I have a sling that spontaneously twists and if i twist the release cord btwn my finger and thumb before i throw  its not much of problem.

i haven't solved this problem yet.

almost every sling (if not all) i made the last months are twisted before i even use them
i use 3 strand braid
i tried pulling more with one hand and the twist of the sling was always the same (counterclockwise not clockwise) regardless the side i was pulling the most

i've begun to think its caused from the twist of the cords i use for the braids

some solutions i read are good but temporary

i'll experiment more on producing a clockwise twist by braiding

This is a skill I. Braiding to create perfect tension so they don't twist or kink up. Maybe try not to pull everything so so or even to pull tighter if you're braiding loosely.
To fix it once it has happened, wet them and twist them the other way and hang them with a weight on the end to create tension

johan wrote on Jan 11^th, 2017 at 10:13am:


This is what I've found through trial and error. I was tensioning each strand by twisting it into the braid as I laid it over. Try keeping the fibres lying parallel and not twisting each strand as you braid and the sling will lie flat.