Very informative. That post sounded like a lecture from a college professor. Is this going to be an the final exam. I usually dont test well, but as long as we get to shoot I think Ill do ok..
Thank for sharing.
Thank for sharing.
Rust On Balls Makes A Difference.
G'day everyone I have been looking through the forums lately and seen many people bring up how they aren't sure if surface rust on a ball makes a difference. In my experience, it 100% makes a difference. I have not had one ball with rust on it that fly's as straight as the balls without rust. I am surprised how people who ask these questions couldn't use a little bit of common sense around weight distribution. Say there's a little circle of rust on one side of the ball, and no rust on the other. The side with the rust is going to be ever so slightly heavier than the other side, thus throwing the shot off. It may only be .5" or 1" off at 10 metres but that will turn into 1.5" or 3" at 30 metres. The more rust the further your shot will get thrown. It won't be super dramatic overall as it still has the general weight of the ball going in that direction. That's in saying that you are using a heavy sort of round. Something like 8mm steel will still get thrown a fair bit. The furthest I've had one with rust get thrown was about 7" which is a lot. 99% of the time I'll shoot balls without rust that are new and retrieve them from the catch box, but sometimes I'll find some in the grass and grab them and shoot em. Hope I answered some questions and thanks for taking the time to read.
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Problem is that your rust is uneven. Better let an even layer of rust to build all around the ammo and then paint the ball to enhance visibility.
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Even more: the subtle rust rugosity improves the fly, like it happens with golf balls.
Voilá. I passed the test with honours!
Even more: the subtle rust rugosity improves the fly, like it happens with golf balls.
Voilá. I passed the test with honours!
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I'll go with that. It's all about the unevenness.
Anyone who knows about Cricket (or baseball, I guess.. which I don't know much about) knows how the bowler/pitcher can make the ball do all sorts of weird things in the air if he/she knows how to use the seam/stitching on the ball.
Air smoothly moving over one side and not-so-smoothly over the rusted side will throw the ammo off target. And it will make the off-targeting a lot worse if it spins.
The question to ask is..... do steel balls fired from slingshots, spin??? I always wondered about that.
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Yes that's Correct, I should have added that in there. With a perfect layer of rust the ball will shoot straight.Problem is that your rust is uneven. Better let an even layer of rust to build all around the ammo and then paint the ball to enhance visibility.
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Even more: the subtle rust rugosity improves the fly, like it happens with golf balls.
Voilá. I passed the test with honours!
Yes that's very correct its about the unevenness, if the ball has an even layer of rust around it, technically it should shoot as straight as the others. To answer your other question, yes indeed they spin. Usually they spin so slight that you won't notice it but I find if I tilt my pouch my accident the ball will literally curve. Like a curve ball being thrown! I'm sure you'll be able to find answers to that on the forum too.I'll go with that. It's all about the unevenness.
Anyone who knows about Cricket (or baseball, I guess.. which I don't know much about) knows how the bowler/pitcher can make the ball do all sorts of weird things in the air if he/she knows how to use the seam/stitching on the ball.
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Air smoothly moving over one side and not-so-smoothly over the rusted side will throw the ammo off target. And it will make the off-targeting a lot worse if it spins.
The question to ask is..... do steel balls fired from slingshots, spin??? I always wondered about that.
Yeah cool! I usually just throw the rusted ones out after I shoot them as I have many more and it's usually just so I get 2 or 3 more shots before I have to go and collect the 100 I just fired
Sometimes my shots will bounce out of the catch-box and I can't find them then or there. Sometimes I'll find some a week later and by then they have began to rust. I just pick them up and shoot them so I'll get 2 or 3 more shots before I have to go pick up the 100 I have just fired.
Then the ones with the rust always just get thrown out.
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