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Reply #15 - Mar 26th, 2023 at 4:27am
 
Funny, I almost accidentally made one like that, 'till I thought it was uneven so I took it apart and restarted.
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Reply #16 - Mar 26th, 2023 at 5:51am
 
Goat and cow herders here usually use no pre-rotations.
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Reply #17 - Mar 27th, 2023 at 1:17am
 
So turns out I've been doing Balearic style wrong this entire time. I always made a wide arc with my arm during the power-stroke, and made sure to swing it heavily and powerfully. That always produced underwhelming results, with both power and accuracy.

Now, I just bring my arm around nice and relaxed, not outstretched, producing a sort of 'flicking'. Getting far better results already, I just hope it stays that way.
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Reply #18 - May 12th, 2023 at 8:26pm
 
Yfir wrote on Mar 27th, 2023 at 1:17am:
So turns out I've been doing Balearic style wrong this entire time. I always made a wide arc with my arm during the power-stroke, and made sure to swing it heavily and powerfully. That always produced underwhelming results, with both power and accuracy.

Now, I just bring my arm around nice and relaxed, not outstretched, producing a sort of 'flicking'. Getting far better results already, I just hope it stays that way.


Oh... turns out I've been doing it a bit wrong too. Well, now I know what to fix!
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Reply #19 - May 12th, 2023 at 10:32pm
 
Unfortunately since I posted that I've been having issues with my technique yet again... it's so damn hard to diagnose problems when teaching yourself how to sling!
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Reply #20 - May 13th, 2023 at 11:12am
 
If you can, posting a video of your throw can help others give you some tips.
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Reply #21 - May 13th, 2023 at 12:49pm
 
Yfir -- we don't care if you're famous and hiding your face, or just self-conscious.  Start posting some vids of your slinging.  If you don't have someone to vid you, there are ways to remotely start the camera when you're ready....
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Reply #22 - May 13th, 2023 at 7:13pm
 
I'm famous alright!

Nah, I just don't like the privacy implications of my face being on the internet... AI can access it, facial recognition, what not? I know I can record myself without showing my face, but doing that takes a considerable amount of effort on my behalf so I'm in no rush at the moment. For now I'll just keep on trying to correct myself, if I do get around to recording I'll post it later on.
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Reply #23 - May 21st, 2023 at 3:12pm
 
Timpa always wears a ski mask in his videos.
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