Partly inspired from this thread: https://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1636237960/0

The challenge:
Strike a ~1” coin off a stick at ~20m

https://youtu.be/FR2STeiIv24

https://youtu.be/N0263QMyMdU?si=9YiT1wTVWWTaeF4f

Excellent! :thumb:

I like this one.  I think we need to get this challenge going.  We need a challenge to get us through the next couple months to the egg challenge.  I'll give it a go as weather allows.

https://youtube.com/shorts/TsHUWdh9W-c?si=mypY15Vi6qQB_i32

Failed first 100 times

Some very close ones.
Using an Australian 20c piece on an arrow.

I had my first go at this today.  No hit unfortunately.  I used tennis balls and threw a little over a 100 attempts.  I got the stick a couple times, and had a few other close ones.  It was a fun slinging activity in general.  I'll try it again the next time I have a chance.

I really like it. It's excellent for training. If its angled right, it shines brightly, and can be easily seen.
Since making room for 20m, I've struck the same coin 9 times. And as far as I'm concerned, each dent is adding value. ;D

Archaic Arms wrote on Feb 5^th, 2024 at 2:42pm:

If its angled right, it shines brightly, and can be easily seen.

I'm kinda cheating actually.  I have a coin sized washer that's painted orange.  So it's really easy to see.  It's one I still have from when we did the aerial coin target challenge.

9 times is crazy! :thumb:

Goodness gracious it's humbling to see such precision. Very nice shots! I'm going to need to try this at some point.

One day we may start seeing challenges like a quarter at a quarter of a kilometer ;D
Probably not, but a man can dream of such a stonethrow. And such eyesight for that matter haha.

How heavy is that stone, AA? and it seems like you're back to a long(er) sling in that video.

It's been pouring around here lately so I haven't had time to go attempt this.

Caspian wrote on Feb 5^th, 2024 at 8:03pm:

One day we may start seeing challenges like a quarter at a quarter of a kilometer Probably not, but a man can dream of such a stonethrow. And such eyesight for that matter haha.

I would love to see how far we can push it. When I get the chance, I'll shoot at it from 40m, but I imagine it will be quite a challenge... The further the distance, the sharper the impact angle.

IronGoober wrote on Feb 6^th, 2024 at 10:23am:

How heavy is that stone, AA? and it seems like you're back to a long(er) sling in that video. It's been pouring around here lately so I haven't had time to go attempt this.

I have a few sets of stones. I think those were around 160 or 170g, but I've been using 200g since. In terms of lengths, ~54cm and ~70cm are what I've been comparing.

how do you plan to make it visible to the camera from 40m?

Sarosh wrote on Feb 7^th, 2024 at 7:37am:

how do you plan to make it visible to the camera from 40m?

If the coin is tipped back slightly, it's bright from the shooting line. With a zoomed in camera behind me, it should hopefully get the full trajectory.

https://youtu.be/RwytxQOeaug

Hell yeah joe making it look easy and style points with the curve !!

Nice shot!

Great shot Joe!
The stick left standing too. Extra brownie points  8-)

Excellent shot, Joe! Makes me want to try my hand at it even more, though I know I'd be mediocre.

I think I'll try my hand at it tomorrow at 25m - I can hopefully find a good batch of stones for it; most stones here are terrible, unfortunately. Would be cool to have a quarter bearing a dent on it and be able to say I hit it from a quarter of a hectometre.


Edit: I missed, and the recording was mediocre, so not worth posting. Will try again some other day as it's clouded over today, making the quarter hard to see.