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Went out today to do some serious practicing, and I did.
I started out by changing my twist and tweek method to a straight pull with my thumb on top and my thumb knuckle touching my ear lobe. I had to pay close attention to keep the thumb nail at 12 o'clock high, as my natural inclination is to twist the pouch to be more comfortable. I then shot with the index finger on top and my thumb on the bottom and that way is more comfortable but loading ammo takes some getting use to, I like the forfinger 12 o'clock high a bit better as I don't have the inclination to want to twist the pouch as much. When I bring my pouch hand to my ear lobe it is more natural for my index finger to be in the high position as there is less strain on my arm, but as I stated the loading of the ball quickly in a hunting situation is a pain.
With both methods I was able to keep my tubes much more in line with my target without twisting the pouch and because of that cut my windage in at least half (from 6-8 inches either side at 25-30 yards to maybe 3 inches, a huge difference). For one of the few times I was able to smack a soup can a few times at that range, and my misses were very close.
From there I tried something else, I twisted the pouch like I normally do BUT I also twisted my slingshot hand at about 45 degrees and tried aiming through the forks, giving me a clear view of the target .... well it shows promise as your target is in clear view and your rotation around the center of forks should keep your center. Center of an axis is the center of an axis, right
Well it works well in theory, but after shooting that way for a few hrs I'm not quite sure. It may take more practice than its worth.
I spent about 6+ hours today practicing, and after all was said and done, the thumb at the 12 o'clock position won out for a few of reasons.
1) Loading is fast as I'm use to that way of loading.
2) Although the thumb at the top is not super comfortable, I'm not holding for more than couple of seconds as most of the stuff I shoot is off the cuff stuff and I do very, very little target shooting with my slingshots.
3) Because I'm not twisting the pouch my windage has greatly improved as I can see directly over the tubes for alignment.
My next serious session will be working on my elevation a bit. I'm definitely getting better and better and want to step up my game couple of notches.
Had a good day today.
wll
I started out by changing my twist and tweek method to a straight pull with my thumb on top and my thumb knuckle touching my ear lobe. I had to pay close attention to keep the thumb nail at 12 o'clock high, as my natural inclination is to twist the pouch to be more comfortable. I then shot with the index finger on top and my thumb on the bottom and that way is more comfortable but loading ammo takes some getting use to, I like the forfinger 12 o'clock high a bit better as I don't have the inclination to want to twist the pouch as much. When I bring my pouch hand to my ear lobe it is more natural for my index finger to be in the high position as there is less strain on my arm, but as I stated the loading of the ball quickly in a hunting situation is a pain.
With both methods I was able to keep my tubes much more in line with my target without twisting the pouch and because of that cut my windage in at least half (from 6-8 inches either side at 25-30 yards to maybe 3 inches, a huge difference). For one of the few times I was able to smack a soup can a few times at that range, and my misses were very close.
From there I tried something else, I twisted the pouch like I normally do BUT I also twisted my slingshot hand at about 45 degrees and tried aiming through the forks, giving me a clear view of the target .... well it shows promise as your target is in clear view and your rotation around the center of forks should keep your center. Center of an axis is the center of an axis, right
I spent about 6+ hours today practicing, and after all was said and done, the thumb at the 12 o'clock position won out for a few of reasons.
1) Loading is fast as I'm use to that way of loading.
2) Although the thumb at the top is not super comfortable, I'm not holding for more than couple of seconds as most of the stuff I shoot is off the cuff stuff and I do very, very little target shooting with my slingshots.
3) Because I'm not twisting the pouch my windage has greatly improved as I can see directly over the tubes for alignment.
My next serious session will be working on my elevation a bit. I'm definitely getting better and better and want to step up my game couple of notches.
Had a good day today.
wll