Cool, thanks for the tip. I am in the process of building my next sling design and it will definitely have a bead. I was also wondering if a "T" piece, held between the fingers, instead of a slip knot would distribute the pressure a little better on the other side. I have seen some other slings that have this and figure I'll give it a try.

So far the mesh is holding up Ok, but I haven't had a chance to sling as much this week as I did over the weekend.

Another pic of the same sling. I like the heavier weight with the braid. The end knot is nice and big and the loop end is for two fingers, to spread out the weight of the projectile over more than one finger.

This one is my best and longest sling design yet. This one really throws far. It is about 36" or so and with the braiding, it gives it a good weight. I think this extra weight helps to control the smaller projectiles a little better than a one strand design, for me. I used three pieces of continuous paracord pieces of the same length, slid on the mesh pocket and braided the ends. This makes it so no knots are needed to tie the mesh pocket to the paracord. One end has a big knot and the other has a loop that goes around two fingers (ring and middle) to help distribute the weight of the throw across two fingers. It seems more comfortable to me.

My good fig 8 throws are still averaging about 100 to 120 paces and I can throw that far most of the time. However, out of all the throws today, I only had a handful that really cracked. I read one bit of advice to drop the offside shoulder when finishing up the throw and worked on this. It really added some power and now I 'get it', but can't do it very often. When I got the timing and form right, the projectile took off like a rocket, a lot faster than my usual throws and the end of my sling cracked. So, that will be the next step, to get this power on every throw, then work on accuracy. I have a feeling once I get this figured out, I will be throwing a lot farther.

This new sling is working great.

Very nice, sir.  I haven't tried it yet only because I haven't come across any such material.  We often sling at night on the empty fields behind the local high school.  It's only a matter of time before I find an old, discarded lacrosse stick back there.  I'm looking very forward to having some lacrosse slings.

Going on 6 months since I tried this material. So far the lax mesh is holding up well. I found a couple more places to sling and find decent sized rocks. The biggest problem I have had is keeping the knots tied in the paracord from loosening. I might try some superglue on them, see if that helps. Other than that, the sling has held up well. Still on the lookout for a cool skull head release bead too.