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Another sling & shield video
Mar 28th, 2021 at 6:13pm
 
I've got another sling & shield video.  Slinging ice balls again, but with a whole new twist.  Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/V8Ri7JOqNRw
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Reply #1 - Mar 28th, 2021 at 7:08pm
 
Well done joe
Awesome video as always
I love your property, looks amazing.
Also if there’s ever a sling war I declare you the sheild bearer
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Reply #2 - Mar 28th, 2021 at 8:44pm
 
Joe, I think your videos need a "do not try at home" lol. Great stuff.
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Reply #3 - Mar 28th, 2021 at 9:36pm
 
That was too entertaining to watch lol. Reminds me of a game my uncle use to play with bow and arrows and a motorcycle helmet haha. Shoot straight up and try to bounce it off your head... Their game is more fool hearty, I would be curious to do a mock sling skirmish, with shielded slingers on each end of a football field launching foam projectiles, and maybe have a capture the flag game tied into it. Could be fun
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Reply #4 - Mar 28th, 2021 at 10:42pm
 
Thanks guys!

Mersa wrote on Mar 28th, 2021 at 7:08pm:
Also if there’s ever a sling war I declare you the shield bearer

Hey man, as long as I've got a couple snipers like you and IG watching the flanks, I'll stand on the front line.  Cool


IronGoober wrote on Mar 28th, 2021 at 8:44pm:
Joe, I think your videos need a "do not try at home" lol. Great stuff.

I've got several videos planned out at this point.  I have to say the danger and destruction is only going up from here.  Wink


Duckhands wrote on Mar 28th, 2021 at 9:36pm:
Reminds me of a game my uncle use to play with bow and arrows and a motorcycle helmet haha. Shoot straight up and try to bounce it off your head...

That is all kinds of crazy.  Cheesy
And I like the skirmish idea.  The problem is having enough singers in one place at one time.  The whole idea of the pitchback net was to simulate an incoming sling projectile.  It's definitely not in that category because it's very close range and slow moving, but it was a fun experience.
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Reply #5 - Mar 29th, 2021 at 6:46am
 
We have done such battles many times.  If you want to use tennis balls, you have to cut them open.  Injuries occurred while fighters stepped on tennis balls during the scgkacht.  Some fighters fell as a result and injuries occurred.  This does not happen with a slotted ball.  You just kick him flat.
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Reply #6 - Mar 29th, 2021 at 7:19am
 
Wow you are full of great ideas Joe! Is it weird that after watching this I want to have sling fights with shields? Im pretty sure someones going to end up in the hospital but it sounds like a blast.
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Reply #7 - Mar 29th, 2021 at 9:59am
 
Jaegoor wrote on Mar 29th, 2021 at 6:46am:
If you want to use tennis balls, you have to cut them open.

That's a good idea.  That should also soften the hit of the ball because it will be able to deform much more.


@Morphy - I would love to do that so much.  I think if we used Jaegoor's cut tennis ball idea, danger would be pretty minimal.  Just need to keep the throwing speed low.

That would be pretty funny though.  Imagine someone walking by and seeing a bunch of idiots with shields in a field, slinging tennis balls at each other.  Grin
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Reply #8 - Mar 29th, 2021 at 10:12am
 
Great video! They bounced back a lot better than I expected them to. I might be able to make a similar video soon...
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Reply #9 - Mar 29th, 2021 at 10:44am
 
We do such fights with tennis balls more often.  In the gym.  We have two fronts.  Sometimes we also set up cover.  You don't have to shoot at full power.  It makes a lot of fun
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Reply #10 - Mar 29th, 2021 at 2:12pm
 
I can only dream of doing that  Cry
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Reply #11 - Mar 29th, 2021 at 2:30pm
 
Even with the returns being fairly slow, I would not want to get pelted by a constant barrage of ice balls... let alone stones or glandes!

Great video as always Joe!
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Reply #12 - Mar 29th, 2021 at 3:04pm
 
NooneOfConsequence wrote on Mar 29th, 2021 at 2:30pm:
Even with the returns being fairly slow, I would not want to get pelted by a constant barrage of ice balls... let alone stones or glandes!

Great video as always Joe!


As hard as those ice balls were hitting at such a low speed its not hard to believe large stones would shatter that shield in no time. Or ones arm.
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Reply #13 - Mar 29th, 2021 at 5:12pm
 
joe_meadmaker wrote on Mar 29th, 2021 at 9:59am:
Jaegoor wrote on Mar 29th, 2021 at 6:46am:
If you want to use tennis balls, you have to cut them open.

That's a good idea.  That should also soften the hit of the ball because it will be able to deform much more.


@Morphy - I would love to do that so much.  I think if we used Jaegoor's cut tennis ball idea, danger would be pretty minimal.  Just need to keep the throwing speed low.

That would be pretty funny though.  Imagine someone walking by and seeing a bunch of idiots with shields in a field, slinging tennis balls at each other.  Grin


Might be a bunch of idiots lol, but we would be havimg more fun than anyone else in the vicinity hahaha. Oh yeah, I made up some ice balls last night btw. Now I just gotta find somewhere to use them before they melt lol
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Reply #14 - Mar 29th, 2021 at 6:01pm
 
Yeah, "idiots" was definitely meant in a light-hearted, 'other people will think we're crazy', kind of way.  Cheesy

That is the one downfall of ice.  It doesn't travel well (except in winter).  I'm fortunate enough to have a good sized yard, so it's right outside to sling.
And forewarning, if you do find that ice balls work well for you as a projectile, there can be significant space in your freezer that gets taken over for just that.  Wink
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