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Reply #15 - Jan 23rd, 2010 at 12:13pm
 
hybrid_throwback wrote on Jan 23rd, 2010 at 11:54am:
"wow, look at that escar- go!"

apologies. that was inexcusably awful.

Grin not that bad...
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Reply #16 - Jan 23rd, 2010 at 3:52pm
 
hybrid_throwback wrote on Jan 23rd, 2010 at 11:54am:
"wow, look at that escar- go!"

apologies. that was inexcusably awful.

I lol'ed Smiley
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Reply #17 - Jan 25th, 2010 at 8:00am
 
I best shoot balls of concrete. They are always same from the weight.
I have made a speziele form for the balls to myself.

But also stones I rather often shoot. Here luckily I have in the moor a lot of place to üben.
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Reply #18 - Jan 25th, 2010 at 8:05am
 
Has somebody gained of You already experience with this special gulf of eggs?
I imagine, they are not at all bad for slingen.
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Reply #19 - Jan 25th, 2010 at 8:49am
 
My favorite ammo are the clay football shaped glandes that I make. More often then not I end up using tennis balls for saftys sake though.
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Reply #20 - Jan 26th, 2010 at 3:28pm
 
Geo wrote on Jan 22nd, 2010 at 8:21pm:
I just got back from the local sporting goods store and I found Lacrosse balls!  At a diameter of 2.5 cm they are a little smaller than a tennis ball and they weigh about 145 grams.  That's not perfect (for me) but it is pretty darn close.  At 2 dollars each they are a little pricy, but if they work out, I can buy a few here and there.  I also found (American) football shaped lead sinkers  that weighed 3oz, 6oz, and 8 oz (85, 170, and 227 grams respectively.)  Once the snow clears and I can find a wide open area, I am going to love to see how far they can go! Cheesy


I have the same preference;  Lacrosse Balls are excellent and can be used indoors (Indoor Soccer fields etc). Go to LacorsseMonkey.com and they sell them by the gross.  Brings the price down considerably.
  The sinkers are great but I find once I launch them very few ever come back....  And I tend to stick to the smaller ones (3 oz) though I am sure that the bigger ones work well too.
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Reply #21 - Jan 26th, 2010 at 9:25pm
 
Never thought of Lacrosse balls - what a great idea - ~5 oz of rubber in a relatively small size.  Should be a great projectile.  I found out you can get them inexpensively on eBay (in the US) for about $18 delivered.  Just go to www.ebay.com and enter "dozen lacrosse balls" in the search box (without quotes), then sort them by price plus shipping.  I ordered a dozen and look forward to trying them out.
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Reply #22 - Jan 27th, 2010 at 6:02pm
 
Those things can bounce like nothing else though! Once in elementary school we were playing a game called wall ball with one. Some kid got nailed in the eye and had to wear a patch or something for a while. Be careful if you're slinging them against walls.
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Reply #23 - Jan 27th, 2010 at 6:38pm
 
Et Cetera wrote on Jan 27th, 2010 at 6:02pm:
Those things can bounce like nothing else though! Once in elementary school we were playing a game called wall ball with one. Some kid got nailed in the eye and had to wear a patch or something for a while. Be careful if you're slinging them against walls.


I was going to offer the same caution. I've slung one against a brick wall and had it come back over 30m before it stopped on grass. They're as bouncy as golf balls and about 3 times as heavy.
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Reply #24 - Jan 27th, 2010 at 6:39pm
 
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Go to LacorsseMonkey.com and they sell them by the gross.  Brings the price down considerably.

Wow, thank you Maldonius, at a dollar each (by the gross) that DOES bring the price down considerably!

Also, anytime I practice, it is against a high chain link fence (e.g. an empty tennis court or the back stop to a little league field) where I can set up my targets and hang a tarp behind them.  The tarp helps considerably in regard to the balls (whatever ones I happen to be using) bouncing; though it doesn't stop them from rolling all over the tennis court!
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Reply #25 - Jan 2nd, 2017 at 11:01pm
 
Rocks of all types tho the best ones are smooth and rounded
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Reply #26 - Jan 3rd, 2017 at 2:59pm
 
Metal projectiles. Cheesy
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OOOOOOOUUUUUUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!   Shocked Shocked Shocked

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Reply #28 - Jan 3rd, 2017 at 8:22pm
 
No one mentioned the balls that you make from flour or sand and balloons - Rusty balls(?)

Indoors - marshmallows and wool balls
Outdoors - tennis balls, golf balls, clay balls, and rocks

still experimenting - Nerf Vortex Aero football
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Reply #29 - Jan 4th, 2017 at 2:54pm
 
Wow. Now you're talking Timpa. Man that wheel barrel must weigh a ton.
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