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Length of long slings
May 30th, 2023 at 4:15am
 
I'd like to make a long sling for throwing over far distances. Since I've never made one before, I was wondering what sling lengths you've all had success with for long distance throwing?
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Re: Length of long slings
Reply #1 - May 30th, 2023 at 9:07am
 
I have a ~60" (~152cm) unfolded sling that works pretty well. Longer slings would throw farther, but at a point they would get unwieldy.

Here are some videos I've seen on the matter:
Sling Length Vs Distance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAIO0o6Wmyw&t=377s
Does A Longer Sling Mean A Longer Distance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lebQJKg27bs

I've also heard (and can at least verify on a staff sling) that lighter slings throw farther.
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Reply #2 - May 30th, 2023 at 3:04pm
 
You could probably make a 60-72 (folded) sling work, but you'd need special assistance or something to keep things together until the thing stabilized after a couple of rotations. 

Longest practical length?  Probably double the length of your armspan holding the pouch in one hand and the cord ends in the other.

If all you care about is maximizing distance, a lightweight staff sling will be a LOT easier to wield -- say a 6 ft staff and a 3 ft doubled sling...
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Re: Length of long slings
Reply #3 - May 30th, 2023 at 5:23pm
 

Here are several long slings in action. One of the slingers is Curious Aardvark.

https://youtu.be/SR8SjT7gnTQ
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Re: Length of long slings
Reply #4 - May 31st, 2023 at 1:54am
 
Roughly 40-50”
Short sling + 50% = medium length
Medium +50% = long sling length.

Formula seems pretty true across the community.

So for me 20” is as short as I’d go . 29.5 is about perfect for targets and 44”.5 is my preferred long sling .
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Re: Length of long slings
Reply #5 - May 31st, 2023 at 6:59am
 
Thanks all, I'll take a look at those videos. I reckon I should be able to get a pretty good idea of what'd work for me.
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Reply #6 - May 31st, 2023 at 8:56am
 
I saw in Slinging.org a video with a Tibetan woman with her long traditional sling.
If I remember correctly.
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Reply #7 - May 31st, 2023 at 3:43pm
 
   When I first started slinging I experimented with some crazy long slings.  As my form improved I found that I didn't need such slings to attain more distance.  For me the ideal sling length is half my height or 38".  Everyone is different so experimentation is a good idea.
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Re: Length of long slings
Reply #8 - May 31st, 2023 at 8:14pm
 
TOMBELAINE wrote on May 31st, 2023 at 8:56am:
I saw in Slinging.org a video with a Tibetan woman with her long traditional sling.
If I remember correctly.

This one?
https://youtu.be/yGmnXHQxi0E

This is a great technique to get a long sling started.
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Reply #9 - Jun 1st, 2023 at 1:25am
 
Yes. Thanks for find.
This video is clear, perfect.
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