Alrighty...

 I wanted to point out something a little while ago about the Slinging as a Sport Board.  This particular Forum has been created in order to get Slinging recognized as a Legitimate Sport.  Many of us Artists have a narrow view of this, thinking only in terms of Accuracy Competitions or maybe Sling Golf.
 
 My own personal designs are a bit Grander.  I Think that Slinging has great potential to develop many different types of Sport Games.  Here is the first Submission along those lines.

  Introducing FUNDA BALL. (Or maybe Gladiator Ball, I can't decide.)

  It will be a Team Sport played on a grass field about 80 Meters long and 40 meters wide.  Each Team shall have 5-6 players to a side.  The Object is to score as many points as possible, before time runs out, by hitting upright Static Targets, Flat Area Targets (about 10 meters in diameter), and the Opposing team's General.  Each Team will have (at Least) two "Artillerymen" who stay in the back field and attempt to score hits on the Area Targets, two "Shooters" who attempt to hit the Upright Static Targets, and the General who has many jobs within the game.  
 
  Hits scored on the Area Targets will be worth 1 point.  Hits on the Large Upright Static Target will be 2 points and the small target above the large one will be worth 3 points. Hitting the General nets 10 Points...
 
  I am currently in the process of writing up the Rule Book for this one and would love someone to test this game out for me. (I can't myself because of a bum knee...)
 
  Anyway, here's a diagram of the Field and it's measurements.
 

  At the moment the rules call for tennis balls, but I've been toying with the idea of using stress balls injected with a bit of silicone in the center.  Should be heavy enough to actually throw, but not injurious when hitting a player.  And yes, players are valid targets, but getting hit doesn't knock them out of the game unless its the sixth player (teams can have up to six players, minimum five). Also, points are only earned upon hitting the other teams "general"l.  The only reason to fire on other players would be to distract them from making points on targets.
   And yes, you can block shots as well (if you can), players are just restricted from stepping into the target zones.
I can't wait to try it out!  

  Kind of...  Long Range, dodge ball with targets..  Currently, each player carries 5 balls onto the field with them except the General who can carry up to 10.  So, there will be 35-40 balls to a side.  

  So, Long Range, Chaotic, dodge ball with targets..  The idea is to be almost like a battle simulation.  The two Shooters in the front would represent frontline attackers who concentrate on individual or smaller targets on flat fast trajectories, while the Artillerymen rain down ammo in parabolic arcs onto the area targets.  Much like they would have rained lead onto large formations from range.  The General's function is wide ranging.  He can move in and out of the forward attacking area and the back field at will, carry more ammo than the other players, call for counts(each field is only supposed to have so many balls in it at a time.  Discourages hoarding ammo..)
and effect Line Changes (Moving Attackers to Artillery positions and vice versa).

the biggest flaw I can see is: You need a minimum of 10 slingers.

I've only ever seen 10 slingers in one place at the same time and 9 of them were learning.

I think games that concentrate - initially - on a maximum of 4 slingers, but probably 2 if we're being realistic. Would stand a much better chance.

But I do admire your optimism LS

Curious Aardvark wrote on Mar 26^th, 2013 at 5:03pm:

 
   LOL!  Don't I know it...  The idea for this came up quite awhile ago and it's been bouncing around in my head wreaking havoc for so long I just had to finally let it out!  I know we probably won't see this anytime soon, but, I figure you have to think big to do big things! 
   Maybe I'll start a league.. Hehehe.

Caldou wrote on Mar 26^th, 2013 at 6:55pm:


That would be a super long game for the players!  I suspect that for this one you would need to be in pretty good shape to hang.  I mean, each teams field is 50 x 40 METERS.  Pretty big!  And think of how often you'll be bending over to pick up balls.. Man I get tired just thinking about it..

Bill Skinner wrote on Mar 27^th, 2013 at 10:13am:


The problem with waiting for the balls to be out of play is that the game would slow way down as the balls left the field.  

And yes, face shields and helmets required.  And Cups..

Maybe we should!  Man, "Gladiator Ball" is starting to sound better all the time!   

   Seriously though, this game would not be for the faint of heart.  There may be many occassions where a player may have to block shots on targets with their bodies much like a goalie in soccer (or Football for my Non-American Artists out there).  Since there is no bodily contact to be made with your opponents, we shouldn't need padded armor or anything, but Helmets with faceshields would be absolutely neccessary and it might not be a bad idea to wear some kind of thin armor.  Kinda like the stuff that BMX racers wear?  Just to keep the bruising down a bit.