Sooo, it uses a captured pouch ?

Not sure what benefits you'd get, but definitely a unique design

I guess the lack of a flailing cord would make it useful, where space was tight, and as you said, potentially for fast reloading.

I think I'm going to have to make one

Great idea

Although the bead looks a little big.

I've never been a fan of standard captured pouch slings, but this simplifies the cord setup and makes it a super pocket friendly sling.

Have a gold star !

You know that's got to be your sith sling this year.

AncientCraftwork wrote on Sep 13^th, 2021 at 5:55am:


amazing idea

make it a stick for absolute spin control

Here is another picture of the prototype. I shortened it a little to make it more practical, it's about 80 cm now.
The retention loop is very thin and looks insufficient, but remember it carries almost no load in constrast to the conventional type. This load is all on the release end as with all my y-slings. The retention loop only retains the sling after a throw and carries little of the projectile weight.

Finding a way to attach the retention cord to the sleeve is the tricky part. I settled on stitching it on the sides of the mantle wall.
It doesn't seem to interfer with the sliding of the release cord through the mantle. Because I used a very thin cord for that, around 1mm. It slides freely with little friction (even without a projectile it will open.)

The pouch is nothing spectacular. A T-shape piece of leather with 3 holes. A lot of different templates can be used for Y or T-shaped pouches. I've come to prefer the T over the Y-shape and generally use woven T pouches (most durable) or leather T pouches. I like to fold the main leg of the T in double so it is a little cupped. The size of the T pouche should be dictated by the size of your ammo. This one I made for tennisballs and baseballs but the other one with the woven pouch is better for stones and metallic ammo.

I never had any accidents happen with my captive release Y or T slings and they've been the sling type I've solely been using the last month and have used them in the past. I never use a wide grip with them as I don't see the use for it. Always retention on the pinkie and running on the inside of my hand so both cords exit from the hand at the same place.

I have had problems and near accidents when tying a captive release to a conventional sling.
I agree it's the flexibility of a sling that gives it power. The pouch orientation of this sling is generally in-line
with the throw so sidearm = sidespin and vertical = backspin or topspin. The spin rate is a lot less than with a coventional sling
and in my experience the releases are very consistent.

I am currently making one that I think will be able to beat world records and reach ''apex-apoc'' claimed distances
with steel balles.

This prototype of mine is ''feeling'' to me like it cuts down on the wind resistance quite a bit.
My refined model for steel balls will feature a quarter-of-a-ball ''solid'' cupped pouch. You will see what I mean when it's ready.
The pouch won't be any larger than needed for the steel balls so the drag will be absolutely minimal
That combined with the long length (+1m) and 95g steel balls I think will give incredible velocities.

J: leading authority in experimental slinging technology.

• less wind resistance
• instant release
• usable in tight(er) spaces

Any other benefits?




Sarosh wrote on Sep 13^th, 2021 at 11:13am:

MikeG wrote on Sep 13^th, 2021 at 11:49am:

Combined with the semisling we might finally have a weapon to rival the bow.