This one, perhaps?  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAQannIFnMI

Quite different from the way I do it.  I do it my way because I need to add all sort of body mechanic stuff into the throw to get a reasonable result.  As I am reasonably accurate and hit with sufficient power I am reasonably happy with it.  If I was a better thower to begin with I`d probably use smaller and faster movements.  In my last video I see myself really stretching my shoulder back to meet the pouch to give power to the forward thrust.  Just as I would do If I should throw far by hand. 
Except if I try to throw far by hand my shoulder begin to hurt

Mark, is love to see you put it all on video.
I do agree on your statements but you should video!

Here is a post I made when this was discussed a few years ago. I still like the comparison to a tennis serve as that is what the fig. 8 throw feels like to me. That pause and drop can be hard to learn but once you feel it for the first time you will have it! That wait or delay or pause is the key to the whole thing.

*The hardest part about learning the Fig 8 for me was learning to wait for the right time to throw. There is a little pause where the sling pouch makes a smaller second orbit and gets into the loaded position for the throw. This is the same motion as a tennis serve. When learning tennis I was taught to drop the head of the racquet and to let it come back up around the back and side of my head and then back down into the “back scratch” position. This back scratch position is the loaded place where you can then give it everything in the throw.

Most people learning this sling move tend to try to make the throw too early and loose the tension and all the energy.  People that play tennis have an advantage in feeling this move.

A good way to learn this is to have a tennis ball attached to a string and practice this without actually throwing or worrying about the release of the string. Once you can swing the ball with no slack in the cord you can move on to throwing something in the sling.

Brian G has a nice demo of this on You Tube that most of you have seen. He talks about the 3 count move. The most common mistake is leaving out or rushing the 2nd count.

Watch closely how the head of the racquet moves into the back scratch position and then the throw.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcjZ5r_YHV0&feature=related

I agree with Mark and others who say the throw is one continuous movement that accelerates from beginning to end. For those with the right motion it will “feel” that way. It is a matter of having the correct sequence of movement. Most of those I have taught try to throw before the sling pouch makes the 2nd orbit. They are making more of an apache throw or cricket bowl instead of a baseball pitch or tennis serve. So for them they need to “feel” a wait or delay just long enough for the pouch to make the 2nd orbit. Then they can give it the final oomph and power the throw at the right time.

Oh you're that guy! You do it well sir! Hahah
I've noticed if I wind up my fig 8 quickly the sling is not dipping as far behind my back as when I do it slowly.
I have so many thoughts and ideas rolling around my head abou this thread I hope I remember to put them to the test next time I sling. I think I might take some videos with and without adjustments so I can compare my movements:)

if the sling slows, or drops too low you're losing momentum and the initial windup achieves little.

With long slings it's difficult to avoid, and that's a different technique.

For accuracy with a medium length sling, there should be no pause and little drop.

If you are a natural sidearm thrower, your tendency will be for a more horizontal rotation and release….as you try and orient the path of the pouch up and around your head to prepare for the sidearm throw.

I drop the pouch very low behind my back in preparation for a near vertical release…


As an overhand thrower, I find it easier to "pull" power into the sling forward and down, in the direction of the target.

@Oxnate ... that is one of my favorite slinging videos.