jlasud wrote on Apr 30
th, 2014 at 2:29pm:
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I've made ultra thin slings too (~1mm). And i couldn't sling them nearly as well as the thin hemp sling (~ 2x4mm) Maybe with a lot of slinging,to get used to it...Plus it's super tangly and not very good at keeping itself from twisting.
With ultra thin slings, i was getting almost half the distance, as with the thin ones...that doesn't mean that they can't perform better, just i couldn't feel it. And thinking about it, maybe they even resonate,vibrate through the air.
I lost interest in extremely thin slings.
B50 dacron may be good as a lead chucker,but absolutely sucks with abrasive stones. It has good tensile strength,which is not that a big thing for slings. Resisting abrasion for stone chuckers is the biggest.
Also having used ultra-thin slings (a few different kinds of fishing line), I thoroughly loath them.
Patience is not my strong suit, and when I go slinging I expect to get some good sling time in. I think I spent more time untangling the cords than actually slinging. Plus the throws really weren't any better than my normal sling.
You wouldn't take your Lamborghini on dirt back roads right? Well, you also probably shouldn't throw abrasive stones with your world-class distance sling either. Things are going to be much better suited to a task that they are specifically made for. We aren't making a Toyota Camry sling, we are making a Ferrari. If the user really felt so inclined, he could add a serving string around the base of the pouch and up the cords a couple inches. That should solve most of the abrasion issues.
SS, As I said, I've used fishing line slings and I didn't really enjoy it, nor did I receive any benefit from the lack of air resistance. I'd also be okay with 10-12 strands of B-50 or a similar material. But I've found that weight plays a big part in sling performance for me and I'd give up a little bit of aerodynamics to get that extra weight. Also, 600 lb. breaking strength isn't unusual for slings. In fact, I'd say that the majority of slings made in the past 10 years have a breaking strength of around 550 lbs.