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Oct 9th, 2005 at 1:18am
 
I was checking out some of the info on staff slings. They seem to be a little on the bulky side and not so accurate at close range. How about a staff sling about two maybe three feet long max. Make the anchor cord about six to eight inches long, Make the trigger cord the full staff length so you can still manual release with full control.  Use the apache style throw. With your arm extended the stone would be at almost a five foot radius right from the start. A small "V" or "U" shape may have to be added on the forward side of the staff to keep the cords allined. I plan to utillize a broken fishing pole, excellent hand grip. Another possiblity a staff that connects right to your existing sling. Let me know if anyone has tried it.
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Reply #1 - Oct 9th, 2005 at 9:43am
 
i have made one of these. they will work but i dont much like them. My staff sling is also a walking stick, a digging stick (a big digging stick) and a quarter staff. and if i ever felt the need to do so i think i could tie something to one end of the sling and have a short pole flail. Smiley
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Reply #2 - Oct 9th, 2005 at 10:45am
 
I would rather use the hand sling than a small staff sling in battle.
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Reply #3 - Oct 9th, 2005 at 4:37pm
 
Interesting observation, dork.

I have experimented with the staff sling at length.  It is a largely underestimated contrivance.  Much potential to be found...

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Reply #4 - Oct 9th, 2005 at 6:04pm
 
I was thinking about a one handed staff sling a little while ago. If you are like me and have no luck/skill with the bamboo stone thrower, a one handed staff sling is the solution. It may actually be more powerful because it has both the non-bendy staff part, and the flexible sling.
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Reply #5 - Oct 10th, 2005 at 12:37am
 
Tech,

Come on now, share some of your secrets!  When you say there is much potential to be found, I know it actually means you have made some kickass staff slings in your spare time..........

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Reply #6 - Oct 10th, 2005 at 9:13am
 
I tried a 1 and half feet long single-handed staff sling today .It worked only one time.Other tries failed.
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Reply #7 - Oct 10th, 2005 at 10:20am
 
  In the Renaissance book Bellafortis, by Konrad Keyser, ther is a picture of a very short staff sling. The actual staff part looks to be under a foot long.
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Reply #8 - Oct 10th, 2005 at 11:46pm
 
Would you still call it a staff sling?  Or maybe a stick sling?
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Reply #9 - Oct 11th, 2005 at 4:08pm
 
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Come on now, share some of your secrets.


Tint, thanks for your interest!  I think it's fair to say I haven't exactly been 'stingy' here on the forum......relatively speaking.


One's circles of trust, indeed...one's spheres of influence, should maintain a variety of appropriate diameters...and some things are better left, if but for a moment, to the imagination.


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Reply #10 - Oct 11th, 2005 at 10:22pm
 
Tech,

Fair enough, fair enough, just wanted to let you know that I am waiting for your great inventions Wink.
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Reply #11 - Oct 11th, 2005 at 11:18pm
 
Tint,  something tells me that you might have a thing or two up your sleeves.....besides knockout sling moves.....


It's time to share one or two of your inventor's nuggets....


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Reply #12 - Oct 12th, 2005 at 2:02am
 
Lips Sealed Wink Don't we all have our own little experiments! Grin
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Reply #13 - Oct 13th, 2005 at 5:05am
 
Said he humbly, at the same time looking to those green stars getting green himself, (with jelousy)  Grin
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Reply #14 - Oct 13th, 2005 at 12:58pm
 
Green stars are okay.....why not gold and animated, spinning in 3D though?


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