AncientCraftwork
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Currently I've settled on simply using both. I use the diagonal overhand cast with rotor with a shorter and slightly thicker sling of an arms length long for target practice and accuracy, with a preference for ball shaped stones or spherical clay shot. I use the tight grip as it is very secure with rotations. My accuracy this way feels the best as it follows a very instinctive throwing motion. But using this sling and this projectile feels subpar for distance
But for distance I will use a different sling and style, I will use a powerful full body Greek cast with a very thin sling and a very wide grip, with the sling being the length of my extended arm to almost the opposite shoulder. The lack of rotations means I can get very good pouch angles with the extrem thin slings, using a sidearm release with a straight arm (first the hip, followed by the torso, and then primarily the shoulder, then followed by the arm.) The distance I achieve is greater than anything I have reached ( around 220 meters so far with 60-80 gram elongated pebbles on flat ground,with sea level altidue and a side wind.) The general ammo I would use for this sling is sub 100 gram elongated pebbles, or lead and clay biconicals or tear drops. But using this sling and this way of throwing feels sub par for short distance target practice as it is not the way we throw naturally, but the distance I get is doubled compared to my target sling.
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