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Title: Slinging at long distance
Post by Joana_Llabres on Nov 28^th, 2022 at 10:06am

Hello everybody!
I'd like to know if there's somebody who can tell me whether there's an app or something able to measure how far one can sling.
Thanks.

Title: Re: Slinging at long distance
Post by IronGoober on Nov 28^th, 2022 at 1:14pm

If you download "UDisc" for disc golfers, there is a feature that will allow you to measure how far you threw.

Or did you mean something that can calculate how far you will sling with a given speed and angle of release? For that, I like to use this calculator.

https://www.desmos.com/calculator/on4xzwtdwz

I suggest using 8.0 for the mass, 0.1 for the area, and 0.2 for the drag coefficient. That gives you a pretty realistic distance for a certain angle and speed of release.

Title: Re: Slinging at long distance
Post by Joana_Llabres on Nov 28^th, 2022 at 1:55pm

Thanks a lot.
I will try it as soon as I can. Maybe next Sunday

Title: Re: Slinging at long distance
Post by joe_meadmaker on Nov 29^th, 2022 at 1:22pm

If you have any landmarks that show up on Google Maps where you're slinging, you can use that to get an approximate distance.

https://support.google.com/maps/answer/1628031

Title: Re: Slinging at long distance
Post by Joana on Nov 30^th, 2022 at 2:57am

Oh, thanks.
I hadn't thought of this.

Title: Re: Slinging at long distance
Post by MMF on Nov 30^th, 2022 at 4:25pm

Another option is to use a laser range finder.

Using Google maps on your phone, you can mark your throwing point and use the measure distance feature while walking to your stone landing.