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finger loop or wrist loop?
Finger loop
29 (85.3%)
Wrist loop
3 (8.8%)
Something else
2 (5.9%)
Total votes: 34
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timpa
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finger loop or wrist loop?
Jul 2
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I do not remember whether this has been voted on.
But in my opinion, very few slinger use the wrist loop. I use. I never use a finger loop. Does anyone here use a wrist loop?
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Re: finger loop or wrist loop?
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Jul 2
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I have both. As long as it’s a sling I made for myself it doesn’t matter, but the wrist loop made for me doesn’t fit other slingers because I have big hands. The pouch goes a little lopsided when others use it... not so with finger loops
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Re: finger loop or wrist loop?
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Jul 2
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, 2019 at 10:03pm
I use a finger loop. But usually a large loop that fits over two fingers.
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Re: finger loop or wrist loop?
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Jul 2
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, 2019 at 11:16pm
I'd think that If I ever decided to launch huge stones with a long-ish sling, I would definitely use a wrist loop...
But because I primarily throw jagged limestone rocks in the ~20-80 gram region I don't really need one.
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Jul 3
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, 2019 at 3:30am
haven't tried it for some time now.
I feel that finger loop has more direct control on the projectile. But I guess wrist loop suits well the pirouette style.
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Re: finger loop or wrist loop?
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Jul 3
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When I use a wrist loop, it passes between my fingers and controls about the same as a finger loop. It would be harder to control if you just let it hang on your wrist though.
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Re: finger loop or wrist loop?
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Jul 4
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, 2019 at 3:21am
finger loop for me. When it comes to heavy loads (witch seldom happens... I'm a lightweight myself
) I just put a stick through the loop to make a decent T-shaped handle...
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Re: finger loop or wrist loop?
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Jul 4
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Finger loop. Like Frondeur, I have used a toggle for throwing heavy ammo.
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Re: finger loop or wrist loop?
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Jul 4
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, 2019 at 9:34am
I've never tried a wrist loop but I have a small "belt" that came off a bike of all things. It's perfect size for my wrist so it just needs a sling attached then I'll be able to try it out. I feel like it's going to be a big learning curve.
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Jul 4
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, 2019 at 4:16pm
I use a finger loop on my ring finger.
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Re: finger loop or wrist loop?
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Jul 4
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, 2019 at 4:54pm
Never used a wrist loop before, will have to try it sometime.
I have used my ring finger for nearly all my slinging career and recently switched to my middle finger since trying it at balaerics and finding it pretty decent.
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Nothing but the wrist loop! I enjoy the extra power it gives me . The larger ammo. I find it just a much more stable way to hurl my sling
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, 2020 at 6:36pm
Never tried a wrist loop, but I agree with Sarosh that it would probably work well for the pirouette. Something I have to try with a 50 incher + an extra arm rotation before release.
Mostly wear the finger loop on the middle finger.
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I have been using a wrist loop a lot lately and it works well for pirouette and Greek, I think it most definitely helps with larger rocks. But when I use a rotor style the retention cord shifts around too much between the fingers, and I prefer fingerloops
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Re: finger loop or wrist loop?
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Mar 3
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I have as well. I used a wrist loop for most of the two-handed slinging I did recently. Agree that it's good for large projectiles.
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