the useful info I could divulge...hmmm, it'd probably be more of a(n) highly disturbing, life-threatening, embarrassing slinging story that would apply, but we'll see about that. Tongue (also, I could present you with 40-50 different slings that wouldn't work. Wink)

Yes, about the mud flats, Matthias, let's get together someday and relocate some granite. ( or quartz, if you prefer... Grin)


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Reply #14 - Jul 13th, 2006 at 10:19am
 
Welcome,

It is always good to have another Canadian around here.

I have to go now...my igloo is melting and my back bacon is getting cold Grin

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