Apr 18, 2025 · Hello Let’s go deeper into the math and physics behind slingshot shooting. Understanding the mechanics can help you optimize power, accuracy, and safety...

Jul 18, 2024 · Can you legally use a slingbow to hunt deer? I see using a slingshot to hunt is not allowed but the definition of a "bow" is vague and a sling now could be in those parameters. I'm just curious …

Oct 23, 2010 · The sling is a much harder skill to learn. Also, I have discovered today, it hurts my trick elbow to sling, while I have no such agravation from the slingshot. I would say in the mechanics the …

May 8, 2023 · Then why do many call a sling shot a catapult? At least from very young I was taught a catapulte is exactly what Wiki explains and a sling shot is possibly a type of catapulte but with its own …

Jan 19, 2010 · Or are these ornate handles some sort of sling, like a shortened sling staff perhaps? The ones in the link I provided certainly have all the appearance of a modern slingshot. I am also …

Apr 28, 2010 · OK, golf balls may be very big ands heavy for a slingshot, but they are still in the range of projectiles I have successfully used. 46 Gramms, that is about half of my 23 mm lead balls, and my …

Nov 22, 2010 · I plan to make a heavy duty surgical tubing slingshot something like frogman has pics of on his website. Anyone have a recommendation on tubing size and a source for the tubing.

Nov 11, 2012 · I decided to try spearfishing this summer, and found it to be an excellent field in which to apply some slingshot knowledge. I fabricated an interpretation of a Hawaiian sling, which is basically …

Apr 22, 2013 · How do you determine draw length for the slingshot? I've read that for bow shooting that you measure from fingertip to fingertip and then divide by 2.5. Is it the same for the slingshot or is it …

Apr 16, 2020 · New topic. Has anyone ever thought of what may work as an alternative to the rubber/latex bands which are essential for all slingshots? I’m thinking of the theoretical possibility …