[Reyben Kim]

Hello everyone! I just got this adorable little thing in the mail today: a miniature Dankung style tube shooter. I don't have much experience with tubes, and I find that I am getting a crazy amount of hand slap.

What can I do to avoid that? I've shot similarly sized pickle forks with flat bands, but I never get and handslap issues. I only seem to get it with tubes. It's especially bad with this little frame.

I'm using looped 1632s with 11mm marbles and 9mm steel.

 

[KawKan]

Handslaps are usually caused by bands overpowering the ammo.
You can test that quickly by trying a few shots with a reduced draw - say 75 percent your normal draw. If that works, you may want to reconfigure your tubes - longer full loops, pseudo-tapers, or singles.
Another option is to use heavier ammo.

 

[Reyben Kim]

Handslaps are usually caused by bands overpowering the ammo.
You can test that quickly by trying a few shots with a reduced draw - say 75 percent your normal draw. If that works, you may want to reconfigure your tubes - longer full loops, pseudo-tapers, or singles.
Another option is to use heavier ammo.

Thanks! I will try to experiment with my band set up. I'm very new to shooting tubes. I just got a pack of premade 1632 loops.

 

[ZippyBands]

I think that KawKan is right about too much power for this particular sling. His suggestion about quickly testing this reasoning by using a reduced draw length is good.

There is one other thing to consider. Small slings are fun, but built into them is the restriction that you have little room to move your fingers to a new position. I often find that I can avoid some hand slap by moving my fingers slightly to avoid the one spot the bands seem to repeatedly hit.

Your other option, if you really like the sling and just have to have a particular latex set up, is to armor up the one or two fingers that get hit. This can be done with a glove, homemade finger guard or something similar.

So, you have some research to do about too much energy as a cause and some choices to make about how much you really need for that sling and set up. Good luck and enjoy the challenge...!

 

[cpu_melt_down]

Good advice above ^^^

What hasn't been mentioned is using plugs and flat bands.

Plus maybe add a paracord laynard to get a little more grip.

 

[JimmyRustler2244]

Try using 8mm steel ammo, I've used looped 1632s with 8mm and have had good results 👍

That's a really cool little frame, though! Might be worth trying psuedo taper tubes on it.

 

[Ibojoe]

Yep, I’m with CPU. You can buy silicone plugs and shoot your regular flatband setups.

 

[31610]

Don’t even bother with plugs bro just make some band sets like this

 

[cpu_melt_down]

Yeah, that works too... ^^^

 

[crazyslingshot]

what's in your hand is the smallest 'dankung mini', you should get a bigger mini instead.
Yours is too too small to really shoot.

lucky mini slingshot

cold bending mini slingshot

www.dankung.com

 

[skarrd]

i have used #117 office rubber bands with mine,but 0nly with 1/4 in and 5/16s,they are a lot of fun

and a finger lanyard too

 

[31610]

what's in your hand is the smallest 'dankung mini', you should get a bigger mini instead.
Yours is too too small to really shoot.

lucky mini slingshot

cold bending mini slingshot

www.dankung.com

Dude I disagree with ya ! I have one and even smaller ones they shoot just fine

 

[JimmyRustler2244]

Don’t even bother with plugs bro just make some band sets like this View attachment 355317

Why have I never thought of doing this? Thanks, man! 👍

 

[31610]

Why have I never thought of doing this? Thanks, man! 👍

Another thing I have seen is a fold leather with your holes punched so you slip on frame . It works ok 👍🏻 also

 

[Reyben Kim]

Thank you for the tips everyone! I think I found a set up that works great with 8mm steel and 11mm marbles I opted to use single 1632 bands, with small loops at the end.

It pretty much fixed the handslap problem, but I am still having trouble with accuracy. A bigger slingshot is definitely more reliable, but I just can't get enough of how hilariously small this is!

 

[HOE]

Tubes need heavier ammo. Hence your handslaps.

 

[namazu]

i have used #117 office rubber bands with mine,but 0nly with 1/4 in and 5/16s,they are a lot of fun View attachment 355344 View attachment 355345 and a finger lanyard too

how far can draw the office band? Great idea by the way.

 

[KawKan]

how far can draw the office band? Great idea by the way.

Uncut, the 117b bands are 7 inches long. I draw them to 36 inches without maxing them out.

 

[skarrd]

how far can draw the office band? Great idea by the way.

i only pull to my earlobe,but theres still some stretch left,depending on your draw length maybe 1/2 butterfly,,,,,,

 

[skarrd]

what KawKan said about 35-36 in draw for me too