Well… here’s 5 dianas at 13 m cherry picked from a 30-shot round. I guess that puts me at league I/5

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CZQDHgOKMhJ/?utm_medium=copy_link

If it makes you feel any better, it’s supposed to drop into the low 30’s tonight before being back in the 60’s next week.  It was so cold today that I had to wear a sweater with my sandals 🥶

The folks over on Discord wanted to do a little slinging competition of their own, so we’ve been shooting 30-shot rounds.   I guess it’s not that surprising that the best scores so far are from South Texas, Australia (where it’s summer), and the central California coast.  Everyone else is too cold!

Well I don’t think it’ll tide you over for the next month and a half Joe, but here’s another ten minutes of slinging that’s turned into a fun little competition this week:

Me:
https://youtu.be/IVY1-U0bk90

And Mersa:
https://youtu.be/vQY3RdoF1Hk

Target: Diana (50cm round plate)
# of shots: 10
League #: Each numeral is an increment of 10m. e.g League I is 10m, League II is 20m, etc.
# of Stars (*): Represents each hit, up to 5 hits
# of Plusses (+): Represents any subsequent hits, beyond 5 hits

For example, 7/10 hits at 20m would be League II *****++ or Lg.II 5*2+ (for short)

Everyone starts at League I, and in order to progress to the next league, you must first get 5 stars (5 hits on the target) out of your 10 shots. This principle is the same for each league as you progress.
- Plusses (extra hits) are for bragging rights.
- The 10 shot sequence can be cherry picked.

joe_meadmaker wrote on May 23^rd, 2022 at 9:51pm:


Yes that's right, only the Diana hits count. Makes sense to me for three main reasons: It's a well established sling target, it's roughly torso sized (military history interest), and it's also a relatively portable target.
Yes and the shortened version of the rank is certainly quicker to read...

Mersa wrote on May 24^th, 2022 at 8:12am:

Well in this case, anything that is not a 'diana' is a miss.
Could have a system that ranks your best stats for the full Balearic target, but it's very restrictive. Anyone that wants to use stones would have real problems lugging around that giant, 1/1/4" thick plywood board. You'd have to have your own range.
But I think Diana on it's own is better for this, as hitting it is a precise and practical shot. You wouldn't get one point for a near miss at a charging hoplite, other than one spear point...

Well I got 7/10 at 13m

https://youtu.be/F8eB4v4bSWc

joe_meadmaker wrote on Jun 2^nd, 2022 at 8:01pm:

Well I did think that it wouldn't be unreasonable to have a rule that allows the skipping of leagues, as long as you get 5-stars in that chosen league. i.e you could skip leagues one and two, if you posted a league three 5-star. (allowing very skilled slingers to skip lower leagues)
Your scores for leagues one and two will remain blank though, unless you go back and do them.

Although realistically, very few people would be able to skip more than a single league, which makes it quite an unnecessary rule.

I quite like AA idea's. As a separate issue I think there should probably be some sort of board that regulates rankings, official competitions. etc. I don't know if this already sort of exists or even if this forum is that board but if doesn't exist a great name would be International Board of Slinging Regulation or International Association of Regulatory Slingers
or International Regulatory Association of Slinging as a Sport (IRASS) This would probably be difficult to achieve without a more local group to start as a catalyst. Probably going to happen in the balearics.