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Hello from Singapore🇸🇬
Jun 29th, 2021 at 9:54am
 
Hello everyone!
I'm El_Jefe from sunny Singapore, I've been only slinging for about 2 weeks now, lots to learn, but not many places to practice safely and unobserved here in the tiny island.

But here is my first slinging video.
Sorry but It didn't occur to me I should've pointed the camera at the lake instead
https://youtu.be/W3oY4C_13nY
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Reply #1 - Jun 29th, 2021 at 12:15pm
 
Howdy from North Texas.

Your form looks a lot better than mine did after only two weeks.
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Reply #2 - Jun 29th, 2021 at 1:43pm
 
Welcome from Finland! You got the hang of Fig 8 in 2 weeks and that's as long as you've been slinging at all? I was slinging for years and it took ages for me to get Fig 8. Great job!
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Reply #3 - Jun 29th, 2021 at 2:50pm
 
Excellent! thank you for the video. What a great way to introduce yourself!   This should become the new norm. Welcome from California!
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Reply #4 - Jun 29th, 2021 at 7:53pm
 
Welcome from Pennsylvania, USA!

Nice slinging!  Thumbs Up
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Reply #5 - Jun 29th, 2021 at 11:55pm
 
Thanks everyone for the warm welcome.
I'm still slinging all over the place , sometimes releasing way too early or way too late , but when it's straight it feels great , by Google maps estimation my furthest was about 60 m
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Reply #6 - Jun 30th, 2021 at 2:49am
 
El_Jefe wrote on Jun 29th, 2021 at 11:55pm:
Thanks everyone for the warm welcome.
I'm still slinging all over the place , sometimes releasing way too early or way too late , but when it's straight it feels great , by Google maps estimation my furthest was about 60 m

Always the way starting out and for some of us that continues for quite a while...  Grin
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You are a great guy Kick but also slightly scary at times. - Morphy
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Reply #7 - Jul 1st, 2021 at 3:24pm
 
Ouch.
You are in one of the few countries on earth where finding a place to sling, no matter where you go, is a huge problem.
That'll just make your experience so much more special. Keep us updated.

Greetings from the great north.
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Reply #8 - Jul 1st, 2021 at 7:01pm
 
Howdy from South Texas!

Glad to see you made it over here to the forums from YouTube!
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Reply #9 - Jul 1st, 2021 at 7:10pm
 
  Welcome, El_Jefe.  It looks like you've been slinging for a year, not two weeks.
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Reply #10 - Jul 24th, 2021 at 4:42am
 
Slyngorm wrote on Jul 1st, 2021 at 3:24pm:
Ouch.
You are in one of the few countries on earth where finding a place to sling, no matter where you go, is a huge problem.
That'll just make your experience so much more special. Keep us updated.

Greetings from the great north.


You're right , that place I slung is a popular public park , so I had to sling a few and leave before curious uncles start staring or start recording me.

Or else I have to go quite deep into the jungle to sling
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Reply #11 - Jul 25th, 2021 at 10:10am
 
for general sling practice, you can usually get away with tennis balls in public areas.
With tennis balls, More people tend to want to learn what you're doing than tell you to stop.

So always carry a spare sling and several tennis balls so they can have a go.

The butterfly sling is a really good place to start as far as tennis ball slings goes.: https://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1344443925/15

If you use loop attachments like i do, then you domn't need to find leather.
Because it grips the pouch at the sides without putting any stress on the holes, you can use: canvas, denim - almost any reasonably tough material Smiley
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Reply #12 - Aug 8th, 2021 at 7:26pm
 
Welcome aboard! Much love from downunder here in Australia!
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