Nice Joe! Ok now I have to ask because this falls in line with an idea for ammo I had...

Does the feather twist correlate with the spin your sling produces??? 

Morphy wrote on Apr 27^th, 2021 at 8:28pm:

Unfortunately not.  I used pretty junky old arrows, so no helical fletching. 

But some good news.  I wanted to see the video too, so I've got it cut together already.  Doing a final review now and will get it uploaded.  So hang tight guys!  You should have it in an hour or so!

Nice Joe!  I think you could help the tangling issue just by adding a small loop on the retention cord that the end of the arrow fits into.  They sure flew straight after about 10 yards or so. I wonder how they'd do with some power behind them.

That was an awesome video, I think with a little fiddling you could really make them work. Imagine the satisfaction of consistency, always hitting point first , would be cool to watch  as you throw. And lighted nocks, night slinging.

I really dig it !!

Well done joe
Video was quality as always

Thanks guys!  I was quite shocked by the video and how well those things worked.  I was expecting a random tumble after the release.  Although I guess there's no reason why they wouldn't fly similarly to a dart or the kestros that Sarosh has worked with.


IronGoober wrote on Apr 27^th, 2021 at 11:38pm:

That could work.  Trying to keep the projectile stable in the pouch definitely restricted the speed that could be used.  I'll make another batch and give it a try.  I wish I could make them more quickly.  With the arrows sticking up, I can only get 6 in the freezer at a time.


Morphy wrote on Apr 28^th, 2021 at 11:46am:

That makes two of us.  I wish I had left more ice arrows for the camera being set up next to the target.  There were only two left at that point.  But I think that last slow motion shot was by far the coolest one.

Who is still planning on posting a submission? I have some ideas but they are barely even worthy of being called abstract. My feathered dirtclod I think is too ahead of its time so I might need to put it aside for a couple years.

why not use squash balls filled with epoxy putty, shove the shaft in and you've got re-useable ice-free 'ice arrows'.
ready to throw in about 10 minutes.

Add a few detonator caps at the end with a small incendiary, before adding the epoxy and shaft and you've got some 'Fire Arrows'

But squash balls and epoxy