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Re: Ammo hitting the retention cord often which frays it, how to fix?
Reply #15 - Feb 24^th, 2017 at 12:54am

Well that is puzzling Shocked

I can understand wear and tear on the release cord caused by ammo, but not on the retention cord. What style of throw do you do? Maybe the cords are getting crossed and the ammo is tangling up somehow? I know that can happen with a narrow pouch and narrow cordage.

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Donnerschlag Interfector Viris Spurii Offline I put the 'K' in "Kwality"! Posts: 1045 Portland, OR Gender:	Re: Ammo hitting the retention cord often which frays it, how to fix? Reply #16 - Feb 24^th, 2017 at 4:00am Wait: the wear is on the retention cord? How weird! No idea what could be causing that. (And I sling with a narrow grip too.)
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Drakolith Funditor Offline Posts: 675 U.S.	Re: Ammo hitting the retention cord often which frays it, how to fix? Reply #17 - Feb 24^th, 2017 at 8:33am Oh wait! Whoops I meant release cord
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Drakolith Funditor Offline Posts: 675 U.S.	Re: Ammo hitting the retention cord often which frays it, how to fix? Reply #18 - Feb 24^th, 2017 at 8:33am I don't know why I said retention...
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Re: Ammo hitting the retention cord often which frays it, how to fix?
Reply #19 - Feb 24^th, 2017 at 9:17am

Oh lol..... that's very common. Wink

Ya its the stone hitting it. If the " bump" you are referring to is substantial I would suggest using a wider grip. Which is basically putting the retention loop on your ring finger or possibly ring and pinky together. If that doesn't fix it you can experiment with different throws. I had a similar problem but using a wider grip fixed it.

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JudoP Funditor Offline Rocks away! Posts: 937 UK	Re: Ammo hitting the retention cord often which frays it, how to fix? Reply #20 - Feb 24^th, 2017 at 9:53am You could put some whipping where the abrasion is happening (wrap a cord round it for extra protection). This way you can just replace the whipping when it wears through which is an easy 10 minute job. It's quite a common issue.
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Reply #21 - Feb 24^th, 2017 at 11:48am

I have experimented with wrapping a strip of athletic tape lengthwise to take the brunt of abrasion. It is easy to do and works fairly well. Although you lose some flexibility in that portion of the cordage. The most effective abrasion shield I have come up with was a strip of thin glove leather. I stitched it together to form a sort of leather-noodle, lol and slipped that over the cordage and anchored in place with a piece of waxed thread. It was lightweight and flexible, like it wasn't there, and took a lot of abuse.

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Drakolith Funditor Offline Posts: 675 U.S.	Re: Ammo hitting the retention cord often which frays it, how to fix? Reply #22 - Feb 24^th, 2017 at 12:53pm Alright. Thanks.
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Reply #23 - Feb 24^th, 2017 at 1:28pm

Another thing you may want to try is a button or toggle release or a stiff tab of bone or wood. These will add a little weight to the end of the release cord and make the pouch open quicker.

If you go this route, you will discover two problems.

First, the pouch opens quicker so you will basically have to start from scratch as far as learning to hit anything. Angry

Second, if that cord wraps around your body and that toggle smacks you on the nipple, it will really sting. Shocked

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Reply #25 - Feb 24^th, 2017 at 3:59pm

Lernen sie bessere schleudern zu bauen. Die Knoten am Brief sind sehr ungünstig.sie lassen denn Stein stolpern.

Billl...Ihr Vorschlag funktioniert nur bei einer sehr langen Schleuder. Bei einer kurzen Schleuder sind es die fransen am Ende. Diese werden durch einen höheren Widerstand der Luft gebremst. Dadurch öffnet sie die Schleuder. Bei einer langen Schleuder bremst die höhere länge der schnur.

Balearische Schleudern sind im Aufbau anders. Ihr Schwerpunkt liegt nicht in der Mitte. Deshalb wird der Stein länger geführt . Beim Schuss löst sich der Stein erst am bauch der Schleuder.

Befestigen sie fransen am Ende ihrer Schleuder. Es wird ihre Kontrolle erheblich verbessern. Ganz sicher.

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Mark-Harrop Funditor Offline cracker of zombieskulls Posts: 553 worldwide Gender:	Re: Ammo hitting the retention cord often which frays it, how to fix? Reply #26 - Feb 25^th, 2017 at 7:01am I like to curve the release end of my pouch in the opposite direction from the retention end. Pretty much eliminates the problem.
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Jaegoor Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2811 Gender:	Re: Ammo hitting the retention cord often which frays it, how to fix? Reply #27 - Feb 25^th, 2017 at 9:04am Krümmen?
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Re: Ammo hitting the retention cord often which frays it, how to fix?
Reply #28 - Feb 25^th, 2017 at 10:45am

"Learn to build better hurl. The knots on the letter are very unfavorable. They let stone stumble.
Billl ... Your suggestion only works with a very long sling. In a short spin the fringes are at the end. These are braked by a higher resistance of the air. This opens the slingshot. In a long sling, the higher length of the cord brakes.
Balearic slings are different in construction. Their focus is not in the middle. Therefore, the stone is guided longer. When the shot is shot, the stone does not dissolve until the sling of the sling.
Attach fringes at the end of their sling. It will greatly improve their control. Certainly."

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Bill Skinner past-moderator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 3292	Re: Ammo hitting the retention cord often which frays it, how to fix? Reply #29 - Feb 25^th, 2017 at 9:18pm Thank you Morphy. And thank you Jaegoor. With his light cord, I thought the toggle would help the the release cord open quicker.
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