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honderoPrincipiante Novicius Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 7 New York Gender:	Greetings from New York Mar 4^th, 2021 at 1:31pm Hello, I hope everyone is well! I'm a newbie from New York and I'm waiting for a sling that I ordered a few days ago. I'm excited to pick up this hobby as I'm an archer and history enthusiast. I'm hoping to pick up any advice and see all the great content on this forum.
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Kick past-moderator Offline Posts: 4451 Finland	Re: Greetings from New York Reply #1 - Mar 4^th, 2021 at 1:33pm Welcome from Finland! You've definitely come to the right place. Where have you ordered from? There's a fairly good chance the person you ordered from is on the forum
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Reply #2 - Mar 4^th, 2021 at 2:57pm

I've ordered from HilltopHurler on Etsy. It's a split pouch design made from hemp, which is what he recommended for beginners. Until then I'm looking up slinging tutorials on Youtube and finding any information on it's history as well. Ballearic style appeals to me most for whatever reason, but I don't know what I'll start with

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Re: Greetings from New York
Reply #3 - Mar 4^th, 2021 at 4:21pm

honderoPrincipiante wrote on Mar 4^th, 2021 at 2:57pm:

I've ordered from HilltopHurler on Etsy. It's a split pouch design made from hemp, which is what he recommended for beginners. Until then I'm looking up slinging tutorials on Youtube and finding any information on it's history as well. Ballearic style appeals to me most for whatever reason, but I don't know what I'll start with

As far as slings go. Start with something that holds your projectile reliably. As far as style goes, use whatever is most comfortable. Those are good places to start.

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joe_meadmaker Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Ice is Cool! Posts: 2913 PA, USA	Re: Greetings from New York Reply #4 - Mar 4^th, 2021 at 7:30pm Hey, a state neighbor! Welcome from Pennsylvania!
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Re: Greetings from New York
Reply #5 - Mar 4^th, 2021 at 11:41pm

honderoPrincipiante wrote on Mar 4^th, 2021 at 2:57pm:

I've ordered from HilltopHurler on Etsy. It's a split pouch design made from hemp, which is what he recommended for beginners. Until then I'm looking up slinging tutorials on Youtube and finding any information on it's history as well. Ballearic style appeals to me most for whatever reason, but I don't know what I'll start with

Ah yeah I follow him on Instagram. He does make very nice slings though I haven't tried one out myself. I found (still do find in fact) Balearic/sidearm to be quite difficult, cut that's something you quickly realize with slinging: because it all comes down to body mechanics, what works and what feels comfortable can vary quite a lot from person to person. Best thing I can suggest is experiment as much as possible.

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"Nothing matters, but it’s perhaps more comfortable to keep calm and not interfere with other people." - H.P. Lovecraft, in a letter to Frank Belknap Long, 7 October, 1923

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Greenjay Descens Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 153	Re: Greetings from New York Reply #6 - Mar 5^th, 2021 at 1:24am Howdy from North Texas.
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David Morningstar Slinging.org Moderator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 3419 UK	Re: Greetings from New York Reply #7 - Mar 5^th, 2021 at 5:17am Hi from England!
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slingbadger Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Don't Badger a Badger Posts: 3220 Akron NY Gender:	Re: Greetings from New York Reply #8 - Mar 5^th, 2021 at 6:18am Where in NY? I'm in Western New York.
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honderoPrincipiante Novicius Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 7 New York Gender:	Re: Greetings from New York Reply #9 - Mar 5^th, 2021 at 1:59pm I'm in Queens. Don't have any big open expanses to sling rocks for distance, but I intend on slinging handballs and tennis balls in handball courts for the time being
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xud9a - call me zud 👍 Funditor Offline Ringing Slocks ! Posts: 573 Nottinghamshire, England Gender:	Re: Greetings from New York Reply #11 - Mar 5^th, 2021 at 8:53pm Welcome from Derbyshire , England. Home of the peak District. What about Willow or Meadow Lakes in the park. Or, Flushing bay or Jamaica bay. ? 👍
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Rat Man Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 13680 New Jersey, USA Gender:	Re: Greetings from New York Reply #12 - Mar 7^th, 2021 at 3:13pm Welcome to the forum from New Jersey. A split pouch sling and Balearic Style is as good a place to start as any.
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8102	Re: Greetings from New York Reply #13 - Mar 7^th, 2021 at 4:07pm Welcome Sir to our little corner of the net!
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Re: Greetings from New York
Reply #14 - Mar 8^th, 2021 at 12:37pm

Howdy from South Texas!

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