Wow, this sounds awesome!  As I'm hitting the same weather as MGreenfield, I'll have to wait until it warms up a little, but I'll make my target and post my scores by the end of the week!  MGreenfield, this rules!

Rob

.....old guy, mgreenfield, hopped out of truck after work today & slung a 7, new record.   Definite improvement in short time, by concentrating on target & using standard (tennis ball) ammo.   Maybe there's hope!!  mgreenfield

Practice makes Perfect!

Those aren't bad scores.

I slung last night by flood lights. They are the kind that work by motion detectors. The balls kept bouncing past me an ending up in our fish pond I think I spent more time fishing them out then slinging. I had a couple 4s and 5s and one 6 at 25'

We are waiting for more of you slingers to join the fun

Ok, it was a beautiful 50 degrees outside today, so my target went up in the back yard and my brothers and I went at it.  I got several respectable 4's while my "no good, stinkin' brother" got a two 5's and a 6! 

What was especially cool is that there was consistant ammo and distance so that we were better able to work on technique.

In addition, I'm a newspaper photographer by trade, so with my really cool digital camera, we took some movies and then went inside to critique our form.  That might be the best tool for improvement that we've got.

Thanks MGreenfield for coming up with this challenge!

Rob

In the SCA they allow slingers in their simulated medieval combat, and tennis balls are used, but sliced halfway through. I guess they're softer that way, and certainly don't bounce much.

mgreenfield
  Yes it can be done!!

Because If you think you can, or you think you can't, in either case you'll be right. 

Therefore think you can and it is done.........Grasshopper.



WalkingBird
Who thinks mgreenfield can do this thing.