Slinging is a great skill to have and a whole lot of fun. This is a "David and Goliath" type sling which works from leverage, not to be confused with a slingshot or catapult which uses rubber bands.
The other day, I wove a sling from paracord (directions on the Wilderness Wiki http://funditor.110mb.com/wiki/index.php/Making_a_Woven_Sling) and started throwing snowballs. After days of single digit weather, it hit fifty degrees, so my girlfriend and I took to the roof and started slinging snowballs. Here are some photos:
The following is a sequence of me slinging with the figure-8, or tennis serve method. You make half a loop on one side of your body then finish it on the other with your arm coming behind your back. It generates massive power with very good accuracy. It's definitely my best technique. My camera can only shoot 3fps so I am doing it slower than it actually happens:
My girlfriend got this excellent shot with the snowball in flight at the top of the photo:
Yeah, the snowball is going towards the camera, though quite over it. Things you wouldn't want to try with rocks.
She slings, too; this picture is centiseconds after release.
In the winter, there isn't too much to sling besides snowballs which is good since it makes you focus more on accuracy since you can't get the same distance or power as with a rock.
The woven sling I was using here is only good for tennis/base/snow balls. I'll be packing a pouch sling into the woods with me soon to fling some rocks if I can dig them up
For more info on slinging, check out slinging.org, it is an excellent site.
The other day, I wove a sling from paracord (directions on the Wilderness Wiki http://funditor.110mb.com/wiki/index.php/Making_a_Woven_Sling) and started throwing snowballs. After days of single digit weather, it hit fifty degrees, so my girlfriend and I took to the roof and started slinging snowballs. Here are some photos:
The following is a sequence of me slinging with the figure-8, or tennis serve method. You make half a loop on one side of your body then finish it on the other with your arm coming behind your back. It generates massive power with very good accuracy. It's definitely my best technique. My camera can only shoot 3fps so I am doing it slower than it actually happens:
My girlfriend got this excellent shot with the snowball in flight at the top of the photo:
Yeah, the snowball is going towards the camera, though quite over it. Things you wouldn't want to try with rocks.
She slings, too; this picture is centiseconds after release.
In the winter, there isn't too much to sling besides snowballs which is good since it makes you focus more on accuracy since you can't get the same distance or power as with a rock.
The woven sling I was using here is only good for tennis/base/snow balls. I'll be packing a pouch sling into the woods with me soon to fling some rocks if I can dig them up
For more info on slinging, check out slinging.org, it is an excellent site.
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