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shmoopie Novicius Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2	Another newbie from Minnesota Oct 19^th, 2010 at 8:23pm Had some difficulty getting started but I made it. No slinging experience, but I'm itching to try. Drawn in by the historical aspect of it and the simplicity as well. Could be a real boone for snowballs?
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Re: Another newbie from Minnesota
Reply #1 - Oct 19^th, 2010 at 8:40pm

welcome to the forum.

personally, im drawn in most by the aspect of being able to easily propel objects to otherwise unattainable speeds, i find that to be quite awesome.

i took up slinging after the last time it snowed. ive thought about slinging snowballs but they would probably break up really easily. balls of actual ice can be slung quite far though.

but fireworks... thats different. hopefully, soon, ill have the first videos on youtube of fireworks being slung. Wink

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Masiakasaurus Forum Moderation Offline mah-SEE-a-kah-SOR-us Posts: 6069 Alabama, USA Gender:	Re: Another newbie from Minnesota Reply #2 - Oct 20^th, 2010 at 9:26am Slinging snowball fights are awesome! I live in Alabama, so we don't get much snow but last year we had a "blizzard" of about 6 inches snow that stuck for a day and a half. Aussie pouches are amazing for slinging snowballs.
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Steven Interfector Viris Spurii Offline RaptorIsAsRaptorDoes Posts: 2101 Austin, Tx. Gender:	Re: Another newbie from Minnesota Reply #3 - Oct 20^th, 2010 at 10:49am Having grown up in snow county I can't imagine receiving a 90 + MPH fastball of a well packed snowball. Sounds like an injury waiting to happen. I've been taken off my feet by a well thrown snowball (head shot, straight on the side, into the ear) ow ... don't even want to think of a well packed slung snowball.
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Masiakasaurus Forum Moderation Offline mah-SEE-a-kah-SOR-us Posts: 6069 Alabama, USA Gender:	Re: Another newbie from Minnesota Reply #4 - Oct 20^th, 2010 at 5:12pm The trick is to not pack it well, but leave it fluffy and rub the outside a little to melt the snow and help it stay in one piece.
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