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Dec 12th, 2020 at 8:03pm
 
Just a video of some target practice. This was my best group. Hit compilation is upcoming.

https://youtu.be/YSh1BhyrGis
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Reply #1 - Dec 12th, 2020 at 8:14pm
 
Nice shooting Tex. Seems like it works very well.  Smiley
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Reply #2 - Dec 12th, 2020 at 8:29pm
 
Good stuff, your new sling looks very clean. My kids watched it with me, I showed them the picture of your sling yesterday, they think it's pretty cool. And now they all want double fingerloops. Yet I've been using a double fingerloop for months and they thought I was stupid.
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Reply #3 - Dec 12th, 2020 at 8:54pm
 
Awesome!  What is the length of that sling?
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Reply #4 - Dec 12th, 2020 at 9:03pm
 
Morphy wrote on Dec 12th, 2020 at 8:14pm:
Nice shooting Tex. Seems like it works very well.  Smiley

Thanks. I like it, but I still like my other sling style slightly more. This one was a lot of work though, which in itself makes it fun to use.

a wrote on Dec 12th, 2020 at 8:29pm:
Yet I've been using a double fingerloop for months and they thought I was stupid.

Lol. I love that your kids are into slinging. I wish I had some slinging buddies.

Also, I got the idea from Channing (Practical Paracord). I ordered one of his slings and really liked the feel of the double fingerloop. I swear it helps me get rifled releases more often. (I still have some funky releases occasionally)

joe_meadmaker wrote on Dec 12th, 2020 at 8:54pm:
Awesome!  What is the length of that sling?

It is 27"-ish (68.5 cm)

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Reply #5 - Dec 12th, 2020 at 9:06pm
 
Here is the hit compilation. 

https://youtu.be/2_hHgNHLSFY
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Reply #6 - Dec 13th, 2020 at 12:33am
 
IronGoober wrote on Dec 12th, 2020 at 9:06pm:
Here is the hit compilation. 

https://youtu.be/2_hHgNHLSFY

Nice, and gave me some credibility with the kids, at around 1:18 you started throwing similar to my style and the speed went up almost 20mph .... good stuff
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Reply #7 - Dec 13th, 2020 at 3:33am
 
Really good grouping and a stylish sling to match Cheesy The only double-loop sling i have i got from GurtTractor. One of his dyneema slings. Despite the fact I really like feel of it I still haven't made any other slings with a double loop. I should do that some time.
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Reply #8 - Dec 13th, 2020 at 5:58am
 
Out of interest do you have any idea why your speed went up when you weren't doing the whirlygiggle style?

I had issues getting full power as well when I tried it, but I put it down to inexperience with multiple rotations.
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Reply #9 - Dec 13th, 2020 at 6:30am
 
Looks good.  Your hip is working well.  The timing with the shoulder can be improved a bit.  And you should shoot overhand.  Your results would be better.
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Reply #10 - Dec 13th, 2020 at 9:29am
 
Sort of bouncing off the question from Kilisi, when you're setting up for a throw, how long in advance do you know if you're going to rotor?  Is this decided ahead or spur-of-the-moment?
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Reply #11 - Dec 13th, 2020 at 11:53am
 
a wrote on Dec 13th, 2020 at 5:58am:
Out of interest do you have any idea why your speed went up when you weren't doing the whirlygiggle style?

I had issues getting full power as well when I tried it, but I put it down to inexperience with multiple rotations.


I got more speed because I was throwing at full power while still trying to hit when I was using byzantine (single rotation). I can get a bit more speed if I stop caring about trying to hit anything. I wasn't using full power with the multiple spin method. However, I can only get up to  the low 90's using multiple spins, but can get to 100+ with a single spin. I don't know why. Something about the position of my arm as I go into the power stroke, maybe.

Jaegoor wrote on Dec 13th, 2020 at 6:30am:
Looks good.  Your hip is working well.  The timing with the shoulder can be improved a bit.  And you should shoot overhand.  Your results would be better.

Thank Jaegoor. I think my form has improved a bit this year, but agree that it could be better. I don't understand exactly what you mean by overhand. I have an idea, but I'm not sure it is the right idea.

joe_meadmaker wrote on Dec 13th, 2020 at 9:29am:
Sort of bouncing off the question from Kilisi, when you're setting up for a throw, how long in advance do you know if you're going to rotor?  Is this decided ahead or spur-of-the-moment?

I used to use byzantine exclusively, but have noticed (maybe) a slight improvement in consistency with multiple spins.  I usually do it now when I want to throw harder and get more power.  So, I was doing groups of one throw or the other, I don't usually switch styles shot-to-shot. More like group-to-group.
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Reply #12 - Dec 13th, 2020 at 3:37pm
 
I've explained this here in the forum schin a few times.  They shoot sidehand.  So from the side.  Your sling makes legs semicircle.  180 °.  Within this semicircle look for a point to solve.  Shoot them overhand.  The shot comes from above.  Then they only have 90 °.  You work with the position of your rotor within this 90 °.  It is actually very simple and logical
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Reply #13 - Dec 14th, 2020 at 10:50am
 
I had to go and watch one of your YouTube videos, Jaegoor, to fully understand what you meant. Since I had to watch it with auto-generated captions and auto-translation turned on, I didn't fully understand, but I think I understand the intention.

I will give your method a try for a while and see if I can improve.
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Ich musste mir eines deiner YouTube-Videos ansehen, Jaegoor, um zu verstehen, was du meinst. Da ich es mit automatisch generierten Untertiteln und aktivierter automatischer Übersetzung ansehen musste, verstand ich es nicht ganz, aber ich glaube, ich verstehe die Absicht.

Ich werde Ihre Methode für eine Weile ausprobieren und sehen, ob ich mich verbessern kann.
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Reply #14 - Dec 16th, 2020 at 4:04pm
 
Looks incredible!
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