Zed's Technical Writings

I have previously touched on external ballistics and drop, but as my focus is target shooting and not hunting, I had not made a study of elevation. In this blog entry, I discuss:

• Compensation for drop by aiming above the target
  
• How a target that is higher or lower than the shooter affects the flight of the projectile

Please note!...

The flip is an important part of the action of a OTF (over the fork) slingshot design.

When the band is under tension, the fork tips provide the anchor point that applies tension and also sets the aim point
When the tension is mostly released, and the projectile is mostly travelling under momentum, it carries the fork out of the way of the...

I was asked today to help troubleshoot a tube bandset that wore out prematurely by abrading at the left fork tip as it passes through a drilled hole. Tubes are not my area of expertise, but I have hung out on this forum so much that I can pretty much guess what the experts would say. Just in case others who are more experienced may disagree, I reproduce...

Introduction

A common question asked by beginners is What's the best way to cut out a board cut slingshot frame? There are many many tools and techniques that can be used to successfully cut out a board cut and that's the reason for this style's great popularity. Anyone can do it with what they have to hand. That said, I'll...