Just picked up a really great article on a lead glande found from the Pelopennisian war. It was originally published in the Journal of Hellenic studies in 1975. The author is Clive Foss.
It gives a nice little history of the sling's use at the time, and on the use of the lead glande.
 I have it on disc. I would be happy to pass it on to anyone who wants it.

please do.

just add an   @net.hr   after my nick, and that's it :)

Got it, I agree it's a good article.
Marc Adkins


slingbadger wrote on Jan 7^th, 2007 at 3:01pm:

Just picked up a really great article on a lead glande found from the Pelopennisian war. It was originally published in the Journal of Hellenic studies in 1975. The author is Clive Foss. It gives a nice little history of the sling's use at the time, and on the use of the lead glande.  I have it on disc. I would be happy to pass it on to anyone who wants it.

Sounds like you found out about the wonder of jstor.
 There is also an article on a native american sling found. Have you read that one?

Some Small advantages ( and one of the bleeping few) working in Biomedical Research :) our Org's libary is covered under JSTOR.
Refresh my memory on the native american sling. Been printing off everything I can find on slinging in general off of that site.
Marc Adkins


slingbadger wrote on Jan 10^th, 2007 at 2:32pm:

Sounds like you found out about the wonder of jstor.  There is also an article on a native american sling found. Have you read that one?

Send me the name of the article. Onlything I have of that nature is on the Lovelock sling.
Marc

slingbadger wrote on Jan 10^th, 2007 at 2:32pm:

Sounds like you found out about the wonder of jstor.  There is also an article on a native american sling found. Have you read that one?

Yeah, thats the one

Yep i have it, Not a bad little article. Currently reading a quick little journal about the games of the Aluets. They talk a bit about the spear thrower and the sling ( which they claim came from contact with the Russians) and the crossbow. Thought about doing a quick little article ( Transliteration) for the groups purusal.

Now on the other hand if ya look at the Journal of Palestinain Studies you find a bit more about the Palestinain Slingers and thier world :)

so do we need a secret handshake or decoder thingy for this :)
Marc


slingbadger wrote on Jan 13^th, 2007 at 1:05pm:

Yeah, thats the one

What would be an appropriate hand shake for a band of slingers??

a minimised representation of your own favourite release style. (moving only your wrist, and elbow, if you have to)

I got one. How about simulating an underhand launch that ends up in the hands meeting. ( Were losing this thread)

Works for me on the handshake

And For the Record

"IT"S DEAD BADGER!!!!"


slingbadger wrote on Jan 16^th, 2007 at 11:51am:

I got one. How about simulating an underhand launch that ends up in the hands meeting. ( Were losing this thread)

It aint dead, it is just highjacked.
Happens to almost all threads here, no problem.

I like the idea to start the handshake like you would start slinging.
But if you normally helicopter or fig 8 you might work out a toned down version.
With my preference for simple styles I am lucky  ;)

Willeke