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Online slinging competition-thoughts from a beginner
Sep 6th, 2026 at 6:56pm
 
I joined the competition for the first time. Here are my thoughts on what I need to do. if you have never tried the competition, you see it not “magic” but does take some practice to progress.

Important to recognize you are competing firstly with yourself. This competition gives a good gauge of where you are and what you can improve.

My first the goal is just try to hit the target. A good goal is to hit the target 8 out of 10 throws.   My first competition I only hit 7 out of 10…..but later I managed to hit 9 out of 10, so some improvement already.

Once can hit the target and eliminate misses, the next goal is to score more than 10 points. This will require at least one of the throws hitting the diana (bullseye)

The next goal would be to increase the dianas from 1 to 3.   At this point, 3 dianas score 6 plus 7 more from all the other throws scoring 1 points……now am at 13 points.   Now is the time to start thinking about competing with others and moving up in the competition.

To compete with others, just have to have more dianas. A good goal would be increasing my dianas from 3 to 5 Dianas out of 10 throws….which would allow collecting 15 points (75%) out of 20.  This should start to become competitive depending on how others do that month.




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Re: Online slinging competition-thoughts from a beginner
Reply #1 - Sep 6th, 2026 at 7:01pm
 
BTW, I made a cheap target out of thin plastic tarp. Surprisingly it has not torn up yet!  But beware the 4’ tarp is the cut size. They fold over the edges and sew them, reducing the tarp size from 48” to 44”.

So technically my Balearic target is smaller than allowed and this might cost me some points one day.

Here is tarp holding up:

https://youtube.com/shorts/QCEn6jAz578?is=GLgWiibzaJsK3UnU
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Reply #2 - Sep 15th, 2026 at 4:12pm
 
Practice round today. Increased Dianna from 2 to 4 and reduced misses from 3 to 1.

Score improved from 9+2 to 13+4.

That is better but still need to work on accuracy.

https://youtu.be/02R7MxbPtQg?is=3v-IIGKzajjCYNRT

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Re: Online slinging competition-thoughts from a beginner
Reply #3 - Sep 16th, 2026 at 12:06am
 
Yes, the tarpaulin target turns out to be slightly smaller. It is also subject to active movement due to the wind. And one more disadvantage. Diana, if it's drawn, it's hard to figure out where the ball hit. Then you have to look at slow motion for a long time and determine if the target's size line is touched. Your option with Diana-hoop is a good solution. We need to try to do something similar. I think if you tie the strings to them, you can tie "Diana". I also think you can make inserts around the perimeter of the square so that it is less deformed and has a more regular and even shape. Smiley
...Also, to make the Target hang more evenly when the wind blows, you can try to sew pockets at the bottom and put a stick or stones there.
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Re: Online slinging competition-thoughts from a beginner
Reply #4 - Sep 19th, 2026 at 7:52pm
 
Ok….have made improvements in terms of my first goal of reducing misses.

Today I eliminated ALL misses….which is good….but unfortunately I also eliminated all diannas too! 

https://youtu.be/5P-9Cy3firE?is=zLuhuZLiltQ0VQmO

Just a funny result. Need to get better for sure.


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