[Ansteorra] Questions regarding slings & Tavern Fights

[Richard Culver]

I get what you are saying, but it does not mean that working toward guidelines and such is not a worthwhile goal.  Besides from all the slinging sites I have read and watch video from, most of the fear of wild shot would be from those who think it is spinning the sling like a helicopter and then just letting go, which to e effective, it is not.  Most style are a simple hold out in front and snap either underhand or, preferably, overhand as if throwing.  There are Native American styles which involve figure 8's but they are still very controlled.  Again if you train people, like you would with knives, axes, and whatever else, you diminish any concerns.  The helicopter spin, side snap is what most people think is the technique, but it is not.


  I am sure people had similar doubts about safety when live steel weapon throwing first came about.  Still worth trying at some point.  MAybe enough of us interested can get together and come up with things to present.

Wihtric



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From: Doug Copley <doug.copley at gmail.com>
To: Richard Culver <rbculver at sbcglobal.net>; "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2011 9:12 AM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Questions regarding slings & Tavern Fights

As a Thrown Weapons Marshal I would not allow people to come up and use 
it on my range, due to safety.

If you have someone that does not know what they are doing it is easy to 
have the "rock" or golf ball go flying straight to the side or even 
behind them if they release at the wrong time.

You would have to have almost a cage (think of a baseball diamond back 
stop , only closed in more) to put them in with only the front open so 
that there was no way they could accidentally hit someone to the side or 
behind them.

Vincenti