Azrael wrote:
>I am working on a repeating (10 shot) ballista for gulf this year....I could really use some help with the bolts though...the design I am using is very close to the tips used on fiberglass spears. tennis balls just hit way too
hard out of this thing. <

Jin Liu Ch'ang suggested:
Try using dead tennis balls and if they are still too hard slice into the ball to allow the air to escape when it hits your enemy.

To which I add:
Or cover the tennis ball with a koozy, allowing a couple of inches of space, and strap well with duct tape?

Herr Manfred von Wolf
an artillery-engineer wanna-be!
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
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