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AncientCraftwork Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 2403	How long do you prefer your sling? Nov 25^th, 2011 at 10:19am I like to have my Sling short 50 cm and 70 cm max. Short slings give me better accuracy because I need less space to sling and it makes me feel closer to the sling.
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David the Shepherd Descens Offline www.DavidTheShepherd .com Posts: 112 Eureka Springs, Arkansas Gender:	Re: How long do you prefer your sling? Reply #1 - Nov 25^th, 2011 at 10:26am I prefer my slings to be about 4 ft long (or just slightly longer for total length). Any shorter and I can't get the power I want. Any longer and I can't get the accuracy I want. So, that's around 24" to 27" when folded in half.
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Re: How long do you prefer your sling?
Reply #2 - Nov 25^th, 2011 at 10:43am

David the Shepherd wrote on Nov 25^th, 2011 at 10:26am:

I prefer my slings to be about 4 ft long (or just slightly longer). Any shorter and I can't get the power I want. Any longer and I can't get the accuracy I want.

So, 24 inches when folded in half? Or is that 48 inches when folded in half?

I prefer my slings to be either 24 inches (61 cm) or 36 inches (91.5 cm), but I can use a sling anywhere between 18 and 48 inches (46 and 122 cm).

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Bill Skinner past-moderator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 3292	Re: How long do you prefer your sling? Reply #3 - Nov 25^th, 2011 at 2:15pm Around 24 inches (1/2 m) or so for hunting in the woods, and down to my ankle bone when terrian and brush allows, around 30 inches (75cm) or so. I have been working with a 40 inch sling (1m) and it is rapidly becoming my favorite.
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Reply #4 - Nov 25^th, 2011 at 2:27pm

I usually prefer mine to just not reach the ground when the arm hang straight down, might be 26-27-28". For when I attempt some distance slinging I might use slings which just don`t touch the ground when my lower arm is lifted horizontally. This might be around 40"/1 meter. It is the lenght relative to me that is important for me, not the actual measurements.
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Reply #5 - Nov 25^th, 2011 at 3:34pm

I'm tall with long arms and like most of my slings around 40" or about 102 cm. Sometimes for the woods where there's not much space or for shooting underhand I like a shorter sling, maybe around 30" or 76 cm. Slings shorter than 24" or 61 cm aren't much use to me. My arm tires rather quickly when using one that is very short. Slings that are way long seem sloppy and unresponsive to me.

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xxkid123 Past Moderator Offline Hallo, ich heiße kartoffel Posts: 4807 new to california Gender:	Re: How long do you prefer your sling? Reply #6 - Nov 25^th, 2011 at 3:49pm 25 inches. i started several years ago at age 12, and 25inches was just right. i've grown a lot now, but i've never felt any reason to change.
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Aussie Past Moderator Offline Joined Nov. 1, 2006 Luke 14:14 Posts: 3265 Melbourne, Australia Gender:	Re: How long do you prefer your sling? Reply #7 - Nov 25^th, 2011 at 4:43pm Usually around 30" or so with Fig.8 style, shorter for no windup styles like Greek or similar. Short slings and snappy styles are really good around trees or in long grass where the risk of snagging is a problem.
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Re: How long do you prefer your sling?
Reply #8 - Nov 25^th, 2011 at 9:22pm

I like my sling, when gripped in my hand, with a fully extended arm, to position the cradle exactly on top of my shoulder joint. In my case that's about 31" to 32" once you add in the extra I need to allow the sling to run down through my hand.

I personally find that any shorter than this and I am decreasing my power without increasing my accuracy. Any longer and I find that the power increase quickly becomes very marginal to nill, and the only advantage is in being able to sling heavier rocks. Longer slings can produce a lot of drag unless the cords and cradle are thin, so unless the rocks are heavy, it's not worth it. I carry a long sling for this purpose but use it seldom.

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Crow Hat Descens Offline Slinging is an addiction. Posts: 133 Canada Gender:	Re: How long do you prefer your sling? Reply #9 - Nov 25^th, 2011 at 11:23pm I used to like a 24" sling, but then I tried out a 27" (68cm) sling, it just seemed like I was getting the power effortlessly, and not a substantial decrease in accuracy (it's a bit, but not a lot). so I prefer a 27" (68cm) sling.
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Arthur the great Descens Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 102	Re: How long do you prefer your sling? Reply #10 - Nov 26^th, 2011 at 7:12am my short slings are about the distance from hand to same shoulder long slings are to the opposite shoulder
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timann Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2504 Norway Gender:	Re: How long do you prefer your sling? Reply #11 - Nov 26^th, 2011 at 8:30am Arthur the great wrote on Nov 26^th, 2011 at 7:12am: my short slings are about the distance from hand to same shoulder long slings are to the opposite shoulder Which should be the same lenghts as mine, described above timann
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Re: How long do you prefer your sling?
Reply #12 - Nov 26^th, 2011 at 9:17am

Ususally 24-30in with a main preference around 26in In really don't have that many oppertunities to sling for long distance (150yards plus) so a short slinf does pretty well in my enviorement. Plus I remember a few years ago, distance was the goal but now with more expirenced members it's more of an accuracy thing. So short sling are becoming more "trendy" due to the quest for greater accuracy.

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I was pretty good at slinging like 10 years ago.

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Re: How long do you prefer your sling?
Reply #13 - Nov 26^th, 2011 at 4:29pm

Whipartist wrote on Nov 25^th, 2011 at 9:22pm:

I like my sling, when gripped in my hand, with a fully extended arm, to position the cradle exactly on top of my shoulder joint. In my case that's about 31" to 32" once you add in the extra I need to allow the sling to run down through my hand.

I personally find that any shorter than this and I am decreasing my power without increasing my accuracy. Any longer and I find that the power increase quickly becomes very marginal to nill, and the only advantage is in being able to sling heavier rocks. Longer slings can produce a lot of drag unless the cords and cradle are thin, so unless the rocks are heavy, it's not worth it. I carry a long sling for this purpose but use it seldom.

My thoughts exactly. I have also found this exact length to maximise power output. I find that a sling any longer than this is unresponsive for many styles like fig.8 and apache and for byzantine style I would need 2 rotations to get the sling up to speed if it was any longer.

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Fx 2000 Descens Offline Zielst Du noch, oder triffst Du schon? Posts: 180 Karlsruhe Germany Gender:	Re: How long do you prefer your sling? Reply #14 - Nov 26^th, 2011 at 6:19pm Hi, 65-70cm, as long as my arm. Michel
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