Morphy wrote on Dec 2^nd, 2021 at 8:52am:


It was suggested that video proof is one way. I like this idea.

We could have a sticky thread with a link to everyone's best entries.

My bad guys must have missed that. 

I don’t believe there’s a single slinger that shows any type of video footage out there that could walk outside and do it with the first 10 shots.
I do think it’s possible but it’s one of those shots or may I say lots of shots that in reality needs a lot of  practice at that distance and consistent ammo and form.
To have someone who can truely hit 100% at that distance like every single time ever attempted is probably unrealistic but someone close to could be possible but I don’t think it’s any of us. I feel a slinger like that would be a true slinger and only a slinger.

joe_meadmaker wrote on Dec 2^nd, 2021 at 9:16pm:

I used to do a lot of 50m practice at my old place, and when I was at my very best, I was getting them with a few feet of the olive oil tin quite consistently with the 18" sling. I've improved significantly since then, so maybe one day with the perfect sling, projectiles, and cherry-picking the sequence...
I have faith. (bold as it may seem)

No doubt the children Jaegoor is training will make us all look talentless when they grow up... 

Now that weve fleshed out a pretty solid system maybe we should take a vote? The more I think about it the more I like the 5/5 on all distances. Ive always felt the best way to make something the communities is to have the community accept it as a whole. As such it would seem a vote may be beneficial. Let me know what you all think.

That's good thought Sarosh.  A similar idea came up previously.  There was a thought about having multiple tracks.  But you definitely have the idea more fleshed out.

I actually like the idea a lot.

Hitting a 50cm target at 50metres is tough.

I've done it, but I'd say that out of 100 shots I doubt I got more than 1 or 2 headshots in.

You'd have to check my stats in the book.
Hmm, can't find it on amazon anymore - annoying.
https://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1468418037/5#5

I'll have to find my copy.

I suppose the league number works as a multiplier for the star system.

I like it

Althugh I think you should use 10 shots.
once you get beyond 30 metres, the chances of getting 5 hits in 5 shots is pretty unlikely.

5 hits from 10 shots, is unlikely, but more possible.

And anyone who can get 5 hits at 50 metres out of ten shots - should just get a free t-shirt and plaque.
That's tough.

I have target slung out to 70 metres quite succesfully with a pretty flat trajectory.
But beyond that, I just can't see where the missile is going and at that point you lose the ability to adjust between shots.

If you can see where your missile is going, you can hit a target. If you can't see where the missile lands - and your spotter is rubbish - then it's just blind luck if you hit anything.

The ultimate difficulty is to throw hard and accurate at distance.