Chris
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Having read through the thread titled "Hebrew slinger 1000B.C.", started by Johnny on July 6th, and seeing the enthusiasm for a book about the sling, I've decided that a new section of the forum should be created to help coordinate this ambitious project.
The collective knowledge of the people on this forum is enormous, and I think the time is has come to leverage this enormous potential and enthusiasm and begin work on a formal project. The sling is an enormous topic, and so by distributing the various sections to different people to research and write, we can collectively produce an impressive and complete text. While one person might be overwhelmed at the scope of such a volume, a group of enthusiastic writers could cooperatively work together, produce a similar text, and not interfere with their existing responsibilities.
I am posting Johnny's proposed outline below for people unfamiliar with this topic to review. Obviously, there are many ways to make this outline more comprehensive, but none-the-less, provides a good start.
ANCIENT SLINGER 1.Prehistory 2.Biblical(Hebrew) 3.Assyrian 4.Greek 5.Roman 6.Balearic 7.Various(Celtic,German, etc...) MEDIEVAL AND MODERN 1.Saxon,Norman,Arab 2.Aztec,Inca, 3.Palestinian THE SLING AND PROJECTILES 1.Anatomy of the sling 2.Stones, lead, ceramic 3.Darts(cestrosphendon) SLING MECHANICS 1.Overhand hurl 2.Underhand hurl 3.Horizontal hurl MAKING A SLING MAKING PROJECTILES FINDING PROJECTILES
Chris
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