Quote: What is needed is a pouch that releases the shot easily,and won't cradle it and give it a cozy home to live.I want that thing gone the
moment I choose.
I made a good pouch recently. I have a six-hole pouch from C_A's template and its good for tennis balls but way too large for fast throwing with stones, there is too much drag.
I made a minimalist pouch using a strip of leather slightly narrower than a golf ball and just long enough to wrap around half way with some free end for cord attachment. About 4" by 1.5".
I split each end towards the center leaving 1.5 inches in the middle. I overlapped the split ends and hole-punched them to produce something like a solid-centered mini aussie pouch.
This wasnt holding quite as well as I wanted so I used my punch to put a hole 1/8" diameter in the center of the pouch. This makes a big difference! It bellies out perfectly now and holds golf balls and stones very securely. There is a small extra tab of leather bound to the release cord and extending down to cover the attachment hole to protect it from wear.
It needs a narrow grip because there isnt any leeway for the rock'n'roll of a wide grip.
I have strung it on about 50" of skinny paracord and there is a big difference between this and my other long slings which all have huge pouches and beefy cords by comparison. The reduction in drag is very noticable.
I took it to Wales and it did many challenging shots throwing out of the plane of rotation which really shows up insecure or overly grabby pouches.
(The leather release tab isnt tearing in half, I used the punch to nip a semicircle out of each side to give it a 'waist'. This is where it twists during rotation. It helps me place my grip consistently and is less jerky as it flips over on each half-spin.)