I went out and slung on... umm... it was Sunday I think. Anyway, figure-8 + tennisball + balcony = nice distance. Nothing extraordinary, but it was nice. I tried the underhand, but it kept slipping out. The fabric was too smooth. I tried figure-8 again, but it slipped out too. Finally, I tried a golfball. I was expecting it to slip and I forget to let go. It swung around at full speed and the pouch hit me in the back of the head. Luckily though, the ball fell out a little before it started swinging back, so it landed on the ground. I soon lost the golfball, but it flew incredibly far. The crocheted sling has trouble holding ammo that's too large or smooth or both (mostly large), but it is fine. I'm still in love with my 100% adjustable nylon sling. It's all stained and the braid was pulled out at one point where it snagged, so it has a bump, but it's very convinient. The noose on the sling was an ordinary slip knot which was knot the knot I use, but it's just fine. THe knot I use takes about 6 times the slack that that one would. It looks very sleek on a nylon rope. The one I use is basically the same as the one shown below, but with 4 wraps instead of 8 and without bothering to secure it by passing it through the loop at the top