I've found that committing the " cardinal sin" of moving the ammo slightly rearward in my grip allows me to hold it and release it with much less pressure. I shoot better that way BECAUSE I don't have to pinch nearly as hard. I tried holding " on the bone" as lightly as possible for a long time....I shot well that way but did let some go before I was ready and was always worried about doing so. Moving the ball back didn't hurt accuracy and relieved tension in a lot of ways. Love your videos. The thoughtful analysis and presentations are truly unique and are a must watch!
I made a PFS from Dgui design. It’s made from 1/2” Baltic birch. I also have a Flippin’ Pickle from SS. My style is much like yours. I may tweak a bit more. Shooting a PFS seems almost “more natural “ than OTF for me. Hard to explain. Addictive for sure. Great explanation, cheers from Chicago.
Great tip, I can see that for finger tip shooter, but I’m back closer to the middle of my finger. I wonder if it’ll still apply. If it does, and I mix this with my release style, I’ll bet it’s deadly.
@@backyardslingshots5631 I actually pinch between my first two finger knuckles when I'm actually shooting, I just did the fingertips for demonstration purposes. It definitely makes a difference for me there too.
Great advice for mitigating target panic! I’ve been a practitioner of the “dry run” and “loaded dry run” for a few years now. Those exercises help! I also sometimes challenge myself to shoot as part of the exercise, but only after I’ve passed over the target from left-to-right and right-to-left a few times, hovering over the target for a minimum of 5 seconds. This helps me combat the involuntary / premature release aspect of target panic. I constantly tell myself, “Breathe, relax, and focus.” That helps too, as well as accompanying it with breathing exercises. Additionally, I’ll sometimes “shake off” the tension while envisioning the stress leaving my body. Staying as loose as possible is important to getting past the panic. I used to come onto the target from the right side, working my way left until I was either on target or close enough to “jerk” onto it. To combat that bad habit, I’ve started drawing either straight onto the target or as close to it as possible. That way, there’s less wasted motion, and less of an opportunity to freeze up before making it to the bullseye. Anyway, thanks again for your insight! Hopefully, I’ve said something that helps someone as well!
I shoot a bit. Maybe 10k shots in my life. To the best of my recollection I have never successfully sighted down a slingshot in order to hit a target. I gave up trying pretty quickly. I just focus on my target and shoot at it. I don't draw back, I push forward, as it were, so it's akin to throwing a projectile by hand. I gather some folks call it intuitive shooting. All that said I am intrigued by this video, I like the presentation style and will be watching some more of your content. Keep meaning to get back into the shooting, but I got even more keen on whittling hardwood frames. I might have a hundred or so in boxes around the place. Oak, Beech, Birch, Maple, Lilac, Cherry Wood, Greasewood, Mountain Laurel and so forth.
All very true. You cannot keep your anchor point the same, you must change your anchor point according to the width of your fork. Increase in fork width requires a lowering of your anchor point to keep the ammo in the center of the fork and vice versa. If you don’t change your anchor point with the increase or decrease in your fork width then you will end up with an uneven band pull and ammo off center. Very, very nicely done.
I have been trying to figure out why people are making a big deal about fork width. I know when I change frames my shots land different and I knew they were connected but not sure how or why. This helps understand it a little better.
I never really thought about, or knew about target panic, but after watching this I started to overthink target panic and that made me panic and caused me to have target panic and now I’m panicking. 😅 Sometimes ignorance is bliss
