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Slinging Rocks!
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I'm new here and came from a trad archery, so this whole discussion is kinda germane to some of my initial impressions with the whole slinging thing: at that is, its way harder to hit stuff with a sling than bow. Of course, I just pick up a sling. So of course its going to be harder than a bow and arrow. But is there anyone who can achieve the same consistency as a good archer with a sling? From what I've seen, the supposedly best competitors (though I know a lot of you guys have never been there, and god knows there just a little less of a financial incentive for making it there than there is for say, winning the super bowl or world cup) at the Balearic island competition are hitting a square meter? board most every shot or maybe a 20inch plate once or twice. Compare that with the Barebow Archery open where they're placing most shots in the 7-10 rings at 55 yards or the various traditional competitions like macua where they're doing about the same on a smaller target (lotta 9 and 10 ring shots, too) at about 20m, or million of US traditional 3D Shoots where the good guys are hitting kill zone on deer, pig, skunks virtual every shot from 15-35 yards. To mention nothing of Clay Hayes hitting a 3d 3/4 times at 80-100 yards, or Byron Ferguson shooting ticktacs out or the air every morning...
Hurling rocks cool? Yeah. And I'm sure it's satisfying hearing that ping! (And not spending freaging 20$ on an arrow, 1000$ on a bow) But....
I am wrong in concluding that sling and stone is that much harder? (Btw, if anyone can link to any vids of slingers making crazy ass shots, I am all eyes)
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