Aussie wrote on Sep 23^rd, 2010 at 9:28pm:



Quite an accomplishment using green walnuts. I was out today with a friend slinging them and was having a hard time getting them out 100 yards. I normally sling in the 170 range with good stones or clay.

Awesome. I don't know if I've ever thrown that far even with stones. Very impressive.

I have been sling for about 8 months or so and I seem to be leveling out at around 80-120yds with a 22" sling using a very strong greek overhand does anyone have any tips?

Dan wrote on Sep 24^th, 2010 at 3:32pm:

Doing 80-120 yds in only eight months is pretty good.  I don't know if you need many tips; you seem to be progressing just fine.  When I broke 200 meters I was using a long (maybe 49".. I forget for sure now) pj sling with a long, thin, tapered pouch.  I believe that the extra spin generated by the tapering helps my distance.  My ammo was oval shaped stones.. I should have used golf balls. I probably would have done better.  The stones were around the size of large chicken eggs.  I was using a modified side armed style.  If you've leveled out, Dan, maybe experimenting with a longer sling would help you get better distance.  The guys that shoot the farthest here seem to all use a pirouetting style, but I know my limitations and stick to what I can do.  Since then I've switched to Byzantine style.  I like it's simplicity and power.

videos are good,  for archers and other professions too to see if they are going to full draw or something like that

Sorry about forrgetting about the ammo , I usually use end up using irregular limestone quary waste about the size of an oblong golf ball (80yds), but some times I can get my hands on better ammo which is usually where I get my longer distances from. Thanks for the tips I think I will get some longer slings made and see how that works out.

well, it looks like iv went and made an ass of myself again 

and I was ssssooooo excited for a day or two, thinking that i had broke 200....

i went back to where i was sling the other day, sling with my friend, when it slowly dawned on me that the clump of woods we were slinging at looked just a little different from the way they looked on google maps... and that we were positioned by the road a little strangely compared to where i measured...

and it appears i measured to the wrong clump of woods..... re-measured with my pace, was actually roughly 100m to the woods.
not the first time iv ended up doing something along these lines....