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glockaxis

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Hello from SoCal
Aug 14^th, 2017 at 9:43am

Hello Everyone!

Just recently got into slinging and am bringing my two young boys along for the ride! I have a few paracord slings that are getting us started. We went out yesterday for the first time and practiced first with tennis balls then a few golf balls at an empty local field and we all had a laugh at our lack of skill Grin

My oldest threw a ball as far as I could sling it and that's when I knew something was wrong. I came back home and found this forum and saw what I was doing was wrong.

From the posts I've read and youtube clips I've seen, I love the Balearic style of slinging---the motion, accuracy, and power. I also would love to learn to throw for distance as well.

Thanks for a very cool forum!

glockaxis

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Kick past-moderator Offline Posts: 4451 Finland	Re: Hello from SoCal Reply #1 - Aug 14^th, 2017 at 1:09pm Welcome! This is how it starts. Give it a few months and you'll be drowning in slings
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Mersa Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Druid Posts: 2598 Australia Gender:	Re: Hello from SoCal Reply #2 - Aug 14^th, 2017 at 5:03pm Welcome from down under
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8102	Re: Hello from SoCal Reply #3 - Aug 14^th, 2017 at 6:22pm Welcome from Texas. It only gets more fun with time.
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glockaxis Novicius Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 3	Re: Hello from SoCal Reply #4 - Aug 15^th, 2017 at 12:36pm Thanks for the welcome. I was practicing inside and kept on increasing the weight of the objects I was slinging, much to my wife's dismay
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vetryan15 Slinging.org Moderator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 1913 Northern Maine Gender:	Re: Hello from SoCal Reply #5 - Aug 15^th, 2017 at 3:26pm Welcome from nj
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Bill Skinner Forum Moderation Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 3292	Re: Hello from SoCal Reply #6 - Aug 15^th, 2017 at 10:47pm Keep them short and use rolled up socks. And watch out for lamps. And hello from Alabama.
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Elwin Tiro Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 10 Gender:	Re: Hello from SoCal Reply #7 - Aug 16^th, 2017 at 5:55pm Welcome! I'm always glad to see another Californian!
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glockaxis Novicius Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 3	Re: Hello from SoCal Reply #8 - Aug 17^th, 2017 at 5:15pm Thanks again. Good advice on the rolled up socks---as long as they aren't the wife's socks/nylons! HaHa!
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Rat Man Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 13680 New Jersey, USA Gender:	Re: Hello from SoCal Reply #9 - Aug 31^st, 2017 at 3:00pm Hi, glockaxis; It's great that your boys are learning it with you. Welcome.
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