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bonne-voglie Tiro Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 13 France Gender:	slings in the movie Nov 14^th, 2016 at 4:38pm Hello Some few slings at the beginning ( 1mn30) ( Its about the romans and the jews -bible story ) https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Sf8Tc-OhfF8
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yonderstone Junior Member Offline The valiant never taste of death but once. Posts: 81 Oregon Gender:	Re: slings in the movie Reply #1 - Nov 14^th, 2016 at 7:54pm Nice catch! I wish there were more detailed depictions of slinging in film. I guess swords and arrows are more pretty to look at. I thought I rifled through a compiled list of sling depictions in film somewhere on here..
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Jaegoor Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2811 Gender:	Re: slings in the movie Reply #2 - Nov 15^th, 2016 at 3:22pm Schauen sie Sodom und Gomorra mit Stuard Granger. Sehr sehr viele Slinger da.
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Drakolith Funditor Offline Posts: 675 U.S.	Re: slings in the movie Reply #3 - Mar 3^rd, 2017 at 4:40pm They were used in Star Wars in the battle for naboo and by the ewoks https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wIZiVn-N9Y4
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thabaill Descens Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 156	Re: slings in the movie Reply #4 - Mar 3^rd, 2017 at 5:52pm Ewoks' slings seems bolas Here you have what seem all leather slings. https://youtu.be/hHZwr-89Lxk?t=2m40s
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8102	Re: slings in the movie Reply #5 - Mar 5^th, 2017 at 6:07pm The Power Of One at around the 15 min mark has a scene with a sling.
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yonderstone Junior Member Offline The valiant never taste of death but once. Posts: 81 Oregon Gender:	Re: slings in the movie Reply #6 - Mar 16^th, 2017 at 2:20am With some noteworthy exceptions (Clan of the Cave Bear, etc.) it seems like slings in film are limited to Roman historical fiction and David and Goliath documentaries and such. Rarely if ever used for hunting. Which is odd considering how long it's been around.
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thabaill Descens Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 156	Re: slings in the movie Reply #7 - Mar 18^th, 2017 at 7:30pm https://youtu.be/SK47TAZyT6s?t=51s
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Reply #8 - Mar 25^th, 2017 at 7:30pm

"Exile" is a made-for-tv movie from 1990 about a bunch of kids who are trapped on a desert island (I think that it was supposed to be a pilot, but series wasn't picked up). It has one of the coolest slinging scenes ever. If you want to watch the whole movie, you can access part 1 of 10 at

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciAE2ui_tEs

If you just want to see the slinging scene, you can find it at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMaTbm6btVw

The scene starts at 8:11. When I first saw this film as a kid, I loved the slinging scene and watched it over and over again. My first sling was modeled on the one in the movie. It's a horrible design, but this was before the internet was widely available and I didn't have anything else to go on. The movie is dated, but watchable.

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As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honor to a fool. (Proverbs 26.8)

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Kick Forum Moderation Offline Posts: 4451 Finland	Re: slings in the movie Reply #9 - Apr 25^th, 2017 at 10:11am https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dqh41LP7c3E This trailer came across my dash and although the historical accuracy is most probably wanting, it does seem that there's a sling in it. Itäs a real blink-and-you'll-miss-it but at 1:05 a sling is slung by someone. Would be interesting to see how it's depicted in the film itself.
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Reply #10 - Apr 25^th, 2017 at 12:18pm

I really hate that.

You've got a perfect ambush for ranged weapons and after the first shot - which takes someone out.
Instead of just bombarding them till there's no bugger left standing they all rush in with swords and half of them usually die.

Do it right and an ambush slinging scene would have at least as much impact as half naked idiots running about with swords.

There's a similiar scene in the first season of GOT.

But as usual - they didn't ask me

That exile scene is hilarious. he actually slung a half brick. And the guy would have dropped like a stone, not staggered around like a cartoon character.

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Reply #11 - Apr 25^th, 2017 at 2:42pm

I think it would be a lot more intimidating as well to have a load of people hidden away in the trees and all you see of them is a quick blur and then you're seeing stars (or your respective god/gods). I really think the psychological effects of ranged weapons is often under played in media. I know the hero has to be seen as fearless but I think most people would need to change their trousers under a hail of arrows and stones.

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Pieisgood5002 Novicius Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 4	Re: slings in the movie Reply #12 - May 11^th, 2017 at 9:16pm I saw a sling in macgyver once
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Thearos Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Take that Posts: 3410	Re: slings in the movie Reply #13 - May 22^nd, 2017 at 1:10am https://youtu.be/HYUA-efzfT4?t=3m16s (from CinemaSins) at 3:16, a terrible example of slinging, from the movie King Arthur (2004). As a bonus, a really terrible example of archery, too !
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8102	Re: slings in the movie Reply #14 - May 22^nd, 2017 at 8:46am Ah. I love cinema sins/honest trailers/hishe... so funny.
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