Have requested a pouch from aussie and can't wait for it to arrive!

well i haven't even touched a sling in my life yet so I don't really have any expectations to start with. As long as it works, I'll be happy

lol on the other hand I've never had a problem with getting things a fair distance. But then I was starting from scratch with no knowlege whatsoever and ended up using sidearm as the most natural style for me.

I suspect the most important thing is not to think about it too hard. Don't think: 'I must do it this way' or 'stand like this'. Just attach strings, load  a rock and do what seems to be the most natural.

It was probably nearly twenty years from when I first tried a sling to actually trying different styles (which is entirely down to slinging.org - but I was a confident slinger long before I ever knew there WERE different styles). I can now pretty much use every style, but it's taken a long time :-)

The only thing I would say is don't worry about accuracy - at least for the first few years ;-)
lol

As long as you can consistently get a rock in roughly the area you were aiming for - that's good enough for practice and the more you practrice the closer you get :-)

bootlaces are always a good place to start - or old trainer laces :-)

C_A had some photos he posted with various "holds"... narrow, medium and wide.  Maybe he'll post the link...

I have been experimenting with different grips/holds trying to see if I can achieve any better consistency with my release.  I've always used what Dale calls and shows as "narrow" but after reading C_A's post I have taken the looped, retained cord and moved it around...  If you move it from the middle finger to the ring finger and allow the retained cord to exit between the index finger and the middle finger then you will have a one-finger seperation of the cords and a slightly wider grip than Dale's narrow...  Moving the loop to the pinky and the exit to between the middle and ring fingers will give an even wider grip (two fingers - Dale's other picture)... moving the loop back to the middle finger and the exit to between the ring and pinky gives another finger's width to the grip (three fingers seperation) and lastly, moving the loop to the ring finger and allowing the retained cord to exit off the side of the hand/pinky will give an even wider grip (four fingers of seperation).  I still like Dale's narrow the best but think I see better consistency with the one-finger's seperation.

All the above is done while keeping the release cord firmly pinched between the index finger and the thumb until the moment of release.  All the various grips are objectively aimed at keeping the retained and release cords seperated (or at least not twisted) so they don't interfere with each other at the moment of release...  and what seems to work the best for the slinger.   My "narrow" requires my placing the release cord on the correct side of the retained or they won't release cleanly... for me.

Have fun seeing what works best for you.  Kinda like "for every rule there's always at least one exception".

Thanks for all the pics! Wanted to make a post yesterday but something is wrong with the forum. Just can't seem to access it sometimes.

Anyways I went to sling for the first time yesterday and was unknowingly using a wide grip. It was loads of fun, though I really have to practise more on my accuracy heh.

Haha I'm totally addicted to slinging .. but its kinda hard to find somewhere safe to sling here in tiny Singapore. So far I only sling a tennis ball in a huge hall when its empty.