Thanks Vince...I definitely will work thru those tips.
Extended arm positioning/slingshot holding hand
Hopefully I am not repeating a post. I did a search but did not find anything. I have been shooting a few months so I am in the process of determining what works best for me in terms of body part positioning. As far as feet position I am most comfortable with a slightly open stance. But here is the thing that I keep playing with. The position of the lead arm, or one that extends. (this is for non butterfly) Here is the base of the question:
When I am shooting and testing out "where the ammo goes" I try out different reference points on my face. Corner of mouth, or knuckle on cheekbone for example, something I can feel. When I use the mouth corner, I always seem to shoot a bit high. When I use the cheekbone, the accuracy is better, but I need to raise the elevation of my extended arm to get everything more level. Almost at eye level, which I think Fowler maybe said..."don't do that you will knock your eye out!" :>)
1. Is it better to always keep your extended arm/slingshot at the same position (shoulder level for example) and adjust the reference point on your face.
2. Adjust the level of the extended arm and keep the same reference point on the face.
3. Combination or who knows :>)
I think I lean towards raising the elevation up some as since I am older, my neck is a little stiffer, which makes it hard to tilt my head down to the bands if that makes sense.
I am probably overthinking this, and I probably will end up with what works for me, but I just wanted to check in before I build up any known bad habits.
thanks again in advance.
When I am shooting and testing out "where the ammo goes" I try out different reference points on my face. Corner of mouth, or knuckle on cheekbone for example, something I can feel. When I use the mouth corner, I always seem to shoot a bit high. When I use the cheekbone, the accuracy is better, but I need to raise the elevation of my extended arm to get everything more level. Almost at eye level, which I think Fowler maybe said..."don't do that you will knock your eye out!" :>)
1. Is it better to always keep your extended arm/slingshot at the same position (shoulder level for example) and adjust the reference point on your face.
2. Adjust the level of the extended arm and keep the same reference point on the face.
3. Combination or who knows :>)
I think I lean towards raising the elevation up some as since I am older, my neck is a little stiffer, which makes it hard to tilt my head down to the bands if that makes sense.
I am probably overthinking this, and I probably will end up with what works for me, but I just wanted to check in before I build up any known bad habits.
thanks again in advance.
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Actually I am shooting pretty good....I could always shoot pretty good as a kid(bows/guns/slingshots) and I guess its something you never forget like riding a bike. That said, I am interested in good fundamentals /best practices. I don't really see myself wanting to hit spinners etc, not sure if i want to invest the time, but lets see how it goes. I have other hobbies I like just as much and I don't really get compulsive about things...except maybe girls when I was much younger! Joke there!
Good video. I have seen this guy before but not this specific video. The one thing he does that I am not doing is slightly tilt the front fork tips(more so the top one) towards the target. I did that a few times while trying to get the hand of OTT but I thought I saw somewhere to keep the slingshot at 90 degrees or parallel to the target so I stopped doing it. I wonder if he is in the minority on this one...anyway goes to show that whatever works best is the best rule. I will give that one a try today. I like how it straightens out the wrist some.Eagle I would have to say find your Anchor Point in reference to the fork width of the slingshot you're using. Keep your shoulder straight out from your body and if you need to tilt up or down to adjust for elevation or a tree or down a hill let's say, you move your entire body at your hips don't move your arm. From the waist up you should be one solid unit, movement should be at the hips. If shooting at the cheekbone which is my spot works for me, you then that's where you should go with, while your cheekbone is close to your eye it is not close enough to your eye if something snapback it would hit you in the cheekbone not the eye. I tilt my slingshot at about 45 degrees about half gangster. I keep my head straight up and down and I tilt my slingshot to line up the band's, not my head to line the bands up on a truly sideways gangster slingshot. This again comes back to keeping from your head to your waist one solid unit. I'm going to put in a video that help me understand this and help my Improvement quite a bit. Also don't forget when you extend both arms in the shooting position you should be flexing your back muscles and locking those back muscles and place it will make everything more stable and solid especially if you have any kind of shakiness in your hands.
This is the video from Caddyshack hunter that really helped me understand body position and keeping the upper half solid and locked in.
I hope this helps, and really just practice and feel what's most comfortable for you and when you find it stick with it. 1 slingsho,t one position, one kind of ammo, one kind of bands, until you start to really feel how it's supposed to feel then start playing around with other fun slingshot or bands or ammo.
Cheers
thanks again.
I was at the CaddyShack site and I sent an email to to ask about the technique. Wayne Martin replied back with an answer...the email started "Hey Mate..." ...kinda cool.
Actually not sure what I was thinking when i posted this because last nite and practicing this morning, I was just using what felt natural with my fork arm when the elbow is locked..when you do that...it pretty much is set in one position. Any movements up or down would maybe only be in special situations or something. Also...too many variables introduced with both left and right arm adjustments...maybe at some point in the future but for now...I will keep it simple.
Thanks for the inputs but let this thread die :>)
Thanks for the inputs but let this thread die :>)
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