Hello all, once again! Seeing some of the wonderful slings on here I was driven to try and make something better than my usual simple slings, (and also my simple slings have been breaking every 100 throws or so as well).

I made a few trial weaves before this one but most of the braiding was too loose or inconsistent and was making my release awful.

Finally, I got a tight, consistent braid at what I suspect is the perfect length for me as well.

Any advice or thoughts will be appreciated.

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Looks good! It's good that you got the knots facing away from the inside of the pouch. That can be a big problem with attaching the cords on a pouch as it can foul the shots, but it looks like a pretty smooth line. Nice!

Very cool looking sling :-)

Nice , a classic style with a leather pouch

Looking good! Much better than my first couple.

The braid looks good!  Although with paracord, one strand will usually be strong enough for any normal sized sling projectile.  That said, cord thickness will almost always come down to personal preference.

You mentioned that your simple slings are breaking.  I'm curious where they are breaking.  It it where the cords are attached to the pouch?

To Kick: Yeah I had been making slings with knots that poked through the leather and were held in by friction at first but as I got better the (G-forces I guess?) started straining the leather and the knots would pop out, so I used a similar set up to that which you'd use to attach rubber flat-bands to a slingshot pouch, and you are absolutely right, the release is much smoother as a result.

To Kilisi: Thanks very much man! it's taken a while but I'm starting to get better at making the look nice and work well!


To Mersa: I've tried two strips of leather, and narrow short pouches, and narrow long pouches, but the classic slingshot style just seems so versatile and consistent! also thanks!


To Morphy: Oh no way my dude, this is like my 20th attempt at sling making ahahah I probably worded my title badly! Thanks man!



To Joe Meadmaker: I have been running single strand paracord slings for almost the whole time I've been learning, they were fine for ages but as I've gotten better I think I'm slinging much harder now and because I use a primarily underhand swing and make a big effort to get my shots as low to the ground (usually about 20cm and straight as possible the knot end of my sling is probably taking big damage as it whips the ground about 100 times a day, I know this as my current braided sling takes chunks out of the sand and grass when I sling.

Also, the heavy cords feels more powerful so there's also that.

Thanks to everyone again!

Shoot, no lie, it's much better than my first 20. I made some seriously fugly slings early on.

Ahaha thanks my dude, I'm a bit of an artist as well so that may have been an influence there :)

Morphy wrote on Nov 24^th, 2020 at 8:42am:

Shoot, no lie, it's much better than my first 20. I made some seriously fugly slings early on.

^ Yep. I found a few of my first ones. So poorly built, poorly designed and poorly executed. Fun to find them though, they were made over 20 years ago.

I've kept some of my original cotton braided strings and... Oh boy did my braiding suck.

IronGoober wrote on Nov 24^th, 2020 at 2:20pm:

Morphy wrote on Nov 24th, 2020 at 8:42am: Shoot, no lie, it's much better than my first 20. I made some seriously fugly slings early on. ^ Yep. I found a few of my first ones. So poorly built, poorly designed and poorly executed. Fun to find them though, they were made over 20 years ago.

Your slings and your slinging has progressed a great deal since then I'm sure. I don't have any of my first but they were honestly so bad if I posted them you would think I was making some kind of sick joke.

Keep at it. It has promise!

How do we do that thing where someone else's comment appears in our response?

RickkyBandit wrote on Nov 24^th, 2020 at 7:22pm:

How do we do that thing where someone else's comment appears in our response?

In the post on the top right, there is a button that says "Quote". Hit that. It will put the whole post in your own. If you want to use a smaller section, highlight the portion and hit "Mark and Quote".


RickkyBandit wrote on Nov 24^th, 2020 at 7:22pm:

someone else's comment appears in our response?

Quote:

Hit that. It will put the whole post in your own. If you want to use a smaller section, highlight the portion and hit "Mark and Quote".

Testing

RickkyBandit wrote on Nov 25^th, 2020 at 11:19pm:

Testing

You got it :D

You'd barely believe it, but my sling broke again. This time the cords were fine, no knots came apart, it was the pouch (which granted, was a 4 sling veteran).

So in the spirit of Practical Paracord (massive fan) I have made my first custom pouch, it's just 2 classic pouches sewn together with a silly design, but it's a start!

Also, after testing it a bit I realized that something about the weight of the pouch and the little design acting to keep rocks in place a little longer during the swing ( I use an underhanded straight throw) gives this thing a huge increase in power. I'm no scienceeneer but I do like occasionally putting rocks through small tree branches.  ;D ;D ;D ;D

One final note, do any of y'all skip rocks with your sling? if so what's your best record for skips? (I've only been counting the big propper ones that actually jump in the air and not the 4 tiny skips as the rock tumbles to a halt).

So far I'm able to get about 6 on a good one.

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RickkyBandit wrote on Nov 26^th, 2020 at 6:21pm:

One final note, do any of y'all skip rocks with your sling? if so what's your best record for skips? (I've only been counting the big propper ones that actually jump in the air and not the 4 tiny skips as the rock tumbles to a halt). So far I'm able to get about 6 on a good one.

That's about right. I may have had a few more with a really nice shot, but honestly, I don't recall. Just skipping an egg shaped stone for a few is enough entertainment for me to lose the desire to count. Now I'm gonna have to count. :)

A few members were talking about making a "Y" sling for skipping stones. I have yet to try it, but it is on my to-do list.

IronGoober wrote on Nov 26^th, 2020 at 7:59pm:

That's about right. I may have had a few more with a really nice shot, but honestly, I don't recall. Just skipping an egg shaped stone for a few is enough entertainment for me to lose the desire to count. Now I'm gonna have to count.

I must admit I'm needlessly competitive in most things, though I suspect it's probably just because I don't have anyone to sling with right now so I'm using other things to keep me motivated.   :) :) :)