Have you ever wanted to throw a stone like in the Biblical story of David and Goliath?
Well in this video you will see how easy it is to make one of these Shepherds Slings.
A step by step instructional video that will show you what you need to do to make one for yourself.
Thank you for watching and God speed! - Fun Dad Adventures
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When I was in the 4th grade, my parents were missionaries to West Africa. The local people were rice farmers whose staple diet was based on rice, and had a problem with aerial predators eating their unripe rice before it was harvested. The 10-12 year old boys would be stationed in the fields with their slings, and be responsible for guarding the fields from these predators. I have seen them successfully target the predators in flight from over 100 feet distances.
That is an amazing story. People that practive consistantly are very accurate. It's sooo cool. I have another video that will drop in a few days, on how to practice throwing. Keep an eye out for it!!
I like the crossover idea for the straps. Simple and elegant.
Thank you. I am glad you liked it. It makes all the difference.
Could put thin 1/4" washer under the nut. Nice video
Great idea
Awesome Video! Just took a quick look through your videos and you've got a new subscriber here. Keep up the good work!
Thank you for that!! Greatly appreciated.
@@FunDadAdventures You're welcome!!
I have to try this and make me one. Some where I read to soak the leather in Olive Oil over night and the leather will be nice and soft. Thanks for the video.
That's what I did Keith. I soaked it in canola oil overnight. Soft as butter the next day!
Another very nice video! I’m going to make one tonight. I just subscribed so I can watch more. Have you ever made a two weight bolo? They are easy to use and a lot of fun to throw at small trees. Just an idea. I can give you some tips if you like. Thank you.
Thank you John. I am not familier with teh bolo, but I will take a look. Thanks for the tip. Sounds really cool!
Hey, I don't seem to find anything online about the bolo. Can you point me in the right direction. email me at fundadadventures@ gmail .com
Great video, mate. Look forward to more. Cheers. Was that too cheesy as an aussie accent.
Not at all. Hahahaha. Thanks man!
Made many as a kid. Used old baseball gloves for the leather. The power and range is amazing. Used to throw rocks through bill board signs. The range is 4 or 5 times further than your arm alone can reach. Killed bats at night by putting driveway gravel in the pouch.
That’s a great idea using old baseball glove leather. Thank you for the comment.
So when do you like actually throw a rock or something?
Please check my other sling videos and shorts.
By casting shot at the same weight (9 ounces for me) you get more consistent accuracy. Practice in a mowed pasture or an unused football field and paint your shot white. (That makes it easier to recover practice shots , so you can sling them again.)
Great advice. Where do you get your stone?
at the release end actually WANT it to fray. a whip crack is not what you want. a frayed end will prevent the loud crack that is high dB and alerts game if hunting.
Great tip thank you!!
thank you for the lesson, but it was very hard to follow your train of thought and what you were trying to demonstrate with the knots. Still appreciated.
Let me know if you have any specific questions and I will try to answer them.
Hate to be the guy to point this out... according to Goliath himself, 'Am I a dog, boy, that you come at me with a stick?' ... it was a staff sling.. makes sense to me, heavier projectiles with more raw kinetic energy available....
Great insight and maybe accurate.
Can anyone actually accurately hit things with these? Can you actually hunt with them or are they just for lobbing stones at enemy armies?
I have seen several people on FB that have practiced with this and are able to aim accuratly. It's a great little tool.!!
My son made a sling and was hitting a 5 gallon bucket @ 25 yards in about 20 minutes.
@@FunDadAdventures maybe I’ll give this a try. It seems like it would be really hard to hit anything accurately, but I’ve never actually tried. It looks like fun.
@@NoahSpurrier Its really fun! You will be amazed at how far and fast you can sling a stone. I will be making another video shortly, on how to practice using this.
Just a matter of learning how many revolutions to make an the release point once that's done it's a matter of adjusting the muscle memory from there its practice practice practice 👍😊 as a bonus ammo is EVERYWHERE!!!an free 😃
wouldve been nice to see it in action...
There is a follow-up video that shows it in use. Check it out
About 3 minutes before the end of the video we see mostly your face and not the knots.
The two knots are just overhand knots. I was trying to show how to measure more then how to tie that knot at that point.
Neat stuff! Iamgonnamakeone…ortwo.
Thank you. All the best.