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New Staff Sling
May 9^th, 2020 at 2:39pm

I found this perfect walking stick whilst out on a walk and realised it was the perfect length for a staff sling. It was a little chewed up by a dog (hence bark being removed from the lower portion) but is really sturdy and seems to work great! I've only had a few throws with it, but I'll be taking it out tomorrow and hopefully I'll get a YouTube video out of it.

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Rat Man Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 13680 New Jersey, USA Gender:	Re: New Staff Sling Reply #1 - May 9^th, 2020 at 2:51pm Great looking staff sling. I'll bet it kicks butt!
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Kick Forum Moderation Offline Posts: 4451 Finland	Re: New Staff Sling Reply #2 - May 9^th, 2020 at 2:58pm The few throws I did went exactly where I intended. Wasn't aiming specifically, but was aiming for the river between some trees and it went straight down the middle like it was on a string. Good sign It's a bit heavier and a bit longer than my original one so I'm expecting it to really pack a punch.
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Re: New Staff Sling
Reply #3 - May 9^th, 2020 at 5:42pm

Woah! That is pretty cool. I have a big branch I've been meaning to make into a walking stick in my basement; Maybe now I'll try to give it some added functionality.

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Mersa Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Druid Posts: 2598 Australia Gender:	Re: New Staff Sling Reply #4 - May 9^th, 2020 at 11:30pm Like it kick, I’m inspired
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joe_meadmaker Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Ice is Cool! Posts: 2913 PA, USA	Re: New Staff Sling Reply #5 - May 9^th, 2020 at 11:46pm That looks great! When I first saw the photo I thought you had some kind of cover for that spear head you got. Looking forward to a video with this one!
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Re: New Staff Sling
Reply #6 - May 10^th, 2020 at 3:14am

Captain_Twine wrote on May 9^th, 2020 at 5:42pm:

Woah! That is pretty cool. I have a big branch I've been meaning to make into a walking stick in my basement; Maybe now I'll try to give it some added functionality.

Mersa wrote on May 9^th, 2020 at 11:30pm:

Like it kick, I’m inspired

In my opinion, everyone should try out a staff sling. They can take a lot of fiddling but once you have the right shape for the release end, they can be fantastically powerful and accurate. Thanks to all the work I put into the first one, this one seems to have come out pretty darn good on my first attempt Cheesy

Still needs more testing though.

joe_meadmaker wrote on May 9^th, 2020 at 11:46pm:

That looks great! When I first saw the photo I thought you had some kind of cover for that spear head you got.

I have actually made a (very rough) cover for the spear head, basically just to make sure I don't stand on it and give myself a foot piercing. Video will hopefully be filmed today or tomorrow.

Thanks everyone for the kind words!

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You are a great guy Kick but also slightly scary at times. - Morphy
"Nothing matters, but it’s perhaps more comfortable to keep calm and not interfere with other people." - H.P. Lovecraft, in a letter to Frank Belknap Long, 7 October, 1923

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Lusitano Tiro Offline Spin fast... Throw hard! Posts: 23 Portugal Gender:	Re: New Staff Sling Reply #7 - May 10^th, 2020 at 1:40pm Nice staff. Enjoy!
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Eudave Junior Member Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 78	Re: New Staff Sling Reply #8 - May 11^th, 2020 at 4:23pm Nice...its always fun to engineer your hobbies ..frankly that is most of the fun .
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Re: New Staff Sling
Reply #9 - May 11^th, 2020 at 9:06pm

Totally agreed here! The creative process in making these kinds of weapons is a unique pleasure.

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