[akiva9999]

Decided to try frameless, and DANG do "fork" hits hurt! Just glad I was shooting .177 bb's instead of 3/8 steel!

Also, forgive the nails.... 4 daughters ranging in age from 20 down to 13 in the house (plus the wife) and wouldn't you know, but all my clippers have disappeared.

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[akiva9999]

Ouch indeed. For me bbs are actually harder to control than 3/8s are. I have hit my hand a few times with bbs and boy do they hurt, which I'm sure you can confirm. Someone suggested aluminium foil balls when starting out to me and they just sting and don't hurt so much.

Thanks.... I'll have to remember that. I was playing with 3/8 and bb's and liked the performance of the bb's better, but I changed to a different band set with a smaller draw, and there went the nail.

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[akiva9999]

Wow! I have the sympathy pains.

I like SimpleShot's rubber ammo for when I fear the fork hits.

That whole disappearance clippers thing...that happens here.

I've gone through so many pair. Before marriage and kids I had the same pair for like 12 years.

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[akiva9999]

Maybe try airsoft bb's? They come is a variety of weights; I like the heavier sniper rounds; but for frameless, maybe the lighter versions make sense.

That's a great idea, I'll have to give that a shot

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[akiva9999]

well u nailed it B) u have to pay full attention to the shot what went wrong ? bad release not squared up the band slip.

Yeah, band felt like it was rolling, so I stuck my finger out RIGHT on release on reflex. I was trying to tell my finger not to move, and tell my other fingers not to open, but they weren't listening

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[akiva9999]

ya i had that happen to just i missed the nail . it will get better i am only 6 moths or so into it and doing ok . i think u have to expect a hand hit or two in the start . just keep at it ! and best of luck

It's some scary stuff! I think this was about my 10th shot shooting frameless, and maybe the third on this bandset with a much smaller draw than my first rig.... trying to play around with what works best for me frameless

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[akiva9999]

Decided to try frameless, and DANG do "fork" hits hurt! Just glad I was shooting .177 bb's instead of 3/8 steel!

Also, forgive the nails.... 4 daughters ranging in age from 20 down to 13 in the house (plus the wife) and wouldn't you know, but all my clippers have disappeared.

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Oops.
Which bands (with which length) do you use to shoot bbs.
I always have the problem with 1632, that i get handslaps.

It's 16/32, and the rig that did the damage is 6.5 "..... I was having much better luck with my other rig that is like 9 inches, but I'm playing around with different lengths to get what feels right

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[akiva9999]

When shooting frameless, The pointer finger has to rotate around and point at the target. Otherwise a bad release might throw the pill high resulting in unsavory adjectives.

Thanks, here in a couple days when the bruising fades a bit, I'll give it another try and I'll keep that in mind!

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[akiva9999]

I practiced a while only dry fire to the point that I don't get hit with the pouch ("fork" hand relaxed so that I flick more naturally). Thereafter I practiced short distance (5 meter) with no target to concentrate on my form only. Then I added an old key for a target. Here is a link where I learned this sequence.

So far no fork hits, but if I feel even a little tired, I stop since this will affect my form.

I'd been wanting to try frameless for a while, and this video is what made me pull the trigger.... I've put about 100 shots down range since this picture, and not a single mishap... some people have to learn Fire is hot by being burned and I guess I'm one of them

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[akiva9999]

watch this guy, great marksman of frameless slingshot.

http://instagr.am/p/B69XQbBnCmq/

thanks for that link..... just started following