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hello from staffordshire
May 9^th, 2012, 5:51pm

well I stumbled on this site by accident a month or so ago. I've been lurking in the back ground and reading lots of the topics on here. well I never knew there was this much to slinging, I remember messing about with a sling when I was 10 or 11 (just a few yrs ago Wink

) but had never thought about them since in any real context, I can now say that my appitite has been wetted. I have even started reading "The sling for sport and survival" on ebook, there is a couple of lads at work who've shown interest Cool

Thank you for a very informative site, and allowing me to be a part of it. hopefully I will have a go at making a sling this weekend. Cool

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Pikåru Interfector Viris Spurii Experience teaches only the teachable... Posts: 1357 Gender:	Re: hello from staffordshire Reply #1 - May 10^th, 2012, 11:52am Welcome aboard!
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Mauro Fiorentini Slinging.org Moderator Forge your future with the hammer of your mind! Posts: 3072 Gender:	Re: hello from staffordshire Reply #2 - May 15^th, 2012, 8:28am Welcome! Post pictures of your sling!! Greetings from Italy, Mauro.
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Re: hello from staffordshire
Reply #3 - May 21^st, 2012, 6:02pm

well I started to have a go at making a braided sling, following the instructions on the how to pages by Dan Bollinger. Then I found out I can't baid Roll Eyes

. So I had a go at the simple sling by Chris Harrison using a long boot lace and some leather I'd cut from some old furniture a while ago.

I had a try at the weekend, I took it down to a local lake to try. As I'd convinced myself I'd read all about how to do it, I was, to say the least, a bit shocked when I could only hit the lake and not the target on the lake I was aiming for. More practice less reading I think.

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Mauro Fiorentini Slinging.org Moderator Forge your future with the hammer of your mind! Posts: 3072 Gender:	Re: hello from staffordshire Reply #4 - May 22^nd, 2012, 6:24am Well hitting a lake shows that you're better than me, I can actually only hit the Adriatic Sea which is bigger than a lake, and easier to hit. Well done! Mauro.
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Steven Interfector Viris Spurii RaptorIsAsRaptorDoes Posts: 1719 Gender:	Re: hello from staffordshire Reply #5 - May 22^nd, 2012, 9:58am Quote from surplus6 on May 21^st, 2012, 6:02pm: ... More practice less reading I think. I personally am on the more reading end of the spectrum .. my braids didn't start looking at all good until about my 5th or 6th ... I'm still not braiding anything that resembles a work of art .... persist and the braids will happen
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surplus6 Tiro Slinging Rocks! Posts: 39	Re: hello from staffordshire Reply #6 - May 22^nd, 2012, 4:13pm Quote from Mauro Fiorentini on May 22^nd, 2012, 6:24am: Well hitting a lake shows that you're better than me, I can actually only hit the Adriatic Sea which is bigger than a lake, and easier to hit. Well done! Mauro. I was shocked more than impressed
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Bill Skinner Slinging.org Moderator Forum Moderator Slinging Rocks! Posts: 1345	Re: hello from staffordshire Reply #7 - May 22^nd, 2012, 11:39pm When I first started, I would have had to go to the middle of the lake to make sure that I hit it. Tennis balls went every way but forward. Welcome to the site, stick around for a while.
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Rat Man Slinging.org Moderator Slinging Rocks! Posts: 9442 Gender:	Re: hello from staffordshire Reply #8 - May 30^th, 2012, 8:23pm Hi, surplus6; Welcome aboard. Steven is right; just keep braiding and it will happen. My first few atempts were quite pathetic.
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surplus6 Tiro Slinging Rocks! Posts: 39	Re: hello from staffordshire Reply #9 - Jun 13^th, 2012, 5:05am well after talking to a friend at work who plays golf, I've just been given a bag of around 200 balls free. they're cheap brands he's picked up over a while and doesn't like playing with them. So free ammo for me
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Bill Skinner Slinging.org Moderator Forum Moderator Slinging Rocks! Posts: 1345	Re: hello from staffordshire Reply #10 - Jun 13^th, 2012, 1:09pm Lucky! Now you will have to make a sling especially for slinging golf balls. A leather pouch like Greenmans' or one of David Morningstars will work nicely.
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surplus6 Tiro Slinging Rocks! Posts: 39	Re: hello from staffordshire Reply #11 - Jun 13^th, 2012, 4:28pm the one I made should hopefully work well, I made it about the right size for golf balls. I hope I'll find out this weekend
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curious_aardvark Slinging.org Administrator Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 9039 Gender:	Re: hello from staffordshire Reply #12 - Jun 14^th, 2012, 7:36am golf balls are fun. The hard part is getting them to fly straight I've always got a bag full in the car Although the person I got them off has a new dog now and it doesn't collect golfballs like the old one did So once they're gone, they're gone lol
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Re: hello from staffordshire
Reply #13 - Jun 16^th, 2012, 9:31am

well I have to make a second sling now, the one I'd made is a little small (and/or the leather a little soft) for golf balls. I had a pair of spare work boots in my locker, that seemed to have "appered" in my shed at home. The nice thicker leather looks like it can be persuided to become part of MKII sling. I think a bit of braiding may even be attempted!!!!!!

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Rat Man Slinging.org Moderator Slinging Rocks! Posts: 9442 Gender:	Re: hello from staffordshire Reply #14 - Jun 21^st, 2012, 5:30pm If you can master the golf balls' rotation you'll find that absolutely nothing flies farther. They're my favorite ammo for just fun. A pure backspin will send them over the hills and far away!
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