if nothing else eye protection..my friend you was very lucky..~AKAOldmiser

 

That looks nasty enough to stick in your memory for a while. Thank goodness you are OK. This could have had a way worse outcome. Hope your wounds heal quickly.

 

usually when a slingshot gets baptized by blood, its animal blood, not human blood.

good to see youre okay. recently, ive been leaning towards using lanyards, just easier on the hand to hold.

 

That's scary. Thanks for reminding all of us to shoot safe.

 

OUCH! Boy a lanyard would have saved the day!

Heal quick Ray, thanks for posting it may save someones eye!

 

Dang Ray, close call. Glad to see it's not any worse, that could of been super ugly.

Heal well my friend.

 

Wow, sorry to see you got hurt. I started using lanyards in the last two months and actually enjoy their relaxing effect on my grip in addition to the safety benefit. Good on you Ray for sharing this experience. Lanyard and eye protection is the way.

Heal fast man,
SF

 

I'm an avid user of lanyards .

 

Oh my!! I'm glad you're ok! Well ok enough, anyway that looks to really smart!

...It wasn't the slingshot I made you was it?

 

Ouch! That sucks. Thanks for sharing and I'm glad it's not any worse.

I've only considered lanyards for the relaxed grip and preventing the occasional annoying drop. I hate scratching up a frame that way. Though I think your reason is the best.
My pinky hole allows for the relaxation and locks it in hand.

 

yikes! THAT'S a battle wound. Thanks for sharing.

I have been shooting frames with palm and pinky swells lately and found that I could relax my finger and thumb a bit.

Remember, not that you need it with your new lady in tow, but chick's dig scars!

 

Thanks for sharing!!! Lanyards for me from now on.

 

Lesson learned the hard way for sure! Glad it was not worse! I just can't imagine you as a pirate (eye patch joke) :shakehead:

 

Oh my!! I'm glad you're ok! Well ok enough, anyway that looks to really smart!

...It wasn't the slingshot I made you was it?

No. Can you believe it? I am taking the most expedient route to get some shooting each day if possible with all I have had on my plate, so only been shooting what is familiar and fast.

 

Glad you are ok mate, same happened to me shooting careless, one of my tubes broke, the catty came back and hit me in my jaw, (It felt like a GOOD punch)i took about a week for me to move it without pain, NOW I use lanyards even tho I don't like the LOOK of it. Lesson learned.

Wish you a swift recovery.

Cheers.

 

Man I am glad you are all right. That could have been very serious.

 

Ray, I'm happy that it was not a permanent injury. Heal fast and get back to shooting.

Todd

 

Hope You get well soon mate, glad it wasn't too serious.

 

I am very pleased for your sake that it was no worse.

 

Glad you are ok mate, same happened to me shooting careless, one of my tubes broke, the catty came back and hit me in my jaw, (It felt like a GOOD punch)i took about a week for me to move it without pain, NOW I use lanyards even tho I don't like the LOOK of it. Lesson learned.

Wish you a swift recovery.

Cheers.

You know I feel your pain. I have been resisting using lanyards because the shooters I like to make I want to keep as much of the wood as possible. This accident may push me to stop resisting.

 

WOW, WOW Ray thank goodness you are OK. Slingshots are very dangerous, and the reason I am overly cautious, I have lanyards on all my slings and ALWAYS wear eye protection. You are very fortunate that eye lid hit was not higher !!

Anyway, glad you are OK, stay safe !

wll

 

Oh my goodness, sir...

I'm so sorry, Ray Glad it wasn't any worst. I guess you were lucky, in a painful sort of way.

A blunt reminder of the nasty power of slingshots. Safety first, always.

Have a speedy recovery. Hope you get back to slinging again...it can't happen twice, not in this manner.

All the best

Q

 

Thanks for posting the pics, Ray. We all need a reminder from time to time that our toys can bite us. I'm glad it wasn't worse.

 

Ray, my dear friend ... I am soooo sorry this happened. I send my best wishes for a quick recovery ... and may this be a "once in a lifetime" occurrence. Boy, that looks soooo painful. If it were me, I would make up some heroic tale about defending some lady's honor in a bar fight ... less embarrassing ..... Hang in there ....

Cheers ...... Charles

 

I used to have braided lanyards on all my shooters as, by twisting them tautly round the wrist, they can make effective braces making it easier to pull heavy poundages without wrist strain. Nowadays I fix rigid wrist braces to all new slings but still keep the braided lanyard for my survival slingbow so it will fit more easily in the bugout bag. The TTS tubes are a heavy draw and the lanyard makes a real difference