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[philly]

josephlys, on 05 September 2011 - 06:34 AM, said:

The lighter the bands the more accurately you can shoot thou'.

True to a certain extent, they need to be fast enough to reach the target with a flat trajectory. But, you are right in that very heavy bands are harder to get the same accuracy with for MOST people. There exceptions.
Philly

[flippinout]

I am an exception on the light band theory. i shoot best with a heavier pull, as i find it helps my release remain more consistent. Not necessarily hunting weight bands, but in the 15-18# range.

However, I think light bands make one a better shooter overall, as it requires more finesse in the release and elevation judgement.

[philly]

flippinout, on 06 September 2011 - 09:01 PM, said:

I am an exception on the light band theory. i shoot best with a heavier pull, as i find it helps my release remain more consistent. Not necessarily hunting weight bands, but in the 15-18# range.

However, I think light bands make one a better shooter overall, as it requires more finesse in the release and elevation judgement.

Nathan, what cut do you prefer for all around shooting? I am currently using .030 latex 1"x3/4" by6 1/2" working length. I have no idea what the draw weight is but releases clean and shoots flat to 25 yards.
Philly

[flippinout]

I mostly shooting thera gold 8.5" working length, double layer 3/4"x9/16". I shoot 1/2" steel and .44 lead. Flat and hard shooting!

[spanky]

I can hit the back door 10 out of 10,Mind you im sat on the latch. .

[notchent]

I've only been shooting a couple months, but I'm working on my technique diligently. With my BB plinker and small chinese slingshot I can get 9/10 after getting warmed up (that amount of time changes dramatically on different days). If I change slingshots in the middle of a practice, everything falls apart.

[M_J]

flippinout, on 06 September 2011 - 09:01 PM, said:

I am an exception on the light band theory. i shoot best with a heavier pull, as i find it helps my release remain more consistent. Not necessarily hunting weight bands, but in the 15-18# range.

However, I think light bands make one a better shooter overall, as it requires more finesse in the release and elevation judgement.

I'm with you on this one, I like to have some resistance to help the release and to have something to work against.

[Flatband]

Mj and Nathan, you are not alone in your theory about heavy pull bands being needed as a tool to shoot better. My (our) recently deceased friend Jay Schott, had one of the, if not the strongest drawing sets on his slingshot by far of any shooter i ever shot with. They were a .050" gauge cut 1 1/2"s x either 1" or 7/8" depending on his mood and get this ,the length from pouch to post tie was sometimes 6 3/4"s, or 7 inches,sometimes a little more, but never over 8"s. The pouch was a center cupped pouch and Jay shot 9/16" steel exclusively. With this rig I saw him shoot 25 consecutive shots into a 3 inch circle that looked as if it was cut out by a pair of scissors. I'm pretty big and when I drew his rig back, I was shaking like a belly dancer on speed! He was an awesome instinctive shooter and he always said you have to find your proper draw ratio-push to pull factor. I never understood it but you could never deny the results when looking at Jay.Go for it guys! Flatband

[bootneck]

I use squares at 3/4 butterfly and towards the end of a 2 week leave period it'll be 9 out of 10 times i can hit the bottom of a coke can or 5-6 times on a bottle top, i shoot instinctively and i find it the easyest way, when i first get back after being away a while ill be lucky to get 2-3 times out of ten on a empty beer can if i even hit it at all, i normally mold 200-300 shot and pick up as many stones as i can find and shoot them all at the target pick, them all up and do it again a several times each day.

By the end of leave all the stones are broken, and most of my lead needs re-molding, also a fair bit ends up getting lost on its way into pidgeons and squirrels.

Alot of the time at home I have two choices, watch telly or shoot my catty since i have to look after the kid and since I don't watch telly whole days dissapear shooting, and i go to bed with very sore arm, and stiff thumb.

[Imperial]

I can neuter a fly while its flying. i just had to say something ridiculous.

[bootneck]

Im impressed! good shooting, i can shoot an atom though, well im sure i hit a fair few ;-)

[M_J]

bootneck, on 24 September 2011 - 04:04 PM, said:

Im impressed! good shooting, i can shoot an atom though, well im sure i hit a fair few ;-)

I always aim at atoms, that way I never miss.

[JeffsTackleBox]

I've had the 10 out of 10 hits many times. But some days it's like 3 out of 10 and lord knows why. When you get in the grove it's hit after hit then you start picking out minor details for a hit on those. I just wish those good days would have a better effect on the bad ones.

[Toddy]

I voted 6, I think this is about average for me. As others have said sometimes 10, sometimes 2 it depends how long it's been since my last session.

[KennyCannon]

I voted 6 because thats about where I am on average right now. A month ago, I would have said 3. A month before that, I would have said 1. I'm concentrating on consistant improvement and shooting only at paper targets.

[notchent]

Today I recorded a practice, and missed 5 out of 51 shots (5 14 16 28 35) on a soup can, from a little less then 30'. I've been shooting for a few months - my goal by next year is to get 50 out of 50 from 20 yards. I don't know if that's possible, but I'm gonna enjoy every second of trying to get there

[Hrawk]

Nice shooting notchent !!

You should take a look at THIS thread

[NaturalFork]

notchent, on 26 October 2011 - 07:52 PM, said:

Today I recorded a practice, and missed 5 out of 51 shots (5 14 16 28 35) on a soup can, from a little less then 30'. I've been shooting for a few months - my goal by next year is to get 50 out of 50 from 20 yards. I don't know if that's possible, but I'm gonna enjoy every second of trying to get there

You should join the can league at www.slingshotleague.com ... you would be in contention for sure!

[SlingGal]

Great shooting, Notchent!

What?. There's a slingshot league? Very cool! Going to the league site now!

-Restita

[Scrambler84]

I hit about 4 of 10 but a good day would be 6 then after that anything goes .

[Incomudro]

1-3 being brutally honest.
Sure, I'm going to come real close to the target but I doubt if I'd ever surpass 5 hits out of ten on a good day.
When I first set up my target the other week - a Chinese wonton soup lid that I backed up with red electrical tape - at around 30,' I nailed it with my first three shots , then regularly nailed it or just missed it.
I was satisfied, and figured I would start to get better, because I never really set up a true target for any length of time and practiced.

I've been thinking about my shooting the past week, and now i've gotten worse.
Or at least I'm having a bad run.
A couple of fork hits too.

It seems that thinking about my form, or over thinking it - is making me shoot worse than when I just shoot more naturally.

[Kipken]

It usually takes me a couple shots to get on target if its an unknown distance, then I'm pretty much good to go... If I'm having a bad shooting day I reduce the size of my target and force myself to concentrate, aim for the middle of the middle...Then I can usually get back on track...

[WTBJR]

Some days or sessions better than others.I am not,consistently, consistent.

All of my targets are 3" down to 1.25". I call my shots and shoot at different targets. If I miss twice, I'll move to another target.Just, how I practice.Switching things up help my focus.

My shooting, is like my pitching was in baseball as a kid. My nickname was "Wild Bill", I either hit you or struct you out.

I also change my weapons. I say that I will stick to one, but I will shoot everything that I have banded/tubed up, every session. They all shoot a bit different so it keeps me more focused on the one thing that should remain the same, my draw and anchor. I will also vary my ammo. from 5/16 steel up to 50 cal lead during a session. Of course I do have a special choice of ammo size for each slingshot.

I am also a bit more accurate with a heavier pull.

I just posted two shooting videos (my firsts) on my You Tube channel. I recorded them today. One for the "SPUR" and one for the RHODO STRAIGHT WRIST.It was a decent session.

Edited by WTBJR, 08 March 2012 - 06:59 AM.

[Incomudro]

I can happily report that since my previous post, I got as good as a 11 hits in a row one day, and 4 -6 hits in a row are not uncommon for me when I'm on.

[LVO]

When I started 5 months ago, I couldn't hit my catchbox 5 times out of ten! Have been working at 45 ft lately ( metric that's a little over a meter and short of a km) . Then I moved catchbox back to 33 ft and I'm hitting about 6 or 7 out of 10. One day I hit my beer can 11 in a row and thought i was channeling Bill Hays or something. I miss that feeling from playing basketball way back when..... that feeling of auto-pilot, when the ball has eyes and seeks out the target.
Bottom line, I'm having a ball and all you guys on the forum have been a great help to me.... thanks!