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Reply #5595 - Jun 10th, 2019 at 8:12am
 
@DesertWalker - Nice!  How is it working for you?

@metalode - That's beautiful.  I love the colors Smiley
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Reply #5596 - Jun 10th, 2019 at 12:33pm
 
joe_meadmaker wrote on Jun 10th, 2019 at 8:12am:
@DesertWalker - Nice!  How is it working for you?


Just finished it yesterday, but the few throws I did to test it out went pretty well!
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Reply #5597 - Jun 11th, 2019 at 4:36pm
 
Kick wrote on Jun 7th, 2019 at 10:51am:
Ah ok I see. I think tennis balls are a better fit for the pouch I have on it now. I do really need to go and test it some more and see how it goes.


This is a pretty late comment on what I said before but I managed to test the captured-release sling some more and, after some adjustments, I think I've finally got it releasing at the right time. Honestly, it's not much of an improvement over a normal sling but it's an interesting design and I felt I had to have at least one for the collection Cheesy
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Reply #5598 - Jun 11th, 2019 at 5:11pm
 
“Bear Claw” asymmetric sling...  33 inch (84cm) long sling made from 4-strand round braided jute with a leather reinforced finger loop. All the leather came from an old couch that was being thrown out. That’s right... I weaponized a couch!
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Reply #5599 - Jun 11th, 2019 at 6:18pm
 
@NOC - That looks great!  I just read your other post about getting leather from the couch and was curious what it looked like.  Didn't take long to find out Cheesy
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Reply #5600 - Jun 11th, 2019 at 8:03pm
 
NOC I really dig that.
Do you find the assymetrical pouch behaves any different?
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Reply #5601 - Jun 11th, 2019 at 9:06pm
 
I haven’t tried this one out yet, and I don’t have hard numbers on normal vs asymmetric sling designs, but it should theoretically have a more consistent release because the release side of the pouch moves out of the way with less resistance.
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Reply #5602 - Jun 12th, 2019 at 2:52am
 
The Cthulhu sling I got from Flint (where is Flint? He disappeared ages ago.) is the same sort of shape and has the smoothest release of any sling I've ever used. It feels amazing to sling with.
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Reply #5603 - Jun 12th, 2019 at 4:51am
 
Ow! I had forgotten about this assymetric pouch! another project for me, when I get a chance to braid again.
- I've got a good internet access for now, but not a single bit of twine with me!

Kick wrote on Jun 11th, 2019 at 4:36pm:
Honestly, it's not much of an improvement over a normal sling


Well, the advantages of a "captive" are quite specific: I made it for narrow path slinging (ie forest), and that's the only use for me.
there's still the timing correction on long slings, but I never really explored this.
and of course S'clash players have somthing to say about this...
http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1501700280

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Reply #5604 - Jun 13th, 2019 at 2:24am
 
I walked over to the park (my house is in background) to do some slinging and one of my daughters decided she prefered my new sling. Bit big though, it's 900mm-35 in folded but she likes it.
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Reply #5605 - Jun 13th, 2019 at 11:57pm
 
Thumbs Up Who on this forum ever suspected they would see a left handed female slinging with a 35" sling! What are the odds?
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Reply #5606 - Jun 14th, 2019 at 8:52pm
 
Just finished this today, an aztec style, round braid sling from paracord. Chucks egg sized rocks like an absolute powerhouse
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Reply #5607 - Jun 15th, 2019 at 1:02am
 
walter wrote on Jun 13th, 2019 at 11:57pm:
Thumbs Up Who on this forum ever suspected they would see a left handed female slinging with a 35" sling! What are the odds?

Yep she gets it from me, I golf lefty, rifle shoot right, use bows lefty and sling right although im trying to learn to sling ambidextrous.
Made a couple quick slings, one for younger daughter and blue one for me. Blue one was done in 20 minutes.
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Reply #5608 - Jun 18th, 2019 at 10:58pm
 
Tried to improve accuracy by making staff sling with short handle and hook.

First tries felt good but I don't really have experience or time.

Did anybody experiment with hook release?
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Reply #5609 - Jun 21st, 2019 at 12:32am
 
NooneOfConsequence wrote on Jun 11th, 2019 at 5:11pm:
“Bear Claw” asymmetric sling...  33 inch (84cm) long sling made from 4-strand round braided jute with a leather reinforced finger loop. All the leather came from an old couch that was being thrown out. That’s right... I weaponized a couch!


I really need to try one of these. I wonder if a woven pouch can be made Egyptian style with only one side cupped?
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