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Title: Returning after a long absence.
Post by jburdine1956 on Apr 22^nd, 2022 at 2:35am

I've been away for quite a while, I used to braid slings from #18 nylon seine twine and wool and used to go under the brand Fiberworks Armory. I'm not interested in braiding for sale at this time. Especially after noticing that there are some talented folks out there. But I am trying to break back into slinging again. I've noticed on Youtube that some folks are using plain tennis balls for practice. Is that the less dangerous projectile of choice currently?

Title: Re: Returning after a long absence.
Post by joe_meadmaker on Apr 22^nd, 2022 at 9:26am

Welcome (back) from Pennsylvania!

Yep, tennis balls are pretty much the go-to for most folks. They're a lot less dangerous that most other projectiles, and also readily available so anyone can get them.

Title: Re: Returning after a long absence.
Post by Rat Man on Apr 22^nd, 2022 at 1:09pm

Welcome back.

Title: Re: Returning after a long absence.
Post by Gaius Marcellus Nerva on Apr 24^th, 2022 at 12:35pm

Welcome back, from Minnesota!

Title: Re: Returning after a long absence.
Post by Curious Aardvark on Apr 25^th, 2022 at 7:52am

The other good thing about tennis balls us that it's an international standard, so can be used for online competitions, with reasonable expectations that everyone's using the same ammo.