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Finally a vid of a power/distance tecnique.
Mar 18^th, 2009 at 10:21pm

Here is the vid of the tecnique I use for distance/power. I have commented on using tecniques like the helecopter style and sidearm that they didnt work well with this long of a sling, but I was wrong on that one. I can use sidearm well with this sling when slinging for accuracy. And the distance suprized me (around 700-800 feet). But with the distance/power tecnique, 1000 feet is usual. I know the quality sucks, but its just there because alot of people asked for a demonstration. Ill try to post more vids with a higher quality camera in the near future, beacause I want to prove certain things about the slings power.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rknIz94eoSU

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Burner Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Take me out to the ball game........ Posts: 1238 Northeast Florida Gender:	Re: Finally a vid of a power/distance tecnique. Reply #1 - Mar 18^th, 2009 at 11:12pm Nice.Here's mine. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSYIE-WpJpc
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Rat Man Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 13682 New Jersey, USA Gender:	Re: Finally a vid of a power/distance tecnique. Reply #2 - Mar 18^th, 2009 at 11:14pm I watched the vid and thought that it was cool then when I went back to add it to my favorites it had been removed. Did you take it down and if so, why? Btw, the spud gun is way cool!
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Re: Finally a vid of a power/distance tecnique.
Reply #3 - Mar 18^th, 2009 at 11:55pm

I just watched the video and I can't figure out how you guys get the ball to go so far slinging it like that. When I get the sling over a certain lenght all the snap and power is gone; however, if I shorten the same sling just a little it's back in the sweet spot and the distance/power is back. I think we should plan the sling fest in Utah this year and I will set up a few courses on the salt flats. We could do some target shooting and then throw in some long distance contests. We (well not me!) might even break some records. Bonneville Salt Flates after all is where all the land speed records are set. We would have miles of very flat surface to play on.

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Aussie Past Moderator Offline Joined Nov. 1, 2006 Luke 14:14 Posts: 3265 Melbourne, Australia Gender:	Re: Finally a vid of a power/distance tecnique. Reply #4 - Mar 19^th, 2009 at 12:20am Wonderful idea! Take heaps of videos and accurate details of the slings, projectiles, etc. The high altitude should also help as air resistance will be markedly reduced which aids both the flight of the projectile as well as the actual slinging process itself.
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Steven Interfector Viris Spurii Offline RaptorIsAsRaptorDoes Posts: 2101 Austin, Tx. Gender:	Re: Finally a vid of a power/distance tecnique. Reply #5 - Mar 19^th, 2009 at 9:36am Too long for me .... I noticed your untangle the feet happy dance; before you could cast your projectile. Wouldn't let anything that could tangle me up, anywhere near me in a serious dust-up.
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Jae Junior Member Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 61	Re: Finally a vid of a power/distance tecnique. Reply #6 - Mar 19^th, 2009 at 9:38am not only the chance of a dust up but one would be fairly restricted on how they could throw their projectile.
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Re: Finally a vid of a power/distance tecnique.
Reply #7 - Mar 19^th, 2009 at 10:57am

Remember when a sling is that long I have to spin the sling around to a certain speed when using either that tecnique or sidearm, once it up to speed, the the air resistance goes away, and its all good from there, thats how I know when to release. Btw, the speeds of the projectiles are amazing, it takes about 3-4 seconds total for the projectile to reach 1000 feet. Ill post some more vids soon.

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Re: Finally a vid of a power/distance tecnique.
Reply #8 - Mar 21^st, 2009 at 9:04am

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once it up to speed, the the air resistance goes away, and its all good from there,

No it doesn't - what happens is that the sling straightens out and you feel the pull of the ammo.
Unless you suddenly switch to a vacumn, air resistance is ALWAYS a factor.

Just think before typing - just once would be nice

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Mr. Boss Funditor Offline Slinging Depleted Uranium! Posts: 631	Re: Finally a vid of a power/distance tecnique. Reply #9 - Mar 21^st, 2009 at 10:40am Hey, what I meant is, once its up to a good rotation speed, I can feel the weight of the projectile and thats when I know when to release.
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Curious Aardvark Forum Moderation Offline Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 13965 Midlands England Gender:	Re: Finally a vid of a power/distance tecnique. Reply #10 - Mar 23^rd, 2009 at 11:57am lol yeah I noticed that aiming didn't seem to be part of the technique
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Reply #11 - Mar 23^rd, 2009 at 4:08pm

It doesnt really matter for me, aiming with that tecnique is limited, but Im still able to hit a head sized object at point-blank range. Oh yeah and one more thing, 250 mph (average speed of a 5 oz projectile shot from my sling) is 360 feet per second. I think that beats 100-130 mph with lighter projectiles from an accuracy tecnique, (that would only stun somone!!!!!) Now tell me, what is the darn point of that? Whats the point of having a weapon that doesnt have killing power? Thats why I use my sling and tecnique, because I know that it is deadly.

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Re: Finally a vid of a power/distance tecnique.
Reply #13 - Mar 24^th, 2009 at 5:28am

Mr. Boss wrote on Mar 23^rd, 2009 at 4:08pm:

It doesnt really matter for me, aiming with that tecnique is limited, but Im still able to hit a head sized object at point-blank range. Oh yeah and one more thing, 250 mph (average speed of a 5 oz projectile shot from my sling) is 360 feet per second. I think that beats 100-130 mph with lighter projectiles from an accuracy tecnique, (that would only stun somone!!!!!) Now tell me, what is the darn point of that? Whats the point of having a weapon that doesnt have killing power? Thats why I use my sling and tecnique, because I know that it is deadly.

How did you measure your slinging speed? 250 mph is just under 112 m/s. Even assuming a sling length of 3 m your 5 oz stone is pulling 426 G's meaning a combined cord tension of 133 lbs!?

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Reply #14 - Mar 24^th, 2009 at 9:01am

Ok, people have to post more video of their throwing techniques cause I am not getting anywhere near these results. I cant remember who said it but they were saying they were getting 300 yard throws and I think someone even said 1000 yards. Now I am no 'rocket genius' but that is just under the length of three football fields for one and 9 for the other. If I can get a throw that goes 100 yards I consider it a good day.

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