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Sling-Battle Slinging should be like dodgeball
Apr 18^th, 2013 at 7:23am

I was so excited to see this area of discussion on slinging as a sport. I have this to add. I always envisioned slinging as a kind of dodgeball game that just hurts more and requires more skill. We could use some kind of standardized sort-of-soft projectile, like footbags or tennis balls. Catching a projectile could out the slinger and bring in fallen comrades which would encourage hard fast slinging and up the value of skill in accuracy. We could have some limits on sling-length so no one gets popped by the triggers...require racquetball goggles (and maybe groin cups for safety) and use a standard soccer ball field, or maybe a tennis court (which would provide so shielding behind the nets. We could even add a capture-the-flag element to encourage one team to storm the back end of the enemy's field. I am just going to throw this out there... Let's get together next year. Let's try to do a sling convention in a couple of years say the summer of 2014 somewhere in the middle of where we all live, our beloved slinging.org organizer could earn some money, we could have an entrance fee or something. Those of us that make and sell could hawk our wares, and we could have competitions on distance, accuracy, and play this sling-battle game till we're all black and blue. Slinging.org...would you consider organizing this? Help us sling.org-kenobe you're our only hope.

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LightSlinger Forum Moderation slingingsport Offline All things in Moderation... Except for Slinging.. Posts: 611 Hanford, California Gender:	Re: Sling-Battle Slinging should be like dodgeball Reply #1 - Apr 18^th, 2013 at 8:11am Check out the Funda Ball post. It quite similar to what your saying here. It has some accuracy requirements, (targets to shoot at) and aspects of dodgeball as well. I think you'll like it..
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Re: Sling-Battle Slinging should be like dodgeball
Reply #2 - Apr 18^th, 2013 at 3:12pm

LightSlinger wrote on Apr 18^th, 2013 at 8:11am:

Check out the Funda Ball post. It quite similar to what your saying here. It has some accuracy requirements, (targets to shoot at) and aspects of dodgeball as well. I think you'll like it..

lightslinger, FUNDA-BALL slings at TARGETS, NOT the opposing team. Now if I am playing funda-ball, I will go for the target at close range and then some power shots at the general to freak him out.

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Re: Sling-Battle Slinging should be like dodgeball
Reply #3 - Apr 18^th, 2013 at 3:29pm

squirrelslinger wrote on Apr 18^th, 2013 at 3:12pm:

LightSlinger wrote on Apr 18^th, 2013 at 8:11am:

Check out the Funda Ball post. It quite similar to what your saying here. It has some accuracy requirements, (targets to shoot at) and aspects of dodgeball as well. I think you'll like it..

lightslinger, FUNDA-BALL slings at TARGETS, NOT the opposing team. Now if I am playing funda-ball, I will go for the target at close range and then some power shots at the general to freak him out.

Actually, shots can be made at any player for any reason.. The only player you get a score for hitting is the general.

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Re: Sling-Battle Slinging should be like dodgeball
Reply #4 - Apr 18^th, 2013 at 4:28pm

LightSlinger wrote on Apr 18^th, 2013 at 3:29pm:

squirrelslinger wrote on Apr 18^th, 2013 at 3:12pm:

LightSlinger wrote on Apr 18^th, 2013 at 8:11am:

Check out the Funda Ball post. It quite similar to what your saying here. It has some accuracy requirements, (targets to shoot at) and aspects of dodgeball as well. I think you'll like it..

lightslinger, FUNDA-BALL slings at TARGETS, NOT the opposing team. Now if I am playing funda-ball, I will go for the target at close range and then some power shots at the general to freak him out.

Actually, shots can be made at any player for any reason.. The only player you get a score for hitting is the general.

I know, thats my point.

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LightSlinger Forum Moderation slingingsport Offline All things in Moderation... Except for Slinging.. Posts: 611 Hanford, California Gender:	Re: Sling-Battle Slinging should be like dodgeball Reply #5 - Apr 18^th, 2013 at 4:46pm Uh... Okay..
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squirrelslinger Interfector Viris Spurii Offline peace through superior firepower Posts: 2870 Ky, USA Gender:	Re: Sling-Battle Slinging should be like dodgeball Reply #6 - Apr 18^th, 2013 at 7:01pm LightSlinger wrote on Apr 18^th, 2013 at 4:46pm: Uh... Okay.. My point is that I want to be able to have a NON points based system with a dodgeball game, or a 3 hits your out kind of deal.
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LightSlinger Forum Moderation slingingsport Offline All things in Moderation... Except for Slinging.. Posts: 611 Hanford, California Gender:	Re: Sling-Battle Slinging should be like dodgeball Reply #7 - Apr 18^th, 2013 at 7:24pm Great! Think one up and post it!
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squirrelslinger Interfector Viris Spurii Offline peace through superior firepower Posts: 2870 Ky, USA Gender:	Re: Sling-Battle Slinging should be like dodgeball Reply #8 - Apr 18^th, 2013 at 7:49pm LightSlinger wrote on Apr 18^th, 2013 at 7:24pm: Great! Think one up and post it! Will do.
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