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Mersa Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Druid Posts: 2666 Australia Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #5355 - Jul 6^th, 2018 at 5:24am Some hits
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Funditor406 Descens Offline Shattered Remains. Wonder why. Posts: 224 Turah, Montana Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #5356 - Jul 6^th, 2018 at 1:46pm What else can I say? I be jelly of those hits.
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Mersa Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Druid Posts: 2666 Australia Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #5357 - Jul 6^th, 2018 at 6:17pm I had a good time yesterday , first session in months
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Reply #5358 - Jul 8^th, 2018 at 11:37am

Bill Skinner recently brought up the topic of how the depth of the cup affects the throw. I don’t think I’ve shown this sling yet, but it’s an asymmetric hybrid flat/cupped sling, and it’s my favorite general purpose sling, because it works with tennis balls, rocks of any size, and whatever else fits in the pouch. The retention side has a deep cup, but the release side is flat. It’s also a really long pouch so you can put a lot of spin into the projectile.

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Kick Forum Moderation Offline Posts: 4481 Finland	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #5359 - Jul 8^th, 2018 at 11:53am Ooooo that does look nice. Very sleek.
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Reply #5360 - Jul 8^th, 2018 at 2:47pm

NooneOfConsequence wrote on Jul 8^th, 2018 at 11:37am:

Bill Skinner recently brought up the topic of how the depth of the cup affects the throw. I don’t think I’ve shown this sling yet, but it’s an asymmetric hybrid flat/cupped sling, and it’s my favorite general purpose sling, because it works with tennis balls, rocks of any size, and whatever else fits in the pouch. The retention side has a deep cup, but the release side is flat. It’s also a really long pouch so you can put a lot of spin into the projectile.

That may well be a new design. Has anyone else heard of such a thing? Interesting idea. I can see where you are going with that train of thought. Have you noticed it being more accurate?

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Reply #5361 - Jul 8^th, 2018 at 4:05pm

I don’t know if I’m the first, but it was my own design. Hard to say about accuracy, because it also has a longer cord than my others, so I don’t have anything that’s a fair comparison. These are the kinds of things I will test on a trebuchet when I get that going. I plan to get that done this year, but probably not this month

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“My final hour is at hand. We face an enemy more numerous and cunning than the world has yet seen. Remember your training, and do not fear these unholy hordes. I shall cast the first stone. That will be your sign to attack! But you shall not fight this enemy with stones. No! RAZOR GLANDES! Aim for the eyes! May the Lord have mercy, for we shall show none!“ -Jesus the Noodler (not the real Jesus)

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Reply #5362 - Jul 15^th, 2018 at 12:52am

As promised, here is the finished sling made with bamboo cordage. I made this one for my wife who started using my slings to play fetch with our dog. The colors remind me of a Mexican Fiesta

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“My final hour is at hand. We face an enemy more numerous and cunning than the world has yet seen. Remember your training, and do not fear these unholy hordes. I shall cast the first stone. That will be your sign to attack! But you shall not fight this enemy with stones. No! RAZOR GLANDES! Aim for the eyes! May the Lord have mercy, for we shall show none!“ -Jesus the Noodler (not the real Jesus)

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Kick Forum Moderation Offline Posts: 4481 Finland	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #5363 - Jul 15^th, 2018 at 3:00am That looks really awesome. All my slings end up boring colours. Might need to make some fancy ones
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8239	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #5364 - Jul 15^th, 2018 at 9:40am Wish I could get my wife to sling. That is nice. Are the cross straps along the pouch just for aesthetics or also meant to carry some of the load?
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Reply #5365 - Jul 15^th, 2018 at 10:25pm

Yeah, she may not be a hardcore slinger (yet), but I am happy she’s taking an interest (and so is my dog! Grin

). The cross straps started as a way to hold the shape on my hemp sling before I decided to add the leather (posted on 6/28/2018 about a page back). I liked the look, so I kept it on this one too. In theory it should take some of the load off of the stitching, but it’s mostly just for looks

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“My final hour is at hand. We face an enemy more numerous and cunning than the world has yet seen. Remember your training, and do not fear these unholy hordes. I shall cast the first stone. That will be your sign to attack! But you shall not fight this enemy with stones. No! RAZOR GLANDES! Aim for the eyes! May the Lord have mercy, for we shall show none!“ -Jesus the Noodler (not the real Jesus)

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JudoP Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Rocks away! Posts: 1024 UK	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #5366 - Jul 16^th, 2018 at 12:03pm Interesting hybrid pouch- I've wondered before if such designs might be able to benefit from the best of both worlds, but not got round to trying it before.
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Reply #5367 - Jul 17^th, 2018 at 3:13pm

Finally dragged myself out despite the heat (had to wait til past 8pm for it to be cool enough to stand). The paper bag worked surprisingly well as a target. I tried out BAMBULA's fig 8 style throw which works well but I'm still rubbish at it. I actually did quite well with Greek style and Balearic. Balearic particularly. I've been using it so much for long distance I forgot that it's good for target slinging.

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Tomas Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 2179	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #5368 - Jul 20^th, 2018 at 12:39pm Wicked cool sling Morphy! That’s something to be very proud of. @nooneofconsequence - check out ratman’s cobra slings. They’re a different take on the same concept.
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Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Reply #5369 - Jul 22^nd, 2018 at 10:06pm

I’ve been able to crank out about one per week lately. This one is black, white, and grey hemp with a grey suede pouch and dyneema stitching. Finally it was whipped with a black waxed cotton. Worked great at the dog park with tennis balls today.

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“My final hour is at hand. We face an enemy more numerous and cunning than the world has yet seen. Remember your training, and do not fear these unholy hordes. I shall cast the first stone. That will be your sign to attack! But you shall not fight this enemy with stones. No! RAZOR GLANDES! Aim for the eyes! May the Lord have mercy, for we shall show none!“ -Jesus the Noodler (not the real Jesus)

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