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Reply #210 - May 18th, 2019 at 10:31pm
 
Thanks man!  I was thinking about a ricochet as well.  But I remembered Kick mentioning paper targets, and thought it might be easier to break through something than to hit a ricochet perfectly.

Still looking forward to see what you guys come up with Smiley
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Reply #211 - May 19th, 2019 at 2:05am
 
That's so cool! Great shot!  Heading to the summer cottage today so hopefully today or (more likely) tomorrow I'll try and get the shot.
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Reply #212 - May 20th, 2019 at 11:16am
 
Well... I didn't have a great set-up and kept hitting the wood pieces I used to hold up the paper. As such, the paper kept ripping and was eventually unusable. I got one hit which only went through the first target then I gave up, but I've been slinging for about 6 hours at wooden targets and I've been far more accurate than I feel I usually am. I got some video of some general slinging to make up for the challenge fail before the camera died but it's going to be a while until I can get it uploaded and have another go at the challenge. Hopefully later this week.

It's days like today, when I've been mostly on target and got some really cracking hits (even though I failed the challenge), that I remember why I don't just like slinging, I love it.
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Reply #213 - May 21st, 2019 at 1:11pm
 
Video is done. I really didn't have a good set-up. Hopefully I'll do better soon.

https://youtu.be/C7U1kXHCvHk
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Reply #214 - May 24th, 2019 at 10:19pm
 
@Kick

Nice attempt!  Other than the stability issue, I think your setup was good.

I saw you had a couple throws that got the first target but not the second.  I had this happen as well.  I uploaded a video which contains that throw along with a couple others.

https://youtu.be/63WSV08fr3I

After the throw that hit the first target but missed the second, I moved the front target back so they were closer.  I also tried to increase the velocity of my throw to lessen the arc.

I like your other hits too.  Thanks for posting Smiley
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Reply #215 - May 25th, 2019 at 5:46am
 
I have a better idea for a set up that should minimise the number of hits to the supports, but, unfortunately, the weather has turned so it won't be till next week probably that I get another chance at it.
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Reply #216 - May 26th, 2019 at 1:55pm
 
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you make me wonder why people live at high latitude Tongue
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Reply #217 - May 26th, 2019 at 2:06pm
 
The snow Cheesy
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Reply #218 - Sep 23rd, 2019 at 3:42am
 
So guys were almost back at the Halloween challenge , anyone keen to get another one going this year
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Reply #219 - Sep 23rd, 2019 at 8:20am
 
I saw a "On this day last year" type post on Facebook of the damage I did to that pumpkin recently Cheesy They's also got pumpkins back in the shops. Maybe we should go for something different this time though. Have a hanging target as a "bat"?
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Reply #220 - Sep 23rd, 2019 at 10:43am
 
Whatever is decided, I'm in!  I'd be fine with a pumpkin hit challenge.  I wasn't part of the last one.  I think it was October last year that I was just joining the forum.  At that point I hadn't done much of any target slinging.  Just random throwing and distance.
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Reply #221 - Sep 24th, 2019 at 7:05am
 
Love to see an ice ball vs pumpkin.
I want to test some ammo I've been saving so I vote for pumpkin to remain.
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Reply #222 - Sep 24th, 2019 at 8:46am
 
The pumpkin challenge would be a nice annual contest for slinging.org. Who doesn't love smashing a pumpkin with a sling?
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Reply #223 - Sep 24th, 2019 at 10:11am
 
I'm good with pumpkin if that's what we're all going for Cheesy Now if we could get some good weather over here...
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Re: Online challenge
Reply #224 - Sep 24th, 2019 at 12:16pm
 
Mersa wrote on Sep 24th, 2019 at 7:05am:
Love to see an ice ball vs pumpkin.

Oh, it's coming. Wink
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