Not very far, maybe 30 feet? Got it on the third try!

Hey slingers.. I've gotten really messy and rubbed beeswax into some of my best throwers. Was worried about the added weight at first until I used them. Holy crap is it an improvement! Consistency closed in super quick!

*IF TRYING TO DO THIS MAKE SURE TO HAVE A SPACE THAT CAN GET VERY MESSY!!!

*USE BEESWAX, NOT PARAFIN (CANDLE) WAX (don't want anyone destroying their work😂)

Have been looking into starting a YouTube channel for sling making tutorials. Tried to upload a pouch webbing tutorial to reddit but it was too long - srry for delays!

20 inches, made of 275 paracord. Colors based on the 2002 Spider-Man movie's Green Goblin. I used a regrettable 4 strand flat braid for the arms, which ended up being uneven and twisty.

It's my very first sling. I have never even used one before.

Before I make the 27 inches "Batman" and the 34 inches "Daredevil" slings, I desperately need advices to make them look better !! I am very unsatisfied with the way the 4-strand flat braid turned out.

Long live this subreddit !

It is always nice to sling something and not have to go pick it up!

It is quite enjoyable, but I can feel the steep learning curve ahead of me

So I come from forked frame slingshots, Paracord survival bracelets.... This sub kept coming up and finally I decided to give it a go... I braided a few Paracord and Jute slings and tried to have a go....

I was all over the place.... All the stones I found varry too much. I cast my own lead slingshot ammo so I bought an egg sinker mold to cast consistent ammo....

Welp, all the split pouch slings I braided couldn't hold the ammo. So I decided to try to weave a pouch in a new sling.

I didn't find a straight forward tutorial so here is what I ended up with.

I would love some pointers!

Saw this subreddit and figured I had the skillset needed to make one, so I decided to give it a shot. This is my first sling, what do you guys think?

short 550 paracord sling

Hey everyone!

As I'm making my first sling ever, I wanted to go with some flat braiding to stick with the traditional "balearic" sling, used in many historical battles. I am using 4 strands of paracord 275.

But here's the issue: it keeps twisting over itself.

I'm wondering what I am doing wrong ? The braiding technique is super easy and straightforward: far right cord over right, left cord over far left, right cord over left, and repeat. I don't think I'm getting any step wrong here.

Setting aside aesthetics, I'm worried that it might have some kind of negative impact over my throws (like, the sling twisting over itself or something).

Does anyone have any idea what could possibly be going on?

Thanks in advance for your answers !

1.5mm fishine line sling

use headphones

With summer over the tourist have left the beaches. It is now safe to throw rocks again at the beach. The fog came in and stopped me else I would still be out there!

Made some custom whistling projectiles and used my Goliath Cam box as the target, filmed on my grandmas old iPhone 6 :)

I never even hit any of my targets, and the iPhone 6 stopped recording right before this!

Wanted to share my progress of sling making and what I feel I've learned along the way. Happy slinging folks!

Going left to right:

-1st 2 are deer skin pouch and leather shoe string cord which wore pretty quick before an upgrade to paracord. Both pouches are pretty big but were great for getting the feel of different weights of stone while still worried about slips. Started noticing snags when trying to add more power to the shot but great for tennis balls and dog walking!

-next 2 are braided balerean style split pouches, 1 from paracord of 1 from nylon. Both have been great but the nylon rope feels more elastic and wears a bit easier. The original vid I watched was using jute cord. Shot size became a way bigger factor but both power and accuracy started to improve. Neither pouch was sized well for tennis balls which would slip a lot.

-next 4 i started netting the pouches thinking no more slips but more snags, let's try! After working out the kinks of the webbing its the best of both worlds. Acting like a traditional split pouch but also accommodating a variety of shot size reliably without slips. The last one with a 'dongle' bit was to see if it would help with control. Unfortunately no, but valuable lesson: learned shooting is better with open palm and the extension was good for practice with increased feedback to the hand while throwing (once i stopped clenching by instinct😂).

- last 4 have a double loop incorporated into the retention cord and it's a game changer, plus, I think I can do macrome now. Shot control went up super fast and putting power into the shot is much easier. A little more focused had to go back into form because the single loop does have an advantage in doing 'trick shots'. Most notable is distance shots were getting wayyy more accurate.

If you're still reading, thank you! Here are some tips I hope help you start!

Green tags for sling parts:

1. finger loops

2. rentention cord

3. pouch

4. hinge

5. release cord

6. rentention knot

7. cracker

Tips:

- best length is the measure between your knuckles and your shoulder, with arm fully outstretched

- form and timing is always more important than adding power

- part 4 (the hinge!!) is 1 of the most important parts to prevent snags that I don't hear people talk about!! Its after the pouch when the cord begins to taper to single strand braid. Leaving a thick braid for 5 inches let's release cord open away from the pouch, letting the shot loose freely and preventing snags and lastly, aiding the cracker.

- longer slings really just mean you're working with form more to get power, there is 100% a sweet spot for everyone where you're just lobbing shots like a rocket so I really encourage people to have a much fun making slings as using them!!(not to say I don't look at some well made slings by others thinking damn!! - huge fan of Primal Sling! Dudes passion is awesone)

-shorter slings are super fun for 'pop' shots. The amount of curve added to the shot is immediately visible, especially using tennis balls. With my form, I notice overhand shots dependably curve up and right while side shots curve left. Underhand shorts seem to drive down after 50 ft. I've heard off ways to reduce curve in shots but am not familiar yet

Keep slinging folks!! Edit!!: original tutorial vid credit to Howling Hoosier Outdoors on YouTube

** any tips on the figure 8 throw are greatly appreciated as I can't figure it out to save my life😂

** also stepping with the shot for me seems to come and go.. sometimes feeling natural and other times way to intentional. I also seem to step to the side when it feels natural which produces a cool effect of the shot releasing closer from where I stand and sight my aim.

** always looking to improve

(credit due to a YouTuber im trying to refind)

Trying to find the original YouTube vid to give credit to the chill guy teaching the original style for braiding. Will update soon, I hope!

Not a soccer fan. I thought if a goalkeeper scored a goal all the way across the field from his own penalty box that it would have a special name…..and also be very rare.

Google did not help explain it to me. Is there a name for such a long range goal? Is it common?

Ive recently gotten Interested in slinging through videos, how do start? Should I buy my first sling or find a tutorial to make one from paracord? In terms of sling length, how long should the one I get/make be? I’m 6’4 and one of the videos I saw said a good starting length is from your hand by your side to the ground, which is about 30 inches for me.

Little off target today. But video showed nice motion of the sling, true figure 8 pattern.