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Reply #30 - Nov 16th, 2021 at 10:57am
 
Nicht schlecht gemacht. Wink Ein wenig Übung fehlt noch.
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Reply #31 - Nov 16th, 2021 at 12:52pm
 
Awesome video Kick!

It does bring a couple things to mind.  I think keeping the shield in front of you will not just decrease the power of the throw, but also change the usual point of release.  This all occurring because the shoulder on your shield side will need to stay in the same place (more or less), preventing the upper body from rotating.

Also love that setting.  The background in your video looks so clear and pretty, if someone told me it was fake and you recorded in front of a green screen, I would believe them.

And the big question.  With that buckler in hand, would you move to the other side of the field and let someone sling tennis balls at you?  Cheesy
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Reply #32 - Nov 16th, 2021 at 5:52pm
 
Wir reden aber schon noch über kleine Schilde und buckler? Ein kleiner Schild wurde nicht mit einem Riemen getragen. Sondern hinter dem Schildbuckel. Dafür war dieser da. Als Griffschutz.
Kite Schilde wie Normannen Schilde wurden so getragen wie von dir beschrieben. Aber ihr Einsatz war ein völlig anderer.
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Reply #33 - Nov 16th, 2021 at 6:38pm
 
Sorry, I thought that was a general statement on shields.  My mistake.
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Reply #34 - Nov 17th, 2021 at 4:55am
 
joe_meadmaker wrote on Nov 16th, 2021 at 12:52pm:
With that buckler in hand, would you move to the other side of the field and let someone sling tennis balls at you


i would
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Reply #35 - Nov 17th, 2021 at 5:01am
 
Ja. Das haben wir bereits mehrfach gemacht
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Reply #36 - Nov 17th, 2021 at 6:23am
 
Jaegoor wrote on Nov 17th, 2021 at 5:01am:
Ja. Das haben wir bereits mehrfach gemacht


Tennisbälle sind nicht das schmerzhafteste, dass man abkriegen kann
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Reply #37 - Nov 17th, 2021 at 6:27am
 
joe_meadmaker wrote on Nov 16th, 2021 at 12:52pm:
Awesome video Kick!

Thanks Joe!

I've been doing some fight training with a Viking reenactment group (to see if I could find new slingers really  Tongue) and got the chance last night to sling with a viking shield against someone also with a Viking shield using the safe sock ammo. It was surprisingly easy even with a large shield, but yes, centre-grip is a must. What was interesting was the reaction my opponents had to getting slung at. First, I was slinging at a fairly experienced battle reenactor and then against an instructor who is very experienced. My shots went over their heads (I wasn't really trying to hit them) but they really weren't expecting them to be so fast. They both ducked as quick as they could, throwing the shield up, but not in a controlled way. They completely lost their composure because it was so new to them. I think with more experience against slingers, a soldier would be more composed, but against any untrained troops, a sling bullet would be terrifying.
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Reply #38 - Nov 17th, 2021 at 6:42am
 
Kick wrote on Nov 17th, 2021 at 6:27am:
a sling bullet would be terrifying


and now imagine a whistling sling bullet
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Reply #39 - Nov 17th, 2021 at 6:44am
 
MikeG wrote on Nov 17th, 2021 at 6:42am:
and now imagine a whistling sling bullet

Now imagine 60, 70, 100, 150 whistling sling bullets...  Shocked
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Reply #40 - Nov 17th, 2021 at 7:11am
 
Kick wrote on Nov 17th, 2021 at 6:44am:
MikeG wrote on Nov 17th, 2021 at 6:42am:
and now imagine a whistling sling bullet

Now imagine 60, 70, 100, 150 whistling sling bullets...  Shocked


imagine hearing the whistling of that many bullets and soldiers getting hit by them and falling to the ground around you, without seeing where they are coming from. That would give you ptsd
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Reply #41 - Nov 17th, 2021 at 8:09am
 
Wikinger Schilde brechen gut. Wink
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Reply #42 - Nov 17th, 2021 at 9:23am
 
Jaegoor wrote on Nov 17th, 2021 at 8:09am:
Wikinger Schilde brechen gut. Wink

I won't tell them that. They'll find out for themselves Cheesy
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Reply #43 - Nov 18th, 2021 at 12:01pm
 
Here’s attempt #2 with a riot shield.

Less awkward. Someone on YouTube recommended putting ammo on the opposite side… that helps!
Accuracy, power, and rate-of-fire are all worse than without a shield, but for some situations that might be a welcome tradeoff.

https://youtube.com/shorts/hyqOCa5DFpw?feature=share
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Reply #44 - Nov 18th, 2021 at 12:06pm
 
Kick wrote on Nov 16th, 2021 at 4:49am:
Video finally up: https://youtu.be/QFS2kaoZcDE


Great video Kick… and slightly more authentic than mine Smiley
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