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Do not ever sling at anything you do not want to hit.
This means anything, period! This includes, but is not
limited to: People, pets, people, buildings, people,
windows, people, cars, people, machinery, people, electrical
transformers, people, wild animals (unless hunting where
permitted by law), people, etc.
Make sure you have enough room to sling. This should
include enough room to account for the sling being fully
open after a release. Add your reach from the middle
of your chest to the end of your fingertips to the side,
plus the total length of your sling when opened. Triple
this length. An average height man with a 36”
sling needs an open area of at least 27’ diameter
and height for complete safety.
Make sure there is enough clear area in the direction
you intend to sling. The sling is a powerful projectile
weapon. It is easy for a novice slinger to sling a stone
over 100 meters, and distances of 200 meters are attainable
by slingers with even moderate experience.
Do not sling in populated areas like residential neighborhoods
or parks.
Don not sling over or onto roadways.
Do not sling over obstacles you can not see through
unless you there is enough room on the other side to
not hit anyone or anything valuable.. This includes
buildings, trees, hills, mounds of debris, etc.
Do not sling bottles or other glass or breakable objects.
While your slinging area may be clear, no one wants
broken glass about to step on or damage tire, etc.
Before you sling, be sure slinging is permissible in
the area you have chosen.
Yourself
Do not make your finger loop too tight. This can hurt
your finger and cause you to sling poorly, endangering
yourself and others.
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