Gain Slingshot Accuracy Fast
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- Опубліковано 31 тра 2024
- Accuracy with a slingshot isn't as difficult as you think. In a very short time you will be hitting a target as small as a tin can from 20 to 30 feet or more away. Also included in the video are some tips on how to make a hunting capable DIY slingshot for very little money.
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Boy I can make two of those sling shots from my wife's favorite cutting board. She will just love that.
GREAT!!! But watch out for that rolling pin swing hahahaha.
@@Seerwealth LOL I hear ya but he has it made, if thats what would worry him! Some DUMBASS taught my wife how to shoot a riffle! Even with the ammo shortages, being what they are...pretty sure I/that would be worth the expenditure! You ever see this face on a Milk Carton.....you know I f'd up🤣🤣🤣 More than just one way...what was I thinking? Well I married her for a reason...I know what I was thinking, at the time, so its my fault! She is a good woman/cook/Mother....HOT AS FIRE....I just push my luck with things, like in this video! GREAT IDEA...cutting board..sweet. Pray for me? 🤣😁🤔
I can't tell you how valuable your videos are to me! So simply explained. You are a great teacher Lonnie.
thus was much more helpful than other videos ive seen on how to aim a slingshot. thanks!
I bought my dad a slingshot for his 62nd birthday about 20 yrs ago. He had not shot one in about 25 yrs. He picked up some rocks off the ground and shot at a can on the ground about 20 foot away. The first shot he missed about an inch-the next 3 shots he hit it. Him and his twin brother used to hunt with them when they were growing up and he was one of the best around this part of the country. The only person around here that could out shoot him was a guy called slingshot charley from around tiptonville tennessee. I think he was the state champion or something like that. My dad passed 4 yrs ago and I feel like part of me died-He taught me so much.-I just wish I was half the man he was. He was one of the best hunters around this part of the state. One of the most simple men you could ever meet, but so wise and everybody loved him and he never met a stranger. I miss him so. Thanks for this video.
great story.
Thanks for sharing. I personally believe the best way to appreciate and truly understand men like your dad... is to pass on those lesson to a younger person.
Paying it forward is the only way to pay our respect for sure.
Great story, I lost my dad 2 years ago, I miss him terribly. He helped me make slingshots, bows and arrows, took me hunting, fishing and nesting when I was a boy. I am passing this on to my kids, they love the outdoors world of building a fire and cooking some sausages for dinner etc.
It's down to us dads to keep these old skills alive 👍
Great video too. 👍
I use the gold theraband on my forks.
Wow!Great shooting.Super fast reflexs when the garage door poped.Thanks again.Tennessee
Great ideas. I could have used those pointers 60 years ago. Never too late. Young only once, juvenile forever. My wife would agree about that regarding me. I just bought a used cutting board at a garage sale for fifty cents. Perfect, easily make two sling shot frames. When I was a kid I used to go to town where there was a store that had all sorts of old logging stuff for sale cheap and also a barrel of old ball bearings. I'd buy a sack of those bearings and use them with my sling shot. They'd punch right through plywood or 1" cedar boards. Very lethal. Shot a pheasant once and other times could have used one to shoot blue grouse if I'd had a sling shot with me. Thanks again for the very good pointers.
I'll bet that fresh pheasant was good eating.
Wonderful tip, Lonnie! I think it is just what I needed to improve my self-taught slingshot method (maybe my accuracy will improve.)
Good luck hunting!!!
Thanks so much, Clark
Excellent tip about the thumb and finger release, I've been shooting for a few year's now and it took me a long time to realise the effect this has on your accuracy :) wish I found your video sooner.
Thanks for the video. I have a slingshot. Time for me to try your suggestions, and see what I can do.
Thanks for the excellent video. Your clear explanation for release helped straightened out my shot!
Love the channel and the in depth explanations. Really helped to improve my skill. Keep up the good work! Many Thanks
Great craftsmanship on the slingshot and the target. Looks like a lot of fun and a great skill to acquire. I need to set something like this up. Cheers!
Your voice is interesting. Storyteller vibes
He should apply to CNN Channel
The next Morgan Freeman
I enjoyed your video! You're new design was very expressive out of 1/2" high density plastic! And you points on aiming was was very important to know! Accuracy is the biggest issue with a slingshot! Thank you for the good instructions!
Awesome video, Lonnie. Used slingshots since I was a kid. Just a forked stick and an old bicycle inner tube! Even though I've used them for over 40 years, I learned a lot from this video. Sure makes sense. Thanks again! Mike
Great video Lonnie, some fantastic shooting and tips that you gave!
Also, loving the beard, lookin like a true Alaskan Mountain Man!
Greetings from Germany
haha love the smirk of confidence when you hit the can for the third straight time in a row; ready to drag out my old sling shot. thanks for sharing your wisdom.
works awesome brother! forget the pellet rifle, i'll just get me a couple extra bands and marbles, and save on the weight!
i share all these videos with my two sons!! thank you and keep up the great work!!
Great video, thanks for the helpful tips Lonnie!
Thank you. That was informative and fun to watch. Always learning from you.
As always you never cease to amaze me and inspire me to break out my slingshot and start practising good luck on the caribou hunt and May God look over you and protect you
Wow! Thanks so much for the tips. I've gotten interested in slingshots just very recently. They're light, and in the wild, if you run out of gun ammo, you always have ammo on the ground. It could be a lot faster and more efficient than perhaps trying to set a lot of snares when you don't have forever to find something to eat.
Excellent video as always!
Great shooting! I just picked up a slingshot recently, they're great fun.
Great video, you are quite obviously legendary. I bought a hays slingshot the other day, took 3 weeks to arrive and I was delighted when it did. Interested to see your version and defo going to make a version of my own at some point. Happy hunting
Just ran across this video again. Good refresher! Hope you're well 🙂
Always learning something from you Lonnie. God bless and keep up the great work!
Jim Hoover Thank you
OBTW Lonnie, I love DIY - but in appreciation for his contributions and free templates, got off my duff and ordered a The Hathcock Target Sniper from him. Essentially the same design refined and renamed. Have always used "over the top" designs in the past, but watching your video convinced me this is the way to go to improve my own accuracy. Thanks again!
Nice instructional vid! Just purchase a slingshot. I look forward in practicing myself. Nice shooting. God Bless
this is actually what I needed. I'm getting a triple band hunting slingshot, has a bit more optimized aiming than a crappy Daisy. holding I can put in some practice soon. think I'll need clay shot and I'll just have to hit the mountains. no place to really practice here lol. I do like that design you got though. it's real nice. I had a budget so I didn't get a uber high end model but it's solid brass, and looked like it has good aiming points.
Really good stuff, thanks for sharing. Cook up looks great!
I usually miss the target by no more than an inch. I think I know why now. I've been holding the pouch the way you "used" to hold it. It makes perfect sense. Glad I stumbled across your video.
James Hawkins Glad I could help. Hope the tips pay off for you.
Hi Lonnie. I've just recently thought about getting back into slingshotting. Especially with the "wild" turkeys that just come right through our yard here. Can't use a gun - too many houses close by. Anyway back to the point. I was fair to middlin with my wrist rocket as a kid. Never hunted with one though. Did a lot of bow hunting as well as shotgun and even some black powder rifle. Only rifle hunting allowed in MA is pre 1865 black powder. Never thought of this before but what a great way to take some small game if your out big game hunting and don't want to make a lot of noise. You're inspiring me for sure Lonnie. I just have to get that sling shot action going again now.
Kevin Ireland You might really enjoy picking back up where you left off in the ole hobby. Fresh small game meat in camp when out in the woods is pretty special.
i really want a slingshot now haha sweet video, seeing how accurate u r has giving me faith
Very informative! Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge.
Great video and I liked that shooting technique... The bannock and grouse looked great!
I just wanted to say thank you . I had a slingshot when I was a kid and gave it up as hopeless. after I watched you video I went to our local sporting goods store and bought one for $8. I applied what you went over and after about 45 min. I was hitting a pie pan 7/10 times at about 35 feet. I'm not great yet but you definitely made this highly enjoyable activity more approachable and I'm sure I will continue to improve. My compliments on excellent video.
That is awesome. It makes my day to hear from folks who say that my videos have helped in their lives.
Great pointers on slingshot use. Good fun for anyone, and fodder for the cook pot too. Thank you.
You shoot like a pro. Good tips. Thanks for sharing
Thanks so much for this! These videos are awesome!
and thank you for getting back to my comment I appreciate that you took your time to do it and I really appreciate all your tips they've helped me become a more accurate shot with my slingshot God bless you and once again good luck with your health I'm praying for you
Hi Lonnie. That was some great shooting! Your videos are always interesting, educational, and entertaining. I learn a lot from your videos. Thanks and keep them coming.
***** Thank you Craig. Glad you are enjoying the videos and that they are useful. Many many more to come. I have three recorded now that I will probably upload at least some of them closer to the coming weekend.
very cool!
2 things..
throat lozenge &
edit those parts out.
you are bad ass.
This is a real video Not some fancy production thingy
after you hit those 3 in a row your face was priceless. great video and I'm gonna work on the tips you have given. honestly I can't get any worse lol.
You are the MAN!
Great video. Man, if I were in Alaska, or anywhere w/in traveling distance, you and me would be going trout fishing, and we'd nail em! Hahaha. Thanks for the great tips!
I'm just getting started with slingshots. When you did this video, you were already better than I am now. I'm starting off with empty gallon milk jugs at about 7 yards. I am favoring my Barnett Black Widow, which does have a wrist support. I think that helps me with a consistent hold. I am using the same hold you are, sideways with the device in my left hand, and I use the tip of the upper yoke where the round band attaches as my sight, and I place it dead center on the milk jug. I'm probably getting 6 or 7 hits out of of 10 shots. But, I don't have a good target box where I can recover my ammo yet, so I'm using small gravel, and, believe it or not, the seeds from podocarpus trees, as my ammo.
Anyway, thanks for this video, and I hope you are well too.
Awesome vid. Great shot. I think I'm gonna go get a sling shot today. Thanks Lonnie.
poolshark22p Hey bud, good to hear from ya. I hope you have as much fun with the slingshot as I do. Take care.
Thank you for this video. Awesome shooting and instruction.
Thanks for the tips, very interesting going to try that out later!!
tonyholt90 You are welcome. Good luck when you do try it.
Good shooting Lonnie nothing like a sling shot what ever the age, my sling shot is still in use after 45 yrs love it made it myself, thanks for your tips 👌👋🇬🇧
I harvested a grouse with my slingshot during one of my Fall caribou hunts this year. We roasted him over a fire right then and there. Pretty good. A good slingshot is a great item to have for sure.
Great video very useful information i hadnt been able to find anywhere else. Thank You for this. I will surely watch more of your videos!
+Martha Castro Thank you for the kind words and hope you find many useful video here that interest you
Good hunting Lonnie!
Will be watching for those future videos mentioned in this one - sounds like something a guy should know..
That was excellent Lonnie! Have also decided to get back to a sling shot and have one on the way but would also like to experiment with Bill Hayes design as well. Appreciate all the DIY information and technique which should make my endeavour more fruitful. Been shooting the bow lately so this should be a relatively smooth adaptation. Use the same anchor point and hadn't seen that used yet. Best wishes on the caribou hunt!
Canesser Thanks. Good luck with your new slingshot. We did have good luck on the hunt. We were blessed with a young bull moose.
***** Excellent! Better eating than a tough old bull anyway.
Very imformative as usual Lonnie hope your both keeping well, atb Ken
Good Luck on your Caribou. I was blessed with a Bighorn Sheep tag. I have till December to get in shape. This video was really super thank you!
You just got a new subscriber, really good video! I have to say I found it funny when you said around 13:44mins where you said you'd show a clip of one of the Grouse you got...I thought it would be you hunting it...LOL you were already cooking it - awesome dude!!
Thank you for subscribing and welcome to the channel. You probably have not seen the video that I did where I snared a grouse by hand. If you want to see that video, it is found at the link below.
Survival Grouse Snaring By Hand
ua-cam.com/video/rFrcH3O9LXQ/v-deo.html
Nice. I have 3 or 4 slingshots and never use them because I can't aim worth a crap. I'm gonna try that technique. Thanks.
Great tips! Thank you for sharing
I loved that little grin upon returning to get your mic.
Great shootin. Im gonna sight out my slingshot like that, see how it goes.
I think its still too cold where I am though.
Lonnie do you or can you suggest what temps would be best, that wouldnt break or tear my bands??
Thanks
Dennis Smith I would guess that the cold temps would not only be harder on the longevity of the bands but would also slow down considerably the bands speed. I know that bungees do not stretch out and reclaim the original position nearly as well when They are cold.
Ok Lonnie that's what I thought. Thank you. The one band I've currently have will be dead soon. So I'll wait till +20 thanks bud
Pretty fancy shooting there Lonnie!
Nice video and shooting, sir! Love slingshots, they are lot of fun. For the bands, TBG is a must. ;) Cheerzz!!!
+lancepierres Thank you. I can see why you enjoy slingshots because I too really enjoy them.
Good one, Lonny. I agree, a slingshot is a great way to have a partridge or two for supper. Although, I never took the time to hone the skill as you're doing. I guess it was because it wasn't unusual to find a bird kind enough to hang around if I missed the first time.Thanks for posting.
Thanks , you should make more videos,you go into detail. Great for beginners
That look to camera after the third shot on target was gold. 😂
Legend.
Thanks for the tips, very nice shooting and good luck with the caribou hunt.
Kullcraven Bushcraft thanks my friend. we ended up getting a young bull moose
sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet
Great video Lonnie. Good hunting and I hope you manage to film some of your hunt. Cheers, b.
biggles1024 Sorry mate, I'm now back home and didn't get any video clips that I could use on youtube during the trip. We did however end up getting a young bull moose.
i would love to see some videos during the caribou hunt, even if they're just when you're back at camp. great video as always! - stony
BlackOwlOutdoors Sorry Stony, I didn't read your request until we got back from our hunt. Anyway, I didn't get any video shots during the trip that I can use on my youtube channel. I did get a small bull moose that me and my hunting buddy split and we had a great trip.
***** no worries. glad you're back safe and had a great time. - stony
***** Sorry. I have returned from my hunt an. Didn't get and video clips of the hunt that I could use on my UA-cam channel. I didn't realize folks would be much interested. Maybe next year I will try to get more videos of our trip/trips. I was however successful on the hunt and was able to get a young bull moose. Connie and I cooked up some fresh steak while we were working on processing the meat yesterday and it was VERY good. We are blessed
***** I live in South Central Alaska. Where we live is very rural but not as "primitive" as many of my viewers think. We have road transportation, electricity, plumbing, telephone, internet etc...just like folks all over the USA. Now out at our cabin that IS totally different. That is secluded, remote and few modern conveniences except I did install a small one panel solar system this summer so I no longer have to listen to that loud hissing of the pressurized gas lights and we now use LED lights that are totally silent. I love it. I can also charge up my tablet for editing the videos I shoot for the channel here. Can't upload the videos though until we get back home.
*****
No, our cabin is too small for one of those rocket mass heater. We have a good wood stove in it. We do however want to build a small rocket stove outside out of blocks.
Thanks, good video, just what I needed.
Great video! Thanks!!
Great video! Makes me want to buy a new slingshot!
Phillip Dodds Thanks. Shooting the slingshot for me is a relaxing and very inexpensive sport. If you enjoy those attributes you would probably enjoy the sport yourself.
awesome build n Great shots!
SauWze Thank you. Glad you enjoyed the video.
Thanks for the tips sr .
great sling shooting Lonnie. It reminds me of my grandfather when he was 70 years old. He would stand under his cherry trees shooting blackbirds that were getting his cherries. I remember my grandmother yelling at him saying "go ahead and kill em Bronston, because everyone you kill a hundred will come to his funeral" HaHa. 50 years of marriage.
+michael todd Thank you. Sounds like maybe your grandfather was a great shot
Hi Lonnie,
When looking at the target down the band where on the target do you place your sight? Would it be on the string just above it or top/middle of the can? Thanks for sharing!
Jacqueline
Jacqueline SchwartzAt 30 feet and using marbles as ammo, I find that if I set the target right on top of the middle of the slingshot band where it goes over the top fork then I should be on tareget. That will change though if shooting at closer or farther range or using a lighter or heavier ammo. just aim as I showed and shoot. Notice where your ammo is hitting and adjust your aim either up or down accordingly and before long you will be shooting close
Thanks Lonnie!
Great tips, thank you.
Viktors Devers You are welcome and thank you.
enjoyed video thank you for teaching me something new
Never underestimate a hillbilly. He knows more about ballistics, plastics and ergonomics than me ...and after I paid 30bucks my sling shot, he made a better one out of crap. FYI your anchor-point comment is consistent with my experience with archery (and I used to be good). You might be the coolest guy on the internet. Just saying.
Enjoyed that my freind, some great tips, ill now show my son when out plinking with the cattys, looks like you are in a great spot there aswell, im very gel , haha, enjoy ya carabo hunting, awsome !! Atb john and jai
Nice video! Good teacher! God bless You!
i love my slingshot!! is part of my arsenal with my revolver and my semi automatic gun 🔫.
Sensible prepper.
This guy is the best. Thanks for the videos.
DakotaSpawn You are very welcome and thank you for the encouraging words
Great shooting Lonnie, this would be great for small game. Hope u enjoy that fine meal u caught.
Thanks for those tips! I need all the help I can get. LOL
Nice shooting Lonnie!!👍
Great video man!!
Thanks Lonnie for the demonstration. This method of hunting is quite good.
I remember the old Wrist Rockets. Trouble with them was, the rubber tubing always gave out. The only way you could get replacement tubing in those days was to go to a medical or chemistry supply store. Many times, you would be turned down because they thought you were just some druggie looking for some of this tubing to help find a vein to shoot up.
1fanger i still have my old wrist rocket. Great slingshots
You're a slingshot wizard!
Living in Norway and shooting a slingshot with both arroew and round ammo I can say that it is definatly a summer tool here. Once the temps get down to 5c and under you loose most of your power and below freezing you get maybe one quick shot if you are carrying the slingshot inside your jacket until you shoot. Go with a traditional bow or firearm in the cold.
mrmalinois Yes you are right, the rubber would not retract from stretched position near as fast once cold. I know that "bungees" that I use for holding my gear on my freight sled does not retract as well once cold.
Thanks for the tips. I went from pretty bad to pretty good in minutes.
+Brubaker037 That is awesome. Glad to hear that.
Thanks for the advice nice vid
Thanx I learned a lot!
Good video....informative......instructive........entertaining!
Hello:) great video .. what do you use to cut out the sling shot? I'm interested in making me one ! I shoot a cheap sling shot and I have become pretty accurate .. I appreciate any help!
Joey
Joey Lujan Thanks Joey. I use a table mounted jig saw. just an inexpensive coping saw would work though if you don't have the power tools and are on a tight budget.
Joey Lujan Awesome. their is a real feeling of accomplishment when you have achieved a level of skill to be able to harvest animals with a more simplistic primitive type of weapon such as you did. congratulations.
I like the spent ammo retrieve system.
Great video, I understand why I leep getting fork and hand hits now. Thanks for the information
Will Dominguez Thank you Will and you are welcome.
yes, I did learn something, Thanks!
That's some pretty fine shooting.
Here I was thinking you're about to pull out a Y shaped sling shot lol when I saw that I was like whaaaaaat lol
Sure does look comfortable and strong. Great video!
Lonnie, I really appreciate your videos, and I'm learning a bunch. I'm curious as to what kind of remote mic it is that you use?
Stephen Pike Thank you. The remote microphone is a bluetooth "Sony ECM-AW3(R)". You of course need a camcorder that is compatible with bluetooth remote mics. If interested I am using a Canon Vixia HF R300 which of course is remote mic capable.
Thanks Lonnie. I like the clarity that you get with it, and the absence of 'cloth rubbing' that happens with so many lavalier mics. I'm goin' shopping.
Stephen Pike I do get the "cloth rubbing" sounds with mine as well at times when I forget about the mic. I carry my mic in an inner pocket of my vest but is still exposed. If I brush near that area I do pick up the "cloth rubbing" sounds.
***** Before I throw my lavalier mics away, I'm going to attach one to my hat brim & see how that works. But I'm still going to get one like yours. Gotta love those Canon cameras too... I have two R400's. But right now, I'm going to get the old wrist rocket out & beat up a cardboard box. With your aiming tips, I might even hit it!
Stephen Pike
Good luck with the wrist rocket and your new mic. Take care
Good video mate cheers...