I somewhat simple question, I suppose.

For me I started when I was young, maybe 10 or 11. I quickly gave up with no one to teach me and no friends with an interest in it. I took up archery after that for a bit.

Recently, 14 years after that time I played a game where the main character uses a sling which made me remember my previous attempts when I was younger. I had brought some paracord for another project of mine and decided to make a sling. I had a go with it, and instantly was hooked.

I love the craft aspect that comes with it, as I’ve always been a bit handy.  The prospect of learning something long term that is very easily accessible is also great, as being a parent; an interest that’s cheap and easy to do logistically is great.

My daughter showed an interest quickly too, and being only 5, if she keeps with it she should be quite proficient by the time she’s grown up! It’s given us something to learn together and that has been really special too.

Over all I love the simplicity, but it’s laden with awesome technical aspects to learn about your slings and your own body mechanics too. Chucking rocks is awesome 

You sound remarkably similar to me mate! I’ve always been mildly obsessed with everything basically before the Industrial Revolution haha.

I’ve had a go at making maille too, and I made a wee shirt of it for my daughter for her birthday 😂

I still have my bow, haven’t shot it in probably 6-7 years !

    We ive in this technological age but I have the soul of a Hunter/Gatherer.  My heart longs for another time when Man understood his world completely.  With the sling I can make a useful weapon with what's around me, by myself.  No manufacturing or technology at all is necessary. 

When I was probably around 10-11 it was like a lightning bolt hit me put of the clear sky. Suddenly I was obsessed with primitive weapons. The sling and the bow were my main interests but I made blow guns, crossbows, thrown weapons and spears.

Back when I was a kid there was no internet so every book I could beg, borrow or steal on the subject was a prized possession that was read almost to falling apart.

Primitive weapons and crafting go hand in hand. So most slingers are by their nature at least somewhat of a crafter. Ive always loved the fact that the crafts we make dont just look pretty they actually do something and theres a massive amount of history behind them. Like, world changing history.

Lastly, although I was in this game for years before finding Slinging.Org it eventually became my unofficial home on the internet. This community has greatly enriched my understanding of the sling and weapons in general, as well as being full of an interesting and diverse group of people.

For all those reasons I love slinging.