czechslinger1.0 wrote on May 6^th, 2021 at 5:18pm:

When I get to practice, I often sling at a rock (a bit bigger than a head) at ~100m but rarely hit it. I don't think a man sized target at 100m would too difficult to hit with lead glandes, but with stones it is a tricky shot. I actually know a good field for such a test, but clay glandes and a specialised long-range sling would be in order. The flatter the trajectory, and the more consistent the ammo, the easier the shot is to make.
I remember watching a short video of Luis slinging at a Balearic target from 70m and hitting it a few times. He would be perfect for such a test if he was available. 

IronGoober wrote on May 7^th, 2021 at 12:10am:

I believe I saw it on his Instagram account when I still had it.

Sarosh wrote on May 14^th, 2021 at 12:12pm:


This is understood, but I would not label it a “problem” so much as a limitation. It would be silly to compare the two examples you give, but the scoring system is wonderful for comparing two slightly different target sizes at 100m and 110m.   As long as the comparisons are close, they don’t have to be exactly the same, and that’s what makes this system valuable.

I discussed this in private with some forum members.
Area isn’t taken into consideration
Neither is ammo size
But really any distance between 10-30m (like competition) and ammo no larger than tennis ball and it works out in the wash.
I’m surprised how consistent my scores can be . With a few good and bad rounds but pretty good for analysis.

Actually I found that if you are doing an official round (20 uncut throws) you get your score. Let’s say 12.7 points
Well I’ve found that that number almost always gives you a distance that you should consistently be able to keep your groups within a 1 meter diameter. 5/5 shots should be easily achievable at that distance on a 1m circle.

So 20 shots on target at whatever distance
Do the math and get the score
Use score as new distance
Should easily do a 5/5 round at that distance on 1 m circle

Although there’s clear flaws in the scoring it’s actually a really good tool for self improvement

Mersa wrote on May 14^th, 2021 at 4:33pm:



the easiest solution for area is to calculate the diameter of the circle with the same area and use that. A stick and disk of the same area are completely different in my opinion so I would stick to squares or disk shaped targets. 

I think ammo size can change the difficulty a lot at short ranges and small targets but with distance the effect will be nullified, that's another reason distance should affect score more even though the  distance/Ø ratio is the same.

The way of scoring as it is, is pretty simple and easy to use I agree.

I plan on making a 20m video with my 'diana' target, but then stuff like this happens repeatedly:
https://youtu.be/S6DSgMjLxNs
How do you adjust the sights on a sling again?

Morphy wrote on May 16^th, 2021 at 7:58am:

WHAT??  I thought this was like golf and a lower score was better!  

I've done a few more rounds but haven't topped my best accuracy yet.  The last couple rounds I actually dropped off a bit so I've taken a break from it.  I'll be getting back to this soon.


@Albion - Good slinging man!  I've also had times with the "consistent miss".  Very frustrating.