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Re: ancient non-military uses for the sling
Reply #15 - Jun 29^th, 2005 at 5:22pm

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While i was talking with this two shepards about accuracy with the sling 2 mountaineers came in sight more than a hundred yards away, one of the shepards said he was able to shot down one of them with the 1st stone.... Shocked

WOW!! That is so amazing. Did you get to see them sling at all? I'd be interested to see what style they used. Also did you see how long their slings where?

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Reply #16 - Jun 30^th, 2005 at 8:48am

Me; Yes, they slung a few stones and they reached over a hundred yards at a given 2 - 4sq meters spot, their slings were really short , about 15" from pouch to fingers
they threw under arm tilting to overhead almost horizontally 1 or 2 spins. slings were balearic style braided (split pouch) made of pita cord (Agave americana)
My sling was 35 " and i could hardly get their range. and of course my accuracy was a lot worse than theirs Embarrassed

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Re: ancient non-military uses for the sling
Reply #18 - Jun 30^th, 2005 at 6:13pm

Im seeing a a pattern here, it seems like most of the ancient people preferred shorter slings or maybe I should say the shortest possible sling that could still get the job done. I guess when your life depends on accuracy, as opposed to distance that makes sense. And
to be honest, speaking from my own personal expirence it is surprising how much power one can get from a small sling.

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Douglas_The_Black Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Hakkaa päälle! Posts: 3491 Salineville Ohio Gender:	Re: ancient non-military uses for the sling Reply #19 - Jul 1^st, 2005 at 1:44pm in truth the only time i could see using range with a sling is in a battle, or when you got to hit near something to scare it. Maybe slinging into a group of things.
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Reply #20 - Jul 10^th, 2005 at 1:35pm

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so short slings hmmm.. Most of my slings where real long and it seems that i get the most range with the long ones.

you are right DTB i guess they were used to those short slings, and their arm strenght was enough to outperform my longer sling. Shepards also throw stones with their bare hands a lot further and accurate than ordinary people..
i've used short and long slings and longer slings get further easier

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Tint Interfector Viris Spurii Past Moderator Offline Posts: 2335 Hong Kong Gender:	Re: ancient non-military uses for the sling Reply #21 - Jul 10^th, 2005 at 9:25pm short slings also allows a quicker release and reload. That is important in battle. Moreover, praticing with a short sling would mean more shots per given time, allowing mastery over the weapon quicker.
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Reply #22 - Jul 30^th, 2005 at 10:46pm

I started with a 24 inch sling from the beginning around 5 years ago. I then tried the longer slings and found that while they were better for distance but my accuracy was shot to hell. I dont play with the long ones anymore. They also made my arm feel like it was coming out of socket. But , to each his/her own.

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