I never did try the weighted pouch idea... But that will have to wait cause its finally warm and sunny and this will be my first slinging in months! Peace!

Hi guys!
I have just decided to spend holidays with my girlfriend in Mallorca.
Do you have any recomendations what sould we visit with connection to slings/slinging?
I have already found this: http://www.tirdefona.org/calendarios/CALENDARIOOFICIAL2015.pdf

Have never tried slinging tennis balls, but no doubt they're safer around people.  Can anyone give me guidance--measurements or a template--for cutting a leather pouch to sling tennis balls?  Or is there a better type of pouch for tennis ball slinging?

The nice thing about skinny split pouches is their adaptability.  Your tennis ball sling can easily throw smaller projectiles also.

I wanted to do a quite impressive hugea$$ sling for bigger stones, like an AussieSeatBelt, but with heavy duty leather.
So I cut a big rectangle, folded the ends like a M and thanks to a brainfart, punched 4 holes on each side...

Since I plan to use it for really heavy stones, if I use those holes to pass my cords, do you think there is a significant risk of tearing ? Should I cut the holes ?

If you need pictures, I will take one

Thanks

Here are the pictures !

This one is out of focus but with a ruler in inches

This one is on focus, but without the ruler


the leather is 3mm thick, the stone is the one wich will go with the sling, the sling is the one I use for lead and the knife is my knife when I'm a Gaul ^^

You can click the pictures to see them bigger.

this is pretty random but me and legos have started making/practicing slingshots recently and i was wondering if it is legal for us to carry them around in northern Illinois?

Hello everyone, this will be my first post here at slinging.org! I've been wandering for over a month now and finally signed up. I have many questions, so I hope you all have many answers!

I'm a very amateur sling maker, I've made 4-5 slings from youtube instructional videos using only paracord. I've since purchased some scrap leather (veg-tan remnants) which contains 4-6 useable pouches worth of slings, 3ply 28lb jute and 1ply hemp (very thin). I also have 60-70ft of paracord left, 50 feet of 550, and 18 feet of a thinner variety. I have a very very VERY limited knowledge of knots and braiding. I learned how to do a 3-braid yesterday, and a normal 'knot' and slipknot is about as deep as I go. (I don't even know exactly how to make a slipknot i just play with the cordage for long enough and get lucky LOL.) I have very little desire to learn more UNLESS it will dramatically increase my slinging efficiency by using a more complicated sling construction. What type of sling (not length) will get me the most power and accuracy? Is a 3 braid hemp better than a single line of paracord? And can you link me specific articles and guides (especially videos) to your suggestions? My next goal of a sling to make is this one: http://www.seekyee.com/Slings/howtos/leather2.htm I wish to make the sling above because it requires no leather hole puncher - I don't own one... I could use a knife blade and stab a hole in the leather, but that seems messy and not great for durability. I also like this because I can change the cords whenever I wish, with different sizes. Big plus I think?! Should I save my leather for a different style? I also plan to make a 'butterfly/boat' leather pouch with some paracord attached (or hemp if you all think it makes a higher power more durable sling.) Simplicity is best for me! I plan to sling tennis balls at the park, PING PONG balls for indoor practice, and rocks in secluded locations (which are hard to find and rivers are far away to find smooth stones in private safe areas.) My accuracy sucks. At best I can get an object flying in the general direction I would like it to go after about 5-6 slinging practice sessions ever. (Short ones - most of my practice is indoors with ping-pong balls cause they don't go through walls or doors when I play inside.) Marshmellows I am tempted to try, but I don't want bugs in the house! Sugar would be everywhere. I've tried slinging golf balls at a 'wall-ball' sort of cage, but found it to be extremely dangerous when you have a golfball coming your way at 75+mph. I plan to purchase 'lacrosse' balls to use for this purpose though. Oh so many more questions.. lets start with these though. Sorry for the wall of unorganized text.