Well, in ye olden days (like, Neolithic), slings were still lethal, especially towards the head. Slings were popular hunting weapons, and they even saw warfare use. Such as in the Roman Empire, in which mercenaries used slings
I watched an Afghan shepard kid, prob 12ish, braid a sling out of the long triangular leaves of a a small shrub. It had all the same elements: flat-braid, split pouch, a loop for his finger. It did not however have a tassel at the end. Instead he breaded a ball knot. The kids accuracy was outstanding. With any random stone he was hitting a dinner plate sized rock consistently about 25-30 meters away.
@@mitchellwilley7208 No this was like 60-70 feet away. It was nearly unbelievable how accurate the little dude was. But this was when they were showing off to me. I don't know if they slung stones during their normal day at this distance. So one unique thing I saw there was that the shepherd boys didn't have dogs with them. They would sling a stone near the goats to herd them if they started to wander off.
@@spencereaston8292that’s wild! I always knew slings were deadly but the shots of him lobbing fist-sized stones across long distances in the video really cemented it for me. The sling and dart attacks of the ancient world must have been so deadly.
The battle description phrase: "...and x-thousand sling shooters..." suddenly gains quite a relevance, especially when one contemplates the fact that arrows, needed in the thousands add up in weight and volume and might have to be transported across great distances and challenging terrain. In the "right battleground"! Pebbles may cover the ground. I wonder how often generals chose the location for their attack with that factor in mind.
Slingers still used ammo. Picking up a random rock was far from being that useful due to how differently they'd fly compared to purpose-built ammunition. And lead shot would have been far more deadly than rocks.
@@LordVader1094 but slings can have options, arrows do not. Lead would be better but an ordinary rock is ok, a stick is not a good replacement of a war arrow.
even if it isn't in the attack itself, sling stones can be scavenged from rivers which was a big help in ancient war logistics where you might have multiple battles or skirmishes. Set up camp near a river bed, have your men scrounge up a few dozen suitable stones each. Practiced slingers would have a feel for a good rock and it beats having to haul a massive carriage around with all the arrows for the entire campaign.
I've been years making and using this slings. They are amazing. Simple but effective, and its simpleness adds a kind of beauty to them. In the iberian peninsula, where i live, they've been used till now by some hearders with legendary aim. Simply amazing.
The dammage they can yeild in battle was comparible to bows so they were extremely effective. The only reason bows became more popular is because they were more versitile and could be used in tighter formations. I have a feeling there is some truth to the david and goliath story as well because one well placed rock could absolutely kill a man no matter how big he is.
there's something intoxicating about the power and accuracy, and the snap it makes on release... sling-shooters must have been terrifying to face on the battlefield
They used to sink Roman ships by shooting lead bolts to the hull with their slings. Not to mention what it can do to armor and shields... Romans had the idea of covering the hulls with leathers and it worked out. Only then they could invade the isles.
I’m very excited to see the upcoming parts to your sling series! You very clearly have a much more sophisticated and unbiased opinion on slings; a true master to teach us!
@@TomAndersonnt is. Especially using lead bullets with holes on it, the horror is that you can't see it coming, but because it has holes on it of which creates a screeching sound while it approaches you on 180 kph if my memory did not deceive me.
I strongly believe that Rafa Nadal (who comes from the Balearic Archipelago) carries his balistic talent from previous generations! Great video, cheers from Spain💃
A Balearic here, taught to shoot by my grandfather, taught by his grandfather and all the way back to the times of our ancestors. As a note, in our language the sling is called "fona" from the latin "funda" but there's also a mysterious word, "passetja" which comes from unknown origins and it's possibly the original name in our prehistoric mother tongue.
Excellent presentation of historically accurate Information! Going over the sling's construction in detail and showing what it is capable of made for a great video. Looking forward to the seeing more from your channel. You have earned a subscriber!
l am now 15 years old and I am still playing with bows and slings and I taught to my cousins how to use them too the longest distance I have ever shot with my sling is 118 m and my bow have a range of 30m at 45* angle
definitely interested in how to make one of that type. the one i made and have been using has a split pouch made of two short lengths of leather since i couldn't figure out the braiding myself.
And now, I'm following your work ! So excited to learn how to proper use this incredible launcher... I've tried by myself but now i just have a painful elbow ahah But I can hit a car at 30 meters... It's the beginning!
Keep up the good work, I am really excited to see your next two videos. I've tried making a sling from sisal Twine and I can get reasonably accurate with it but it twists during the braiding so its gnarled and hairy looking, still beats the paracord though.
Pass the hairy bits quickly over a flame, so as to burn the thin, loose strands down with the heat, but leave the harder, thicker body of the twine untouched.
3:42 I'm wondering if an explanation may be, that those artists were familiar with that specific style of sling, so when they came to do the painting and sculpture, when it came to doing the sling, they defaulted to their concept of what a sling was, rather than being historically accurate to the type of sling David would have used 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️ Fantastic video, very informative 🙏🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👍 And yes, it is that taper of a whip, which means that it's tip breaks the sound-barrier as it flicks forward in the strike 👍👍👍👍
Goliath was not only the tallest but also the strongest. More like: a guy brought a gun to a knife fight, only to be met with a machine gun or AK rifle
This type of sling, we 7 year old used to weave ourselves and using them to protect ourselves. Coyotes would know we meant business when we bend down to pickup a round small rock to use against them. The ling would crack like the sound of 22 rifle and the rock would zoom when traveling.
This is a really excellent video of the sort I haven't seen on this website in a long time. It's concise, informative, and filled with clear demonstrations of sling technique and design. Subscribing is an easy choice.
By the way, do you have any plans to cover any other ancient weapons besides slings on this channel? I did historical fencing for 3 years here in the U.S., and whenever we were discussing the usage of hand weapons from antiquity, I always felt that we were just guessing. Of particular interest to me was the design of shields from the time. Large, oval or rectangular shields were common in Europe, and they nearly always had a handle that was horizontally aligned, which makes actually handling them very cumbersome if your background is sword and buckler. I've always wondered why these fighting tools were designed the way they were.
@@DjeauxSheaux I would like to expand out to other "archaic arms" throughout history, with perhaps more focus on ranged weapons, but we'll see. The shield design you describe is quite curious. I can see them being used in defensive and offensive manner depending on the situation, but I personally have never had any hands-on experience using them, so my insight is fairly limited.
@@Archaic-Arms I would love to see more content on projectiles from your channel. As to shield design, it's a mystery lost to the ages. But if I had to come up with a guess I'd say that a large, oval shaped shield with a horizontal handle can very ergonomically lay flat right against your body, which might be desirable if you're getting into a shoving match with your opponent. In modern fencing you always try to hit your opponent with the very tip of your sword, but the wear patterns on bronze and iron aged swords show many cuts close to the handle of the blade, as if they were used at terribly close range. And they were definitely as big as they were to assist against the many projectiles of the day. Hope to see more content from you soon!
Ok, this video made me appreciate the sling in the video game Enter the Gungeon a lot more... Hell, thanks to this I may very well draw one paper, cause I can
Nearly every RUclipsr this week has done the same video on how to braid a sling, so we need at least $500 more RUclipsrs to do the same thing that way we will make sure that we know how to do this
As someone from Mallorca who makes his own slings i really aprove this video! Whoever is slinging in this video needs to check out Lluis Pons Livermore.
My friend was an expert with this weapon. He explained the proper technique was like cracking a whip and that the projectile would leave the pouch near the speed of sound.
doesn't matter how far forward or how far back in time you go, man will keep finding ways to throw rocks at each other. whether thats just the rock, using a sling or a bow, or in a cartridge
It just makes so much sense that i should be braded, forming a rectangle to allow for no deviations of inertia, and since there are no weird knots to add to dissimetry, it seems like the best option for serious slinging. And on the quote by Virgil, could he not been talking about hunting femal deer or elk?
Indeed, however it is quite likely that the design existed in ancient times, by virtue of how traditional crafts were passed down. For example, esparto espadrilles made by traditional makers today, are very similar to archeological finds from thousands of years ago.
I knew nothing about these....except for the archeological finds of Roman lead projectiles but some of these fellas shown, are really bloody good at shooting, if thats the correct terminology
I’ve made mine of paracord threads, and servaiers line . The pink stuff. I’m no expert but sometimes when I thump a tree I know I absolutely know that dude is out of the fight
Huh, I didn't realize it would've made a loud crack like that. I wonder if this would've added a psychological effect when used in warfare. I have watched a video on how effective they were as weapons so something a little extra like that sound might have gotten to some people.
have u ever heard a longbow before? it sounds like firecrackers and makes a loud crash when it lands I'm surprised it took guns to start scaring people all those projectiles were loud as hell
@@BaronBoar here's a good example of what I mean ngl I youtubed it just now and other vids didn't have the power this girl did ruclips.net/video/maMnRvJVih8/видео.html
@@randomguy6152 Tbh it wouldn't surprise me if the part that made guns scare animals was less the sound and more the smoke - given how fire is pretty much a universal fear for most animals and the unnatural smell of gunpowder would add to the effect.
what length do you think is most common? i am in the process of making one, but have seen various length recommendations and want to know your thoughts
While the Saxon/English Longbow is an amazing weapon the simplicity of this design and its relative ease of use and manufacture makes me wonder why Longbows were even a thing for as long as they were... I'm guessing improvements in armor had something to do with the use of bows in general as well as the use of mounted archers... wonder if there are any accounts of cavalry using slings or maybe using them while in chariots... although there doesn't seem to be enough room to use a sling in either case.....
When I was in the first grade my friends and I saw the movie the Bible and we made slings with two leather thongs and a piece of inner tube. The sling is very accurate and faster than a person can throw. It was the main weapon 2000 years ago
Can anyone tell me if a typical slingshot can be as accurate and deadly? Does the centrifugal force of the regular sling cause more force in the projectile?
To obtain maximum speed and power, the stone must be of adequate weight. A typical weight for a sling stone can be between 50 and 100 grams, although this can also vary depending on the physical ability of the thrower and the desired range 🤔
Ive made a sling of this design, but my issue is that rocks keep falling through the split unless i use it in a specific wat, which is different from how they sling it in the video. What mistake am i making?
Are both sided of the pouch the same length? If one is longer than the other, that can happen. If that's not the problem, try making the pouch a little smaller.
I remember a story of a siege in the Jewish rebellions a short time before Jesus was born. There the Jews stopped the romans time and time again with nothing but slingers. I always doubted these stories. Pfff how much can a sling really hurt? But after seeing this here, I am 100% convinced that even an armoured legionnaire would be well advised to have his shield up at all times.
Thanks for the insight. Yet, I was greatly missing the ethymology of the actual word "balearic sling". In fact, that term is redundant, because the group of Spanish Islands in the Mediterranian Sea is named after the slings, and not the other way round. Like the word "ballistics", the word "Baleares" stems from the Ancient Greek work "ballein" which means "to throw". The Baleares wear settled about 5000 years ago by people who made heavy use of these sling for hunting. A couple of hundred years later, sling shooters from Mallorca would serve as highly-paid mercenaries in both, Roman and Etruscian armies.
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"Does" rhymes with "toes" and means female deer .
Yes I agree, silly mistake on my part!
"Hoe" rhymes with "toe" and means your mom.
What?
@@coreblaster6809 exactly wtf
@@paccianiod The word "doe" means female deer
Seeing grown men practice with this as a sport makes me fully believe the lethality these things posess. Goliath never stood a chance.
Well, in ye olden days (like, Neolithic), slings were still lethal, especially towards the head. Slings were popular hunting weapons, and they even saw warfare use. Such as in the Roman Empire, in which mercenaries used slings
Should have kept his shield up.
Bro when using lead shot the size of your pinky and pointed, they would STICK INTO PEOPLE. Very lethal!
Expert slinger + Gods guidance = dead Philistine
The stone sunk into his skull. Some serious velocity right there
I watched an Afghan shepard kid, prob 12ish, braid a sling out of the long triangular leaves of a a small shrub. It had all the same elements: flat-braid, split pouch, a loop for his finger. It did not however have a tassel at the end. Instead he breaded a ball knot. The kids accuracy was outstanding. With any random stone he was hitting a dinner plate sized rock consistently about 25-30 meters away.
Maybe you ment feet?
@@mitchellwilley7208 No this was like 60-70 feet away. It was nearly unbelievable how accurate the little dude was. But this was when they were showing off to me. I don't know if they slung stones during their normal day at this distance. So one unique thing I saw there was that the shepherd boys didn't have dogs with them. They would sling a stone near the goats to herd them if they started to wander off.
@@spencereaston8292that’s wild! I always knew slings were deadly but the shots of him lobbing fist-sized stones across long distances in the video really cemented it for me. The sling and dart attacks of the ancient world must have been so deadly.
Anyone want to tell this guy how long a meter is? Or should I say metre?
@@exodeus7959about 3 feet
A good movie about David would be to start with him casually braiding something, whistling, surrounded by sheep. Then we find out it’s a sling.
Here on Menorca they still hold sling shooting competitions every year, its great to see some of these expert shooters in action.
The battle description phrase: "...and x-thousand sling shooters..." suddenly gains quite a relevance, especially when one contemplates the fact that arrows, needed in the thousands add up in weight and volume and might have to be transported across great distances and challenging terrain. In the "right battleground"! Pebbles may cover the ground. I wonder how often generals chose the location for their attack with that factor in mind.
They still carried their ammo. Being lead shot, river stones or fired clay. Using random rocks was not the intended use.
Slingers still used ammo. Picking up a random rock was far from being that useful due to how differently they'd fly compared to purpose-built ammunition. And lead shot would have been far more deadly than rocks.
@@LordVader1094 but slings can have options, arrows do not. Lead would be better but an ordinary rock is ok, a stick is not a good replacement of a war arrow.
even if it isn't in the attack itself, sling stones can be scavenged from rivers which was a big help in ancient war logistics where you might have multiple battles or skirmishes. Set up camp near a river bed, have your men scrounge up a few dozen suitable stones each. Practiced slingers would have a feel for a good rock and it beats having to haul a massive carriage around with all the arrows for the entire campaign.
@@markettechniques weird enough one of thier uses, though rarely.
Can't wait for the guide to build one! The ones you showed on this video seemed so perfect.
Much appreciated!
Yes i hope for a tutorial
@@Archaic-Arms hey.... no pressure but.... when that tutorial coming to make one like u have
@@mrwannabeblacksmith8831 I think a little bit more pressure now, cose it’s been 4 month
@@SaveliyShabanov yeah I was thinking same lol
I've been years making and using this slings. They are amazing. Simple but effective, and its simpleness adds a kind of beauty to them. In the iberian peninsula, where i live, they've been used till now by some hearders with legendary aim. Simply amazing.
The dammage they can yeild in battle was comparible to bows so they were extremely effective. The only reason bows became more popular is because they were more versitile and could be used in tighter formations. I have a feeling there is some truth to the david and goliath story as well because one well placed rock could absolutely kill a man no matter how big he is.
Where can I buy one of those?
Have you tried a fustibalis?
@@davepowell7168 Never....
Why am I not surprised that there is a slinging community out there? I guess there is really a community for everything out there. Very cool
Slinging and swinging
there's something intoxicating about the power and accuracy, and the snap it makes on release... sling-shooters must have been terrifying to face on the battlefield
They used to sink Roman ships by shooting lead bolts to the hull with their slings. Not to mention what it can do to armor and shields... Romans had the idea of covering the hulls with leathers and it worked out. Only then they could invade the isles.
I’m very excited to see the upcoming parts to your sling series! You very clearly have a much more sophisticated and unbiased opinion on slings; a true master to teach us!
Haha thank you for very generous words! but I know there is still much to learn, so a master I am not.
Some good shooting there. Most under rated ancient weapon of all. More than capable of bringing down large game.
I never knew how lethal slings were until I saw this video. These weapons must've been considered OP for hundreds of years
@@TomAndersonnt is.
Especially using lead bullets with holes on it, the horror is that you can't see it coming, but because it has holes on it of which creates a screeching sound while it approaches you on 180 kph if my memory did not deceive me.
This is incredible. Ancient people were so cool, watching this weapon being used is like taking a trip back in time.
I strongly believe that Rafa Nadal (who comes from the Balearic Archipelago) carries his balistic talent from previous generations!
Great video, cheers from Spain💃
That pop of the of the whip effect coupled with Roman whistling projectiles must have had an extreme psychological effect on the battlefield.
A Balearic here, taught to shoot by my grandfather, taught by his grandfather and all the way back to the times of our ancestors. As a note, in our language the sling is called "fona" from the latin "funda" but there's also a mysterious word, "passetja" which comes from unknown origins and it's possibly the original name in our prehistoric mother tongue.
Every other generation in your family gets a bit of a break.
@@Kuttar-jm2ce doesn't sound remotely similar.
Funny here in Portugal we still call it Funda for the sling and the slingers are called "Fundeiros" or "Fundibulários".
In Croatia we call it "praćka" .
It could be coincidence but it is a tiny bit similar and distorted in a way to be suspicious .
There is no similarity, Slověnic prašta from Proto-Slověnic pьrati «to beat», like in perunъ «lightning bolt».
Excellent presentation of historically accurate Information! Going over the sling's construction in detail and showing what it is capable of made for a great video. Looking forward to the seeing more from your channel. You have earned a subscriber!
I used to play with these as I grew up as a kid, used to make our own as well as bows and sling shots from good tree branches. Awesome
l am now 15 years old and I am still playing with bows and slings and I taught to my cousins how to use them too the longest distance I have ever shot with my sling is 118 m and my bow have a range of 30m at 45* angle
Awesome video, very professionally pieced together. I look forward to seeing what you'll cover next, count me in!
Very informative ... a well designed weapon for one of the most powerful slinger these days 👍😊
Thanks Sylvain!
How to purchase one?
Awesome video. Can't wait for your video on how to make one. Especially for forming the belly. Your slings look perfect.
Thank you! I'll try to do a comprehensive job.
This is a very well put together video. I'm really excited to see more content from your channel, keep it up!
Very interesting! I wonder how these would be used in military formations back then.
This likely varied depending on the sling length and type of projectile. I will cover this in a future video, perhaps the next one?
@@Archaic-Arms Yes please!!!
My understanding was harassing flank attacks using lead shot shaped like American footballs in Roman times, anyway.
definitely interested in how to make one of that type. the one i made and have been using has a split pouch made of two short lengths of leather since i couldn't figure out the braiding myself.
Certainly worth a try! I'll show a few braid types in the next one, they are not difficult to learn.
@@Archaic-Arms looking forward to it. cheers!
And now, I'm following your work !
So excited to learn how to proper use this incredible launcher... I've tried by myself but now i just have a painful elbow ahah
But I can hit a car at 30 meters... It's the beginning!
Great video and great aim!! Thanks
Cheers!
Fantastic video, and really looking forward to seeing more!
Thanks Kick!
This is amazing! I have been using a poor quality jute twine sling. I am excited to see the upcoming videos and make one of better quality
Keep up the good work, I am really excited to see your next two videos. I've tried making a sling from sisal Twine and I can get reasonably accurate with it but it twists during the braiding so its gnarled and hairy looking, still beats the paracord though.
Pass the hairy bits quickly over a flame, so as to burn the thin, loose strands down with the heat, but leave the harder, thicker body of the twine untouched.
great vid - I have been looking for a good guide to making or buying a balearic sling for a number of years!!
This made me remember when we were taught this in school, an important part of Balearic heritage gràcies desde Menorca amic
God this video is so well done. Love your work
Thanks so much!
Waiting for the tutorial on how to make one!😮 I even activated the little bell so I don't miss it 🔔 🤩
Looking forward to you next videos!!! Thanks for this!
3:42 I'm wondering if an explanation may be, that those artists were familiar with that specific style of sling, so when they came to do the painting and sculpture, when it came to doing the sling, they defaulted to their concept of what a sling was, rather than being historically accurate to the type of sling David would have used 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
Fantastic video, very informative 🙏🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👍 And yes, it is that taper of a whip, which means that it's tip breaks the sound-barrier as it flicks forward in the strike 👍👍👍👍
I agree, the artists would have likely depicted that which is familiar to them. Slings can vary a lot from culture to culture.
Beautiful work
Man, you're pretty good with that thing.
Used to think that the David vs Goliath story was inspirational. But now I realize that it's a story about a guy that brought a gun in a knife fight😂
Goliath was not only the tallest but also the strongest. More like: a guy brought a gun to a knife fight, only to be met with a machine gun or AK rifle
Very interesting video. Always cool to see someone passionate about something.
Much appreciated!
Bringing a gun into a melee fight will never be fair, even a gargantuan stands no chance.
How ingeniously dynamic!
This type of sling, we 7 year old used to weave ourselves and using them to protect ourselves. Coyotes would know we meant business when we bend down to pickup a round small rock to use against them. The ling would crack like the sound of 22 rifle and the rock would zoom when traveling.
Dang! I never knew how effective they where! ⚡️
This is a really excellent video of the sort I haven't seen on this website in a long time. It's concise, informative, and filled with clear demonstrations of sling technique and design. Subscribing is an easy choice.
By the way, do you have any plans to cover any other ancient weapons besides slings on this channel? I did historical fencing for 3 years here in the U.S., and whenever we were discussing the usage of hand weapons from antiquity, I always felt that we were just guessing. Of particular interest to me was the design of shields from the time. Large, oval or rectangular shields were common in Europe, and they nearly always had a handle that was horizontally aligned, which makes actually handling them very cumbersome if your background is sword and buckler. I've always wondered why these fighting tools were designed the way they were.
Thank you!
@@DjeauxSheaux I would like to expand out to other "archaic arms" throughout history, with perhaps more focus on ranged weapons, but we'll see.
The shield design you describe is quite curious. I can see them being used in defensive and offensive manner depending on the situation, but I personally have never had any hands-on experience using them, so my insight is fairly limited.
@@Archaic-Arms I would love to see more content on projectiles from your channel. As to shield design, it's a mystery lost to the ages. But if I had to come up with a guess I'd say that a large, oval shaped shield with a horizontal handle can very ergonomically lay flat right against your body, which might be desirable if you're getting into a shoving match with your opponent. In modern fencing you always try to hit your opponent with the very tip of your sword, but the wear patterns on bronze and iron aged swords show many cuts close to the handle of the blade, as if they were used at terribly close range. And they were definitely as big as they were to assist against the many projectiles of the day. Hope to see more content from you soon!
I’m surprised you don’t use a hook or a vice to apply tension to the sling while you braid it.
Looking forward to the tutorial!
I never use a hook for a flat braid, but always for a round braid (not for tension, but keeps the cord out of the way).
Excited for the build video!
Ok, this video made me appreciate the sling in the video game Enter the Gungeon a lot more...
Hell, thanks to this I may very well draw one paper, cause I can
I never realized what a whipping you could put on someone with a Balearic sling. Halfway between a bullwhip and a riding crop.
Looking forward to the guide on how to make one, I am Wondering how to find / buy the Balearic sling materials
I will try and cover this in the tutorial.
Nearly every RUclipsr this week has done the same video on how to braid a sling, so we need at least $500 more RUclipsrs to do the same thing that way we will make sure that we know how to do this
This was great. You earned one more subscriber sir.
Thanks for watching!
You have inspired me to pick up this sling!
I am glad!
As someone from Mallorca who makes his own slings i really aprove this video! Whoever is slinging in this video needs to check out Lluis Pons Livermore.
Met him in person, it was fun slinging with him!
I like this. This video cuts out all the bs and gives me exactly what I wanted to know.
My friend was an expert with this weapon. He explained the proper technique was like cracking a whip and that the projectile would leave the pouch near the speed of sound.
In Navajo its called Bey-ah-diih-dlith-hee or "the thing that throws"
doesn't matter how far forward or how far back in time you go, man will keep finding ways to throw rocks at each other. whether thats just the rock, using a sling or a bow, or in a cartridge
the slow motion show is awesome
Good Video Dude! Well presented and spoken.
You can see how the fray actually whips it out and i think probably better than modern
very cool history lesson thankyou
Fantastic video. Thank you
It just makes so much sense that i should be braded, forming a rectangle to allow for no deviations of inertia, and since there are no weird knots to add to dissimetry, it seems like the best option for serious slinging. And on the quote by Virgil, could he not been talking about hunting femal deer or elk?
awesome, great video
The appearance of modern balieric slings in renaissance artwork only proves the design extends back as far as the renaissance.
Indeed, however it is quite likely that the design existed in ancient times, by virtue of how traditional crafts were passed down. For example, esparto espadrilles made by traditional makers today, are very similar to archeological finds from thousands of years ago.
Very informative! Thank you
Thanks for watching!
that's pretty flippin' cool
War back in the day had to have been hell. You could have legions of slingers hurling mini stone cannon balls as fast as they can pick them up.
Do you sell the slings that you make?
Excellent video! 👍
Cheers, Joe!
I knew nothing about these....except for the archeological finds of Roman lead projectiles but some of these fellas shown, are really bloody good at shooting, if thats the correct terminology
I’ve made mine of paracord threads, and servaiers line . The pink stuff.
I’m no expert but sometimes when I thump a tree I know I absolutely know that dude is out of the fight
The speed of sound is 1100 ft per second, as fast as many modern firearm projectiles.
Huh, I didn't realize it would've made a loud crack like that. I wonder if this would've added a psychological effect when used in warfare. I have watched a video on how effective they were as weapons so something a little extra like that sound might have gotten to some people.
have u ever heard a longbow before? it sounds like firecrackers and makes a loud crash when it lands I'm surprised it took guns to start scaring people all those projectiles were loud as hell
@@randomguy6152 No. I know of longbows but never heard one being shot.
@@BaronBoar RUclips a vid it's pretty interesting
@@BaronBoar here's a good example of what I mean ngl I youtubed it just now and other vids didn't have the power this girl did
ruclips.net/video/maMnRvJVih8/видео.html
@@randomguy6152 Tbh it wouldn't surprise me if the part that made guns scare animals was less the sound and more the smoke - given how fire is pretty much a universal fear for most animals and the unnatural smell of gunpowder would add to the effect.
Waiting for the build!
I started on the 3rd video went to the second now I'm at the beginning as suggested lol I suppose that's the best place to start a series 😅
Very impressive
Do you have any recommendations for a sling like this but in made of synthetic materials that would be more durable?
what length do you think is most common? i am in the process of making one, but have seen various length recommendations and want to know your thoughts
While the Saxon/English Longbow is an amazing weapon the simplicity of this design and its relative ease of use and manufacture makes me wonder why Longbows were even a thing for as long as they were... I'm guessing improvements in armor had something to do with the use of bows in general as well as the use of mounted archers... wonder if there are any accounts of cavalry using slings or maybe using them while in chariots... although there doesn't seem to be enough room to use a sling in either case.....
When I was in the first grade my friends and I saw the movie the Bible and we made slings with two leather thongs and a piece of inner tube. The sling is very accurate and faster than a person can throw. It was the main weapon 2000 years ago
Can anyone tell me if a typical slingshot can be as accurate and deadly? Does the centrifugal force of the regular sling cause more force in the projectile?
David's weapons were more sophisticated like guns than Goliath's spears
Ive never ever heard of this device. Wow
How long did it take for him to make the sling?
Have you ever seen any made of linen? I cannot find Esparto or other such fiber but find linen.
Quality work AA
Cheers Mitch!
To obtain maximum speed and power, the stone must be of adequate weight. A typical weight for a sling stone can be between 50 and 100 grams, although this can also vary depending on the physical ability of the thrower and the desired range
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Ive made a sling of this design, but my issue is that rocks keep falling through the split unless i use it in a specific wat, which is different from how they sling it in the video. What mistake am i making?
Are both sided of the pouch the same length? If one is longer than the other, that can happen. If that's not the problem, try making the pouch a little smaller.
Nice shooting
Great video thanks
'Look at all those peasants and their ropes Paul. They think skimming rocks can hurt us don't they?'...
... Paul?
a line of slings sounding off their sonic cracks had be… unnerving… in the times, what, 1500 years before ball and musket.
I wonder how fast on average the projectile gets
Kinda want to make one out of paracord maybe, it'd the modern cheap and widely avaliable material
Cool thanks 👍
Hannibal utilized Balearic slingers to great effect against the Roman Legions...
Can you sling left handed
I remember a story of a siege in the Jewish rebellions a short time before Jesus was born. There the Jews stopped the romans time and time again with nothing but slingers. I always doubted these stories. Pfff how much can a sling really hurt? But after seeing this here, I am 100% convinced that even an armoured legionnaire would be well advised to have his shield up at all times.
Thanks for the insight. Yet, I was greatly missing the ethymology of the actual word "balearic sling". In fact, that term is redundant, because the group of Spanish Islands in the Mediterranian Sea is named after the slings, and not the other way round. Like the word "ballistics", the word "Baleares" stems from the Ancient Greek work "ballein" which means "to throw". The Baleares wear settled about 5000 years ago by people who made heavy use of these sling for hunting. A couple of hundred years later, sling shooters from Mallorca would serve as highly-paid mercenaries in both, Roman and Etruscian armies.
Indeed, it didn't pass me by!