Yesterday, I was slinging pinecones, and my sling somehow tied itself around a pinecone mid-throw...

What weird slinging mishaps have you had?

Yeah, knot-tying slings are weird. It only seems to happen with thinner cords, though.

I've stopped throwing balearic or underhand in my backyard, as late releases send the ball flying into my house or over the fence. There are few things that feel worse than watching a ball barely clear the fence or bounce straight over.

I hit my neighbor's car recently with a tennis ball, proving why you don't use a really heavy staff for a staff sling. My staff sling pouch flew off once, but I don't think I've had a sling slide off my finger yet.

Often when I've given someone else a go with my sling the projectile ends up flying out before they even release it. That's one thing you've always got to be careful of with beginners!

That's a good idea, blindsquirrel!

Yfir - I had some ammo slip out without releasing a couple of times when I started out. Its one of the worst ways for a tennis ball to go over the fence (get out the duct tape and long stick!)

That sounds painful, Rat Man!

     I guess this was about twenty years ago.  For some reason I borrowed my now late wife's (Marie) car to take one of the dogs to a local park and do some slinging.  I don't remember why I didn't take my own car.  It was a nice day and I was slinging well until a stone came out of my sling early.  It went backwards with a little bit of force and hit the car's windshield.  It bounced off apparently with no harm done.  I called it a day at that point and drove home.  The next night Marie came home from work upset.  Her windshield had a huge crack across it.  She believed a stone from a gravel truck she was following hit it.  I knew better.  If you knew my wife you'd understand why I never told her.  She went to her grave never knowing that it was me who broke her windshield.  I've never regretted my decision to not tell her.