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Sling Accuracy. How do you think it's achived?
Mar 29th, 2017 at 8:42am
 
I've heard some say to let go of the release cord when the knot is over your target. I've also heard some say to try and stop your hand over the target. Lastly I've heard many say that archiving accuracy with a sling depends on practice and developing instinct, I lean more towards this. What are y'alls theories/beliefs on this?
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Reply #1 - Mar 29th, 2017 at 9:29am
 
The two big things I think are important are using good consistent ammunition and dissecting your sling throw into individual parts and modifying/practicing each part until you get the best results. If you want to really understand the mindset youtube a video on the indvidual parts of a baseball pitch. It's highly refined and consistent. And it works.

Can't give more specific info than that because unlike a baseball pitch there are many ways to sling.
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Reply #2 - Mar 29th, 2017 at 10:07am
 
one thing is sure ,don't stop your hand, follow through.

slinging(and generally throwing) is dynamic ,rifle shooting,archery, slingshot shooting etc are more static.

although im not as accurate as Jaegoor yet  Tongue i believe that aiming can be done but i have to say sling is the most difficult instrument to aim with.(If you think there is another please tell me.)

i'm thinking of writing some of my ideas on aiming with a sling but i want to write it nicely and not hastily.

for now i recommend practicing but not the kind of practice most think "i'll just throw stones around and someday it will come to me", but with intent, train your will to hit the target

try to pay attention to every little movement during the throw, fix what you think is wrong, learn what you must do to hit the target try to repeat it.

learning/training is mind over body
using the skill is body over mind (instinctive)

i recommend playing darts. it may not help you with the technique but i believe it will train your mind.


also i want to add: have you ever played pool? playing pool will show you how the mind can see what it needs to be done but the body won't listen ,very frustrating sometimes


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Reply #3 - Mar 29th, 2017 at 10:37am
 
To build it up quickly (relatively) you need consistent ammo. Not necessarily fixed target and fixed distance. But consistent ammo really helps.

That said, if you use picked up stones, it'll tak longer but your body will learn to adjust for different types of ammo.

I'm pretty accurate with a tennis ball up to around 50 metres, particularly with moving targets.
But that's because i spent 10 years slinging for a moving dog.

But it pretty much is practice, practice and then a bit more practice. Videos are good too. Surprising what you learn watching yourself sling.
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Reply #4 - Mar 29th, 2017 at 4:21pm
 
Thanks for your thoughts guys. Feel free to post any more. Oh, and I have played pool before.
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Reply #5 - Mar 29th, 2017 at 6:41pm
 
Get a friend to play catch with you. They would use s baseball glove or even better a lacrosse stick and it will make you throw not just accurately but also keep you from shooting too hard.
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Reply #6 - Mar 29th, 2017 at 11:35pm
 
Tomas wrote on Mar 29th, 2017 at 6:41pm:
Get a friend to play catch with you. They would use s baseball glove or even better a lacrosse stick and it will make you throw not just accurately but also keep you from shooting too hard.


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Reply #7 - Mar 30th, 2017 at 12:21am
 
Alex ich möchte sehen ihre Fähigkeit mit einem Tennisball auf ein bewegliches Ziel auf 50m Distanz

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Reply #8 - Mar 30th, 2017 at 1:33pm
 
Like the rest of us, I'm a long shot from being a deadeye slinging, but I try to think of the path the stone will take.

For example, when slinging balearic style I envision the upward curve of the stone and adjust myself to the target.

But... this will work best if the ammunition is consistent.

Those are my thoughts on the topic.



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Reply #9 - Mar 30th, 2017 at 1:47pm
 
Jaegoor wrote on Mar 30th, 2017 at 12:21am:
Alex ich möchte sehen ihre Fähigkeit mit einem Tennisball auf ein bewegliches Ziel auf 50m Distanz

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lol I never said it was a small target Smiley
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Reply #10 - Mar 30th, 2017 at 3:23pm
 
To be reasonably accurate I simply empty my head, focus on where I want to hit, and throw.  Seems to work well, for me.  I can`t think of how to swing the sling or the ballistic stuff at all when I try to aim at stuff. So I has to work on slinging styles and tecnical minutiae separately.  And it takes, as they say, lots of practice.
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Reply #11 - Mar 30th, 2017 at 5:08pm
 
Years ago I heard a Chinese master of martial arts say this about mastering Kung Fu and it's only now that I've been slinging for awhile that it makes sense.  "Learn it all, then forget it all. Learn the way, then find your own way."  This thread makes me think of that.....  If I remember it correctly it was Jet Li from the movie The Forbidden Kingdom. 65% on rotten tomatoes. Definitely worth a watch.
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Reply #12 - Mar 31st, 2017 at 7:58pm
 
At the beginning its learning and mastering muscle memory. After a while your body can just pick up a sling and shoot right where you want too. At least that's what its been like for me recently. Smiley
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Reply #13 - Apr 3rd, 2017 at 3:54pm
 
   Everything written above is absolutely correct. Consistent ammo is important. The most important thing is practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, etc....  it took years for me to become relatively accurate. I still couldn't compete with Jaegoor but at least I can hit what I'm aiming at a lot of the time now.
   A few things that I didn't see mentioned above that are important for accuracy... don't throw at 100% full power. Most of our experienced members sling at somewhere around 75 to 85% full power.  The difference in distance and hitting power is negligible.  The difference in accuracy is immense. 
   This leads to my next bit of advice, and this applies to any activity or sport from bowling to pool to martial arts to throwing a baseball.  Make sure that your muscles are loose when you sling. If you are straining and tight you will never be accurate in slinging or anything else. RELAX or accuracy will evade you forever.
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Reply #14 - Apr 4th, 2017 at 8:41pm
 
Consistent ammo. Practice. Target that allows you to actually aim (not just distance throwing or "that group of trees") and preferably re-use ammunition. Refine form. Post videos of form on here if you want a critique. Practice. Find a perfect sling length and type for you. Practice.
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