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TOMBELAINE Funditor Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 583 france Gender:	Greek style : Lecuyer Feb 16^th, 2023 at 5:04am Thanks Thearos for this picture. I tested this morning about ten pebbles. Perfect for "old Indian hunting style". Holding the release cord between two fingers, no need for thumb. Skin to hide for game, a peasant hat, no weapon, maybe, we have a poor citizen who goes to war with his hunting gear. Just an hypothesis.
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Thearos Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Take that Posts: 3381	Re: Greek style : Lecuyer Reply #1 - Feb 19^th, 2023 at 4:04pm Bravo ! I always found the representation of the feet very accurate
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joe_meadmaker Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Ice is Cool! Posts: 2372 PA, USA	Re: Greek style : Lecuyer Reply #2 - Feb 19^th, 2023 at 7:31pm TOMBELAINE wrote on Feb 16^th, 2023 at 5:04am: Holding the release cord between two fingers, no need for thumb. I'll have to try that out.
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Re: Greek style : Lecuyer
Reply #3 - Feb 20^th, 2023 at 6:00am

Hi,
Does someone know the meaning of the text ?

Just my gesture from the drawing (others are probably possible) : rotate the pelvis (feet turn by themselves), keep the left arm aligned on the target and bring right hand next to left hand.
On about twenty shots this morning, I hite the target (a rock at thirty meters) twice with bad peebles. I lack training but I think there is potential with this technique.

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Reply #4 - Feb 22^nd, 2023 at 2:28am

joe_meadmaker wrote on Feb 19^th, 2023 at 7:31pm:

Re: Greek style : Lecuyer
Reply #2 - Feb 19th, 2023 at 7:31pm TOMBELAINE wrote on Feb 16th, 2023 at 5:04am:
Holding the release cord between two fingers, no need for thumb.

I'll have to try that out.

Tell us your impressions.

I read on this forum the testimony of the "old Indian". I can't find it anymore but I'm not very good either. Obviously, there are similarities between his testimony and the drawing.

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TOMBELAINE Funditor Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 583 france Gender:	Re: Greek style : Lecuyer Reply #5 - Mar 7^th, 2023 at 9:36am Here's Rueben's video about "old Indian". http://www.youtube.com/user/ruebenschulz#p/a/u/0/Dqtv2o3T2AI And now my hypothesis for the Greek picture. The holding of the release cord is perfectly adapted and creates no problem. I still have to train but there is potential.
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IronGoober Interfector Viris Spurii Offline ...and now, No. 1, the larch... Posts: 1327 California Gender:	Re: Greek style : Lecuyer Reply #6 - Mar 7^th, 2023 at 1:47pm So, you're basically a human trebuchet. Interesting..
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joe_meadmaker Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Ice is Cool! Posts: 2372 PA, USA	Re: Greek style : Lecuyer Reply #7 - Mar 7^th, 2023 at 8:07pm IronGoober wrote on Mar 7^th, 2023 at 1:47pm: So, you're basically a human trebuchet. Interesting.. Hmmm...wonder if you held a counter weight in the other hand. It might just throw you off balance though.
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Re: Greek style : Lecuyer
Reply #8 - Mar 8^th, 2023 at 2:40am

There are commons points between the video and my photos despite a different starting position. Pelvic pivot, arm swing and no pre-rotation.
I still have details to work on but my first results are as follow : an estimated velocity of the projectile just under 100 kms/h (or about 30 meters per second, the range of my target but it's just a feeling) and improved accuracy.
Do these first results allow hunting ? I think so but I'm not hunter.

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