@ Kick: This Y pouch is a bit tricky and does well only with small and dense missiles. I had better luck with my T pouch, but I gave it away... Should make another some day...

@Kick

Yes. If I remember well, you were slinging ice balls, by this times.

For me, the trick was to put the ammo in the middle partof the T, like if it was a simple, flat pouch. The third branch (the foot of the T) wasn't realy involved in holding the stone. It only acted as the trigger. Therefore, I had to lenghten the release cord to avoid accidental "fire" during the stroke.

I haven't use captives for a while, but hope this will help in some way.

Sling well!

Synthetic Kahun (Tut) sling.

Just finished this one tonight.  It's very similar to another I made, just shorter.  It's made from linen with a leather pouch.  The length is about 30.25 inches (77 cm).  I hope to have a chance to give it a try tomorrow.

Thanks!

I usually refer to this as an 8-strand square braid, but I'm not sure if that is accurate or not.  Here is a video of the technique being called a "herringbone braid".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wvji-YqA9jo

I follow the basic pattern that a lot of tutorials use.  Take 8 strands and start braiding in the middle to create the finger loop.  Once there is enough braid for the loop, bring everything together and continue braiding.  So the release and retention cords actually have 16 strands in them.  But I'm still using the 8-strand technique, just with each strand doubled up.

Oh I like this one! Herringbones are good for tapering, also.

My first split pouch! Made of braided Agave fiber.

Great slings!