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TOMBELAINE Funditor Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 748 france Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6765 - May 17^th, 2021 at 7:48am Super good photo !
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AncientCraftwork Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 2403	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6766 - May 17^th, 2021 at 2:06pm Archaic Arms wrote on May 17^th, 2021 at 1:33am: Video frame showing the release with a Balearic-style sling. Same thing here with a full fist pinch grip https://youtu.be/aKM4n5-ZsRs
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Reply #6767 - May 17^th, 2021 at 2:23pm

Here's some food for thought: it's not the rock that rolls out of the release cord, it is the release cord that rolls out from under the rock. It's the unwinding action of the release cord below it that gives it the spin, or in other words, the pulling away of the release cord or pouch away from under / side of the rock as you follow through

Some more for thinking, does a sling really have a ''pouch'' ? It's more like one halve of the sling is retention cord and the other halve is release cord, with the division between the two happening exactly in the middle of the cord where the stone sits, with whatever construction is required in the middle for the cord to hold on to the stone. It's just semantics I guess

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Scorpion Vin Descens Offline Still slinging better than archery! Posts: 210 Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6768 - May 18^th, 2021 at 8:13pm I made it as a gift
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8102	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6769 - May 18^th, 2021 at 10:27pm Nice man!!! The colors work really well.
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SerKraus Senior Member Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 266 Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6770 - May 19^th, 2021 at 9:12am I've gotta work on my round braid. I hope it'll look as good as yours!
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Reply #6771 - May 21^st, 2021 at 3:36am

Round braided,
16x6 pouch
63 centimeters lenght sling

Jute four-strand thread
jute in wax

it is felt that the jute covered with wax is much more resistant to tearing and abrasion!

according to preliminary sensations one of the best I've done

Is hemp and jute the same? Jute is made from a variety of the Cannabis plant, is there a difference?

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TOMBELAINE Funditor Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 748 france Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6772 - May 21^st, 2021 at 5:46am Good.
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AncientCraftwork Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 2403	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6773 - May 21^st, 2021 at 6:53am Excellent job Scorpion V Hemp and Jute are not the same. Generally Hemp is considered a stronger fibre. But I've also seen high quality jute and bad quality hemp.
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MikeG Senior Member Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 454 Bayern-Germany Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6774 - May 22^nd, 2021 at 8:27am New rockman sling
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MikeG Senior Member Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 454 Bayern-Germany Gender:	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6775 - May 22^nd, 2021 at 12:43pm Made a balearic sling from the same string
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Reply #6776 - May 22^nd, 2021 at 4:09pm

Looks like you are improving with every sling Mike
Here's a firm but small diameter sling from gutted paracord, braided as tight I could. Slings best with 125-150 g rocks in terms of twist and release resistance with a tight grip. I find this split pouch to be too unsecure without a tight grip and would personally recommend 'more pouch' if you like a wider grip, but that's personal

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Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging
Reply #6777 - May 23^rd, 2021 at 6:47am

AncientCraftwork wrote on May 22^nd, 2021 at 4:09pm:

Looks like you are improving with every sling Mike

Thanks.

Your sling looks good, but as you said it is not secure.
It looks like it is very stiff ( do you prefer stiff slings). For me it seems like stiff slings are not as secure as softer slings (That is what I have seen in my experiments).

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AncientCraftwork Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 2403	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6778 - May 23^rd, 2021 at 7:27am It depends. I am still experimenting between different types of braids, round, flat, twisted, and different levels of pliability.
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AncientCraftwork Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 2403	Re: Pictures of Slings and Slinging Reply #6779 - May 23^rd, 2021 at 4:14pm Experimental ultra light sling
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