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Scorpion Vin Descens Offline Still slinging better than archery! Posts: 249 Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6915 - Jul 14^th, 2021 at 11:58am braided sisal sling 68 centimeters lenght or as they convenient inches 27
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Scorpion Vin Descens Offline Still slinging better than archery! Posts: 249 Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6916 - Jul 14^th, 2021 at 6:19pm After some hits
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8239	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6917 - Jul 15^th, 2021 at 10:37am Just curious from looking at the pictures but how many of us have that one piece of wood with a million needle/nail/awl holes it it from making slings? Lol.
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Scorpion Vin Descens Offline Still slinging better than archery! Posts: 249 Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6918 - Jul 15^th, 2021 at 10:45am Morphy wrote on Jul 15^th, 2021 at 10:37am: needle/nail/awl holes it it from making slings? Yes, it was an old board for cutting vegetables in the kitchen, I recently started using it for only a month, these holes from needles while sewing sling, this round piece of wood went through about 15 slings I made
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Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Reply #6919 - Jul 15^th, 2021 at 11:33am

Scorpion Vin wrote on Jul 15^th, 2021 at 10:45am:

Morphy wrote on Jul 15^th, 2021 at 10:37am:

needle/nail/awl holes it it from making slings?

Yes, it was an old board for cutting vegetables in the kitchen, I recently started using it for only a month, these holes from needles while sewing sling, this round piece of wood went through about 15 slings I made

A simple yet indispensable piece of kit. Wink

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Reply #6920 - Jul 16^th, 2021 at 8:41am

Visiting some people, found a spool of waxy rafia-like material, made this thing. Then went to visit a beach where the much missed Aussie gave me (remotely) some slinging lessons. The pebbly beach supplied nice smooth round stones, a somewhat derelict pier provided the place to shoot for distance (which I rarely do). Started with body away from the direction of shoot, sling rotating vertically, then full-on release with whole body to the point that both knees flexed, the right one touching the stone pier. Good throws (flight for a count of 5, sometimes 7).

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IronGoober Interfector Viris Spurii Offline ...and now, No. 1, the larch... Posts: 1974 California Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6921 - Jul 16^th, 2021 at 12:36pm 7 seconds is pretty dang good. I'm wondering how you did remote lessons that many years ago...
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Reply #6922 - Jul 16^th, 2021 at 1:59pm

IronGoober wrote on Jul 16^th, 2021 at 12:36pm:

7 seconds is pretty dang good. I'm wondering how you did remote lessons that many years ago...

I posted vids on YT and Aussie corrected my posture and technique (don't step into your throw ! Twist your body !). This picture comes from that coaching sequence. And it's an Aussie pouch, too !

My new technique (by which I kneel into the throw and end up supporting myself on my left fist) I will now call a "ScarJo"

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AncientCraftwork Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 2403	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6923 - Jul 18^th, 2021 at 7:29am beefy sling with cinching loop, spliced attachments, floppy thick cords, still substantial in weight, experimental edit: tested it out today, this sling is not for me, it gives too much spin on the projectiles
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MikeG Senior Member Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 454 Bayern-Germany Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6924 - Jul 18^th, 2021 at 9:20am My newest sling. It is a balearic sling made out of plastic. I made it, because i was at a beach today and tried slinging in the water.
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Reply #6925 - Jul 18^th, 2021 at 9:53am

Super light simple pocket sling. Length of my arm up to shoulder joint. Excellent sling for figure 8. Isn't shy to sling 250g stones. Or 50g

Tested it out today. Impressions are really good. Loved to use 150-250 gram rocks with it. 50 - 70 gram rocks felt too light
and gave me a soreness, ideally sling needs to be longer for those, although it'll cast them. 150-250 gram gives just the right amount of resistance. Excellent cast without excessive spin
and perfect pouch orientation with figure 8.

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Scorpion Vin Descens Offline Still slinging better than archery! Posts: 249 Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6926 - Jul 20^th, 2021 at 8:05pm Waxed sisal sling, 50 centimeters lenght very comfortable in hand lead fishing weights 60-120 gramms how good projectile
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ThePowersNation Tiro Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 16 Colorado, USA Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6927 - Jul 20^th, 2021 at 11:47pm Last sling broke. So I made a new one, extra thick, 12 strings. Nicknamed "Beefeater" and its the one on the right.
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8239	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6928 - Jul 21^st, 2021 at 5:57am TPN, is it jute? Looks good btw!
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ThePowersNation Tiro Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 16 Colorado, USA Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6929 - Jul 21^st, 2021 at 7:31am Morphy wrote on Jul 21^st, 2021 at 5:57am: TPN, is it jute? Looks good btw! I've lost the label for it so I am unsure. I remember that I got it from Wal-Mart, and that it was a natural twine, but don't recall what fibers it was made of.
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