Thanks CA.  I appreciate the digital pat on the back.  Although I don't think anyone here would intentionally misrepresent their distance.  All the different layouts do make it hard to judge just from the video.

I just got back in from another attempt at this.  The record is still at 3.  I got another 3, and a few 2s.  Overall it felt like a bad round though.  The 3 was pretty much accidental, and the last hit might have been a second or two late.  But through the whole thing I was all over the place.  Had way too many throws to the left.

Morphy wrote on Jul 14^th, 2021 at 9:15pm:

100% agree.

Everyone must practice this twice a day until 3 is our average. 

joe_meadmaker wrote on Jul 14^th, 2021 at 9:30pm:


Hopefully that didnt come off wrong Joe. Having already tried it I know how difficult three
Is. 3 is amazing. The sling is deceptive it that it always feels like it should be easier than it is.

Got out for this again.  I actually fell off a little bit.  Didn't get better than a 2.  Although I got that score a few times.

I don't recall it happening in my previous sessions, but something happened that was very frustrating.  Twice I got a really nice hit on the first throw.  And then nothing after that for the full minute.

I like this challenge as a way to keep slinging.  I was out twice today.  This morning I was doing target slinging for the accuracy calculation in the other thread.  Nothing new there though.  I didn't review the video yet, but I know I was only 50% at best (probably a little under).  And this evening was the 1 minute can challenge.  No great feats of slinging, but a good day nonetheless.

That's great Joe! How do you find the plastic balearic? I've personally become a fan of them. 

I gave the challenge a stab the other day with plastic tubs (about the size of a can) and 2 was the best I got with stones. The tubs were spaced out quite a bit, which is great if you suffer from low blood pressure, but not much else. The notion of hitting targets when you "miss" has become all the more tempting...

Archaic Arms wrote on Jul 23^rd, 2021 at 2:02am:

I can't really say yet.  A quick response without any thought is yes, I do like it.  But my experience is still incredibly small.  The plastic balearic I have I bought from Luis a while back because I thought the black and pink was pretty.  I tried it a couple times, but as with slings of this type, they just don't work great with ice balls (only speaking of my own experience).  But with this 1 minute challenge I've switched over to rusty balls.  Which means all these shorter stiffer slings I have are now working great with the ammunition.

You mentioned that you like them.  Quick question on that.  The one I have is pretty stiff.  In your experience, should this eventually break in and lose some of that stiffness, or will it retain it for the most part because it's plastic?


Morphy wrote on Jul 23^rd, 2021 at 4:36am:

I have to disagree with you Morphy.  Here's why.  I think the unpredictable and chaotic aspects of this challenge are what make it so much fun.  If we want to see how many times a specific target can be hit in a minute, we can do that.  Just set up a target that won't be knocked over, and hit it over and over.  No need for a can lineup.

But with the cans set up in a line, it's no longer just about hitting a particular target.  You might hit another one accidentally.  You might bump a can into another one.  I've had projectiles bounce off the back stop and come back to take out a can.  I remember your video hitting the bench and knocking everything over (I've done this too  ).  I don't know if it's what Mersa intended, but I think the "carnival game" feel of this challenge is a big part of it.  Although I do agree with you that a slinging score can't really be derived with the added variables.

Don't get me wrong.  When I release that sling, there's always a particular can in mind.  It's just not always the one that gets hit.