Hirtius
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You didn’t like me speaking in uncertainties? Sorry, but it would be wrong to confidently assert things I don’t know. I only have my best guess.
I don’t even know what the arguments you want, but from the past thread I would guess that you are trying to analyze the style in which the slings are held and used. You put these images in your claims of the ice pick grip with the Corsican sling, so I really hope that’s not what you want to discuss. None of them depict it anyways.
For these artworks, most the artists probably have never held a sling in their life. 2 of the photos (top right and center) have indistinguishable retention (doesn’t need to be a loop, just held differently than the release to be retained) and release cords. 1 (bottom left) has an unintelligible grip, but it might be in a similar position as the previous ones.
The top left is interesting due to the wrist retention, which is relatively rare. Unfortunately we don’t see how it is held.
The bottom right is the most complete, and it’s a very weird picture. I have no knowledge of how that would actually work. It would be an interesting experiment. It’s held backwards, and I have no idea how it would effect the release. From holding it in that position, I think the sling pouch would be behind the stone, whereas conveniently I think the pouch is in front of the stone upon release. I speculate that instead of moving out of the way, the pouch would foul the shot. Furthermore, the release cord is held between the middle and ring finger. I don’t know how this would work, but I do know that the ring finger is rather weak and neither of the fingers are as dexterous as the index finger and thumb. Of all slingers I’ve ever ever heard of across the world, no one holds the retention cord in those fingers. It’s always the index finger and thumb. Although I think it’s worthy of experimentation, I think this grip is likely a mistake by the artist.
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