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fattybones Descens Offline That's not hail! Posts: 144 Halifax NS Gender:	Snowball fight safety? Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 7:03am I was thinking of slinging snowballs this winter, and I have the desire to use my buddies as targets. Long-range snowball fight Anyone think this is unsafe? I don't want to hurt anybody or get hurt! I know Jaegoor slings balloons, but his friends are in armour.
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Yurek Funditor Past Moderator Offline The best thing, is a good sling. Posts: 942 Poland Gender:	Re: Snowball fight safety? Reply #1 - Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 7:15am Slinging wet and hard against buddies isn't a good idea. They can hurt even when thrown by hand. Just sling light and soft ones gently and high.
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Re: Snowball fight safety?
Reply #2 - Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 10:40am

As said, dont pack them too tight, but some nice light/standard ones are fine. They just need to be packed enough not to break up, but dont feel the need to throw ice balls at each other Wink

I remember last winter having a sling fight with my brother using snow at about 15m apart. I got him twice, once in the head and he was fine after it, but as I say keep them soft lol

One thing you will find aswell, you will get deadly cold hands doing this! I dont know any gloves that you can wear and still sling, and it takes two hands to make a snowball. Its worth it, just to get using the sling like this, but have something warm for when youre done lol

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Reply #3 - Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 4:12pm

Like the others said, keep them soft. Slush balls and ice balls can be as bad as rocks, but a regular snowball is fine. You will be the terror of all non-slinging snowball throwers. You'll have more than twice their range plus much more accuracy. I find seatbelt slings ideal for this job, though any sling with a big pouch will do.

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fattybones Descens Offline That's not hail! Posts: 144 Halifax NS Gender:	Re: Snowball fight safety? Reply #4 - Nov 4^th, 2011 at 7:46am Pretty similar to a regular snowball fight then. Sweet, thanks guys!
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Yurek Funditor Past Moderator Offline The best thing, is a good sling. Posts: 942 Poland Gender:	Re: Snowball fight safety? Reply #5 - Nov 4^th, 2011 at 8:01am And don't do it like this to your friends http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qs-ZfTTNXa4
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Re: Snowball fight safety?
Reply #6 - Nov 4^th, 2011 at 9:28am

Rat Man wrote on Nov 2^nd, 2011 at 4:12pm:

Like the others said, keep them soft. Slush balls and ice balls can be as bad as rocks, but a regular snowball is fine. You will be the terror of all non-slinging snowball throwers. You'll have more than twice their range plus much more accuracy. I find seatbelt slings ideal for this job, though any sling with a big pouch will do.

I suspect it has to be a closed pouch design, and not an open pouched design however, from a structural integrity standpoint. I'd test it, but I'm in Japan currently, and the odds of getting any snow worth speaking of are looking pretty slim.

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Masiakasaurus past-moderator Offline mah-SEE-a-kah-SOR-us Posts: 6069 Alabama, USA Gender:	Re: Snowball fight safety? Reply #7 - Nov 4^th, 2011 at 12:23pm I use an aussie pouch, which is somewhere between the two.
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Rat Man Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 13680 New Jersey, USA Gender:	Re: Snowball fight safety? Reply #8 - Nov 4^th, 2011 at 2:18pm I've also used an Aussie pouch for snowballs. It worked great.
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Re: Snowball fight safety?
Reply #9 - Nov 5^th, 2011 at 1:15am

never had any difficulties with slung snowballs or iceballs for that matter, but i would be more careful with the latter. you've probably got at least a jacket on, if not a parka, so the most of the impact will be absorbed, unless you get hit in the eye (it hurts), or face area.

use common sense. if there is any doubt, take it the safe way.

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Curious Aardvark Forum Moderation Offline Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 13965 Midlands England Gender:	Re: Snowball fight safety? Reply #10 - Nov 5^th, 2011 at 12:03pm yep aussie pouches are great for snowballs as they do not absorb water. all cord or leather based slings tend to get very wet, very quickly
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