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timpa Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Stones in the horizon Posts: 1399 Finland	finger loop or wrist loop? Jul 2^nd, 2019 at 8:12pm I do not remember whether this has been voted on. But in my opinion, very few slinger use the wrist loop. I use. I never use a finger loop. Does anyone here use a wrist loop?
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Re: finger loop or wrist loop?
Reply #1 - Jul 2^nd, 2019 at 9:04pm

I have both. As long as it’s a sling I made for myself it doesn’t matter, but the wrist loop made for me doesn’t fit other slingers because I have big hands. The pouch goes a little lopsided when others use it... not so with finger loops

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joe_meadmaker Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Ice is Cool! Posts: 1330 PA, USA	Re: finger loop or wrist loop? Reply #2 - Jul 2^nd, 2019 at 10:03pm I use a finger loop. But usually a large loop that fits over two fingers.
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TheJackinati Senior Member Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 308 Australia Gender:	Re: finger loop or wrist loop? Reply #3 - Jul 2^nd, 2019 at 11:16pm I'd think that If I ever decided to launch huge stones with a long-ish sling, I would definitely use a wrist loop... But because I primarily throw jagged limestone rocks in the ~20-80 gram region I don't really need one.
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Sarosh Funditor Offline Posts: 852	Re: finger loop or wrist loop? Reply #4 - Jul 3^rd, 2019 at 3:30am haven't tried it for some time now. I feel that finger loop has more direct control on the projectile. But I guess wrist loop suits well the pirouette style.
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Re: finger loop or wrist loop?
Reply #5 - Jul 3^rd, 2019 at 9:26am

When I use a wrist loop, it passes between my fingers and controls about the same as a finger loop. It would be harder to control if you just let it hang on your wrist though.

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Frondeur Junior Member Offline I'm the lead slinger in a hard rock band Posts: 90 France	Re: finger loop or wrist loop? Reply #6 - Jul 4^th, 2019 at 3:21am finger loop for me. When it comes to heavy loads (witch seldom happens... I'm a lightweight myself ) I just put a stick through the loop to make a decent T-shaped handle...
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walter Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2385	Re: finger loop or wrist loop? Reply #7 - Jul 4^th, 2019 at 8:41am Finger loop. Like Frondeur, I have used a toggle for throwing heavy ammo.
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Kick Slinging.org Moderator Online Posts: 3787 Finland	Re: finger loop or wrist loop? Reply #8 - Jul 4^th, 2019 at 9:34am I've never tried a wrist loop but I have a small "belt" that came off a bike of all things. It's perfect size for my wrist so it just needs a sling attached then I'll be able to try it out. I feel like it's going to be a big learning curve.
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Rat Man Slinging.org Moderator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 12508 New Jersey, USA Gender:	Re: finger loop or wrist loop? Reply #9 - Jul 4^th, 2019 at 4:16pm I use a finger loop on my ring finger.
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JudoP Funditor Offline Rocks away! Posts: 649 UK - South West	Re: finger loop or wrist loop? Reply #10 - Jul 4^th, 2019 at 4:54pm Never used a wrist loop before, will have to try it sometime. I have used my ring finger for nearly all my slinging career and recently switched to my middle finger since trying it at balaerics and finding it pretty decent.
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lobohunter Interfector Viris Spurii Offline where be a rock and a string there be a sling Posts: 1841 eugene or Gender:	Re: finger loop or wrist loop? Reply #11 - Mar 13^th, 2020 at 10:21pm Nothing but the wrist loop! I enjoy the extra power it gives me . The larger ammo. I find it just a much more stable way to hurl my sling
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Albion Slinger Senior Member Offline Posts: 368	Re: finger loop or wrist loop? Reply #12 - Mar 14^th, 2020 at 6:36pm Never tried a wrist loop, but I agree with Sarosh that it would probably work well for the pirouette. Something I have to try with a 50 incher + an extra arm rotation before release. Mostly wear the finger loop on the middle finger.
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J Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Posts: 1878 Gender:	Re: finger loop or wrist loop? Reply #13 - Mar 3^rd, 2021 at 11:39am I have been using a wrist loop a lot lately and it works well for pirouette and Greek, I think it most definitely helps with larger rocks. But when I use a rotor style the retention cord shifts around too much between the fingers, and I prefer fingerloops
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joe_meadmaker Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Ice is Cool! Posts: 1330 PA, USA	Re: finger loop or wrist loop? Reply #14 - Mar 3^rd, 2021 at 11:53am I have as well. I used a wrist loop for most of the two-handed slinging I did recently. Agree that it's good for large projectiles.
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