Jaegoor wrote on Mar 31^st, 2021 at 11:24am:

Yeah there is a lot of red granite here. The stones at the top and the bottom in the picture are definitely red granite. The others I'm not sure about but they are definitely similar to granite if they aren't granite. The only stone I've broken on a target was at the competition and then I chipped a stone on another stone that was already on the ground. One stone split apart but that was some slate-like type of stone and very weak.

Yeah I have stones that look the same.

I think a system to denote proficiency is ingenious. Good idea Jaegoor! A standardized system used all across the board by all slingers would be amazing.

The distance of 500 m is easy.  You have five shots for it.  So 5x100, that's easy to manage.  The rule of the Balearic Islands says you have to turn the sling three times.  It may be that other things also work.  But in this way they all have the same conditions.

Banning certain styles makes zero sense. If a style is ineffective it will naturally fall out of favor. In the same way that MMA has made it very clear what does and doesnt work slinging competitions should be open to whatever style. If someone wants to travel a thousand miles to take part in a competition and throw with a poor style he will fail and less people will want to use it in the future.

Ive never heard a good arugment for limiting styles. Ammo could be as simple as stone, clay, concrete etc. No culture has claim to the sling. Not every culture used stones and none used rusty balls. Just ban metal and other such ammo and that leaves slinging open to the maximum amount of people, includinf poorer people without access to rusty balls and a gymnasium.

One of the reasons Soccer/Futbol is so popular is because all it takes is a ball and an open area to play. The game is all skill.  Slinging should be as accessible to people as possible. No need to limit others in an attempt to make it seem more "official". Just my 2 cents.

Morphy wrote on Mar 31^st, 2021 at 7:43pm:


100% I agree. Other sports have been disrupted by new styles and it advances the sport instead of ruining it.  If someone can beat you with an awkward, ugly throw... it will push you to work harder and question your assumptions.

Jaegoor wrote on Apr 1^st, 2021 at 1:05am:


Here is a very famous example:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fosbury_Flop

Rules can be funny, archery is a good example.
Some competition you are not allowed to shoot string walking some you are. But of corse the carbon fibre limbs and machined risers are ok . Some rules are funny.

As for slinging, I think the 3 rotation rule is stupid. I don’t think that really gives any advantage to the people who naturally pre rotate just disadvantage to those who usually don’t . And like many rules it can just be adapted/twisted, 3 fake rotations a very gradual pause stall and straight into a Byzantine power stroke. Basically a song and dance before the actual throw.

Materials for the sling is a little better because it’s trying to preserve a tradition, this is kinda fair.

Well if I ever get there I’ll be the dark horse. Using Byzantine and figure 8 , dyneema sling, and throwing not slinging!!! Ha ha

Pre rotation seems useless to me personally. I’ve never seen any advantage unles ypur running. Perhaps it’s just my dyneema sling is too efficient that I don’t need the pre rotation to get the stretch out of my sling. Or I’m just a thrower not a slinger ha ha