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J Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 1878 Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6570 - Mar 6^th, 2021 at 9:25am Just to give an idea how stiff Luis' short Balaeric sling is here up north with 5C, and thats a 440g rock for size comparison
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 6846	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6571 - Mar 6^th, 2021 at 9:28am Is that yours?
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J Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 1878 Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6572 - Mar 6^th, 2021 at 9:29am I bought it from him
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 6846	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6573 - Mar 6^th, 2021 at 9:31am J wrote on Mar 6^th, 2021 at 9:29am: I bought it from him Lucky man. Bet that works great.
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J Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 1878 Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6574 - Mar 6^th, 2021 at 9:32am It's a disaster with tennisballs when its so stiff. But there's hardly any twist in the cords when you rotor a 400g rock. It's fun
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Albion Slinger Senior Member Offline Posts: 368	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6575 - Mar 6^th, 2021 at 1:50pm Wow that is very stiff! the one I got from him is very supple and not at all rigid. I think he must of worked the fibre wet or soaked the sling afterwards.
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J Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 1878 Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6576 - Mar 6^th, 2021 at 2:54pm I think the temperature difference causes it somewhat. I bought it in the summer. It gets pretty hot there where he lives I think. Now it's winter here, the fibres contract. If I keep it inside the house for a few days it becomes a lot more supple. Normally my slings are in the shack.
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Reply #6577 - Mar 7^th, 2021 at 12:33pm

J wrote on Mar 6^th, 2021 at 9:25am:

Just to give an idea how stiff Luis' short Balaeric sling is here up north with 5C, and thats a 440g rock for size comparison

I am waiting for mine to arrive. It's been five days but it's felt like an eternity. I'm keeping it a secret until it arrives. Nobody in my household knows! Grin

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J Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 1878 Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6578 - Mar 7^th, 2021 at 3:09pm These Slinge i made are awesome. Middle one 20 g Outer one 40g 70cm Perfect fit 80-130gr rocks very stable and responsive Tight 3 strand flatbraid, polyester, 2 finger-fingerloop, smooth release cords
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Reply #6579 - Mar 7^th, 2021 at 4:08pm

SerKraus wrote on Mar 7^th, 2021 at 12:33pm:

J wrote on Mar 6^th, 2021 at 9:25am:

Just to give an idea how stiff Luis' short Balaeric sling is here up north with 5C, and thats a 440g rock for size comparison

I am waiting for mine to arrive. It's been five days but it's felt like an eternity. Grin

LOL man do I know that feeling well!

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Reply #6580 - Mar 7^th, 2021 at 7:29pm

That's really quite remarkable stiffness. Did you break it in thoroughly as it could gain a bit more pliability over time?

I wonder if it's a humidity/temperature differential rather than absolute that causes this?

For example if it's braided in the summer on Menorca then is transported to a relatively cold, humid northern European country the braid swells and stiffens up. However, if it was braided in said cold/humid country in the first place there wouldn't be any additional swelling.

All my fibre slings have been braided in the UK and I've not seen any different behaviour using them on the balearics. Though it would be a lie to say that I was really trying to detect any change!

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J Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 1878 Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6581 - Mar 8^th, 2021 at 9:10am It's becomes very pliable when I take it inside a warm house for a few days.
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Reply #6582 - Mar 8^th, 2021 at 1:42pm

Morphy wrote on Mar 3^rd, 2021 at 4:09pm:

czechslinger1.0 wrote on Mar 3^rd, 2021 at 1:23pm:

xud9a - call me zud 👍 wrote on Mar 3^rd, 2021 at 9:28am:

Way better than my early tries 🍌👍

Same for me, those are really nice slings

And here is what my new balearic sling did to 1,5cm particle board:

Damn that must be a heavy sling...shattered that board on impact.

HMG-yes that is now your new nickname from me- very nice work. How do you like the skinny split pouches? Ive never quite got the knack for them but some people are deadly using them. We had a member that was here for years, really a staple of this forum for a long time whose name was Dan. He loved those skinny splits. Skinny tarred bankline if I remember correctly. He was quite good with them.

It was mostly trial and error. These were some of my prototypes. My final design - of which the only two in existence have been given to my friends - has a far thicker pouch.

I think on the next sling I make I'm going to try splicing material in before the pouch to try and flesh it out.

As for shooting them, I have had trouble with lighter stones; they seem just to fall out. Heavier stones however, just like tennis balls, seem to fit the pouch size and traction far better.

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Reply #6583 - Mar 8^th, 2021 at 1:45pm

J wrote on Mar 6^th, 2021 at 9:25am:

Just to give an idea how stiff Luis' short Balaeric sling is here up north with 5C, and thats a 440g rock for size comparison

Other than being free from twisting lines, is there any other benefit to using stiffer slings? I have only ever used paracord and lighter jute slings so I'm fairly curios.

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czechslinger1.0 Junior Member Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 62 Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6584 - Mar 8^th, 2021 at 2:44pm I had some cleaner releases with stiffer slings, but that is highly individual. Also i found it easier to control pouch orientation. I would recommend experimenting on your own and finding what suits you. Everyone likes their slings a bit different.
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