Seems safer and more challenging to just prop the shield  up and use it as a target haha

Tigger32 wrote on Oct 28^th, 2020 at 12:57am:

No doubt, but I have a pallet for that. 

This activity isn't really about the sling throw and accuracy.  It's about being on the receiving end of that throw.  I did this with ice balls originally, and the mini pumpkins were a big step up in mass.  It's quite impressive to feel the force of the impact, even when gravity is the only force acting on the projectile.  I wish I had a fellow slinger who lived nearby.  I'd love to feel the impact of an ice ball on a shield when the projectile was throw (gently) in an arc toward me rather than straight up in the air.

Ha!  That's a smart guy coming to his senses. 

Thanks CA!  Yeah, my ability to sling straight up in the air is still far from great.  But this time around I was much more consistent than I was the first time with ice.

The balearic target is going to get two changes at some point.  If I stand straight down the hill from it, the diana is probably about mid-torso because of the hill.  The max distance I can get is about 15 m.  I'd like to get it out of the swing-set frame where it's currently mounted, and on to it's own stand.  Then I could put it about 2 feet higher, which should be approximately the correct height.  And about 5 m farther back, so I can practice on it at 20 m.

The rope is actually holding a tire that I've used as a pendulum target, https://youtu.be/Z65CWWAWj7Q.  So with the balearic target where it is, it's also blocking my tire. 

one of my slinging party tricks is to sling a tennis ball straight up so that it lands in my hand - without my having to move.
That and two stones in the air at the same time.