My best Balearic sling yet,
and another attempt at a natural fibre Y-sling, with a captive string in between. I like this Y sling more than my previous one above.
Considering these slings are more or less the same length I will be comparing them when I get the chance.

The reasoning for a Y-sling in my head,
+ a little less dependent on perfect smooth rocks for consistency, it's more of a smoothbore sling
+ more useful in tighter spaces due to the captive release.
+ durability is higher, sling will last longer, less friction wear and tear on the sling
+ overall easier to use, learn for beginners, like throwing a rock with a string
+ no incidental fouls possible like sometimes happen with normal sling due to wrong user technique. Sling will always release

Good or bad,
-/+ totally silent and silent projectiles, very useful for hunting, less useful for self defense / intimidation. Silence can be somewhat removed by removing captive release, but I don't recommend. Removing the captive release results in more wear and tear, and space required to sling.
-/+ range can be greater or worse. A smooth oval stone slung with a regular sling released point forward seems like it flies quite a bit further and faster,.  But angular / irregular stones seem to fly further with Y-sling due to less spin robbing energy.
-/+ more weight/pull on the release cord, creates instant intuitive release, but requires more gripping force

Yes it is sisal.

I went fishing today and there happened to be some rough angular stones on the side of the water. Not many about 30 slingable ones. Quite heavy rocks I guess, between 200 and 300 grams. I had the slings in my bike panniers so I tested them on these rocks. This Y-sling peformed wonderfully to my expectations.  I think I will start selling some Y-slings on etsy once I have the design refined. It will definitely be a full natural fibre sling like the above one.

Very nice AC. Definitely the best y-sling I've seen

AncientCraftwork wrote on Jun 28^th, 2022 at 12:42pm:

I'm looking forward to seeing these!

Very clever integrating the retention into the release like that. The worst part about many Y slings is that the retention cord has a tendency to get twisted after the release (especially if it's a thin for efficiency's sake), but by merging it with the release, you could make it very thin and efficient without all the tangling.
Brilliant.

A long, light and slim model. Flat braid trigger.

I experience that the more abrasive and bad the rocks are, the slimmer I need the pouch to be for a smooth release. I also want to restate again the importance of the tension or lack of on the fingerloop cord. Too much slack and there's an undesirable delay in release, too much tension and the ammo can drop prematurely (before ones own release). I think we need to aim for no slack but no tension either, so a neutral position. This is most easily achieved when the fingerloop is worn near the release trigger so the cords are side by side during rotation, so the fingerloop in my opinion should be worn on the index finger or run on the inside of the hand on your preferred finger

AncientCraftwork wrote on Jul 5^th, 2022 at 3:57am:

Or here with a boat style pouch...