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erricrice Senior Member Offline reformed spaghetti enthusiast Posts: 325 Clearwater, FL	Re: Pumpkin Challenge 2025 Reply #15 - Oct 28^th, 2025 at 8:55pm Oo nice! Slow mo water is always so fun.
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Re: Pumpkin Challenge 2025
Reply #16 - Oct 30^th, 2025 at 12:09am

I like the idea. Good hit! Thumbs Up

And you're certainly not at the end. I picked up all the stuff I think I need to build my setup. I still need to put it together though. I'm hoping to have a video in the next couple weeks.

It's not uncommon for pumpkin submissions to go through November. If anyone else is thinking about it, you're not too late at all.

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Pocket rock.et Junior Member Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 69 Gender:	Re: Pumpkin Challenge 2025 Reply #17 - Oct 30^th, 2025 at 12:13am Oh, thanks guys!! joe_meadmaker wrote on Oct 30^th, 2025 at 12:09am: I picked up all the stuff I think I need to build my setup. I still need to put it together though. I'm hoping to have a video in the next couple weeks. Come on, we can't wait!
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joe_meadmaker Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Ice is Cool! Posts: 3732 PA, USA	Re: Pumpkin Challenge 2025 Reply #18 - Nov 5^th, 2025 at 9:43pm Not as long a wait as I thought it would be. The "contraption" didn't work exactly as planned. But it worked! Setting things up was a pain. But this was super fun for slinging! https://youtu.be/tceevd6t1rA
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Caspian Junior Member Offline vinegar drinker Posts: 88 Squaw Valley, California Gender:	Re: Pumpkin Challenge 2025 Reply #19 - Nov 5^th, 2025 at 10:53pm Nice hits, and very fun contraption! Even if the frame hits didn't count, they still demonstrate the power you put into those stones. Popping a 2x4 off of four screws? Not easy by any stretch. Bad day to be a pumpkin for sure.
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Pocket rock.et Junior Member Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 69 Gender:	Re: Pumpkin Challenge 2025 Reply #20 - Nov 6^th, 2025 at 12:27am joe_meadmaker wrote on Nov 5^th, 2025 at 9:43pm: But this was super fun for slinging! An interesting solution to flip the pendulum upside down! Ha ha, it seems the crossbar and frame pieces evoke even more emotion than the pumpkin.
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IronGoober Interfector Viris Spurii Offline ...and now, No. 1, the larch... Posts: 1885 California Gender:	Re: Pumpkin Challenge 2025 Reply #21 - Nov 6^th, 2025 at 9:55am I like the thumbnail on your video. Very fun watch.
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Re: Pumpkin Challenge 2025
Reply #22 - Nov 6^th, 2025 at 10:56pm

Thanks guys!

Pocket rock.et wrote on Nov 6^th, 2025 at 12:27am:

Ha ha, it seems the crossbar and frame pieces evoke even more emotion than the pumpkin.

Right!? I think if I would have gotten a center hit on the pumpkin that would have been exciting.

IronGoober wrote on Nov 6^th, 2025 at 9:55am:

I like the thumbnail on your video.

I never remember to try to get a good thumbnail pose during recording. And end up just scrolling through the video to find something. Grin

I like this better than a pendulum target. It just takes way more effort to get it set up.

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erricrice Senior Member Offline reformed spaghetti enthusiast Posts: 325 Clearwater, FL	Re: Pumpkin Challenge 2025 Reply #23 - Nov 7^th, 2025 at 12:41pm Ha very cool! Looks like you could get some serious hang time with that pendulum too. How long would it last before you had to start it swinging again? Was the pumpkin just held in by being pressed between the frame? I'm amazed it didn't get pushed out the back from some of those hits!
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Re: Pumpkin Challenge 2025
Reply #24 - Nov 7^th, 2025 at 9:10pm

It didn't swing for a particularly long time. I could get off 3 shots comfortably, and 4 if I rushed a bit. So not great, but good enough for the challenge. I would definitely rethink some things if I wanted to use it as a regular target.

And yep, the pumpkin was just pressed between the boards. I measured it beforehand so was able to make it a tight fit. One of the hits actually did push it back a little bit.

If you guys want a closer look at the setup, let me know. I can do a short video showing how it was put together. I thought about including that in the pumpkin challenge video but figure it would make it too long.

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erricrice Senior Member Offline reformed spaghetti enthusiast Posts: 325 Clearwater, FL	Re: Pumpkin Challenge 2025 Reply #25 - Nov 8^th, 2025 at 11:20am Yeah sure! Would be cool to see the setup if it's not too much trouble to put together the video.
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Pocket rock.et Junior Member Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 69 Gender:	Re: Pumpkin Challenge 2025 Reply #26 - Nov 9^th, 2025 at 11:00pm joe_meadmaker wrote on Nov 6^th, 2025 at 10:56pm: Right!? Yeah, I think it's because the script is so unpredictable. Even the author's reaction shows his surprise.
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joe_meadmaker Slinging.org Administrator Offline Slinging Ice is Cool! Posts: 3732 PA, USA	Re: Pumpkin Challenge 2025 Reply #27 - Nov 10^th, 2025 at 9:43pm Pocket rock.et wrote on Nov 9^th, 2025 at 11:00pm: Even the author's reaction shows his surprise. 100%. I've never had a good poker face when it comes to slinging. In any video I've done, whether it's laughing at something or getting pissed off, whatever I'm feeling is going to be on there.
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IronGoober Interfector Viris Spurii Offline ...and now, No. 1, the larch... Posts: 1885 California Gender:	Re: Pumpkin Challenge 2025 Reply #28 - Nov 14^th, 2025 at 1:35pm Well, here's my entry, took me too long to put it together. Somehow I lost a lot of the footage and the audio and video got messed up, but there is still pumpkin destruction! I guess that's what happens when you leave video editing software open and untouched for 3 weeks , lol. https://youtu.be/iZ_6yl3mASo
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erricrice Senior Member Offline reformed spaghetti enthusiast Posts: 325 Clearwater, FL	Re: Pumpkin Challenge 2025 Reply #29 - Nov 14^th, 2025 at 1:46pm Nice! Definitely better with a group, I gotta start something around here to build one up! Those rocks the cowboy was throwing(Caspian?) were enoooooormous. Totally nuts he could hit anything with them!
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