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Old walking stick… new throwing stick!
Jan 8^th, 2022 at 12:33am

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CYci6vUKC2m/?utm_medium=copy_link

I have been planning to make a rungu for a while now, but it suddenly occurred to me that I made one 9 years ago and just didn’t know it Grin

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Re: Old walking stick… new throwing stick!
Reply #1 - Jan 8^th, 2022 at 5:44pm

Throwing sticks are awesome. I love them and think they are terribly underrated. I bet that think would be great for small game like rabbits, squirrels, raccoons, pumpkins, turnips, beets etc.

Im guessing rungus hit harder than kylies? Perhaps they are a little harder to aim than them but maybe thats the trade off? I would sooner throw that at a hungry coyote at my camp than a kylie. Good stuff NOOC.

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joe_meadmaker Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Ice is Cool! Posts: 2500 PA, USA	Re: Old walking stick… new throwing stick! Reply #2 - Jan 8^th, 2022 at 5:52pm Nice! Looks like that thing packs a pretty good punch. The damage to the pumpkin was significantly more than an ice ball (or pykrete ball) from a sling.
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Re: Old walking stick… new throwing stick!
Reply #3 - Jan 9^th, 2022 at 1:49am

Here’s a little more gratuitous pumpkin violence

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CYe1jLMqMpg/?utm_medium=copy_link

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“My final hour is at hand. We face an enemy more numerous and cunning than the world has yet seen. Remember your training, and do not fear the hordes of Judas. I, without sin, shall cast the first stone. That will be your sign to attack! But you shall not fight this unholy enemy with stones. No! RAZOR GLANDES! Aim for the eyes! May the Lord have mercy, for we shall show none!“ -Jesus the Noodler

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Kick past-moderator Offline Posts: 4451 Finland	Re: Old walking stick… new throwing stick! Reply #4 - Jan 9^th, 2022 at 5:37am Throwing stick is on my list of things to make. One thing is finding a hard enough wood. Softer woods are easily available, especially after branches get trimmed and piled up in the nearby forests. Hard woods are a little rarer to find being liberally trimmed and left around for me to "borrow".
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 7933	Re: Old walking stick… new throwing stick! Reply #5 - Jan 15^th, 2022 at 11:39am https://youtu.be/YOAYDKIoziU Check the true Rungu masters out. This is crazy.
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Kick past-moderator Offline Posts: 4451 Finland	Re: Old walking stick… new throwing stick! Reply #6 - Jan 15^th, 2022 at 5:08pm I've also fallen in love with throwsticks so reused my kestros darts that have been gathering dust. They work much better as throwsticks than darts https://youtu.be/hSZKS62eXvQ
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Re: Old walking stick… new throwing stick!
Reply #7 - Jan 26^th, 2022 at 9:57am

seems a shame to ruin a lethal looking knobkerrie (uh 'walking stick') but looks like a decent throw stick Thumbs Up

Surprised how short the africans were throwing the rungus.

Although most of them looked like they were using a hybrid spear windup for the rungu, that might be the issues.
Either that or it was just a show for the tourists whistle

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