Fork Hits, How They Happen and How to Avoid Them 

So true, its funny sometimes I just start shooting bad and can't figure it out. I always go back to my shot sequence. Walk through my steps and work through my steps and BAM everything comes together. I tend to pull my shots sometimes and I think it is my release but it is always my follow through.

@@ATOMark same here.

I am happy to hear my videos are helping out.

Thanks bro!

Thanks man. Keep at it. I hope the tips in this video help you out.

I hope it helps my friend.

Man thanks so much for this comment. It means alot and is really appreciated. Getting this kind of feedback really drives me to keep the videos coming.

Cool what slingshot did you get. There are lots of good well priced slingshots out there.

Thanks brother Vandal.

I will see what I can do😉

Start speed bumping the ball a little and that will never happen again.

My pleasure 👍

Oh man that's great to hear. I am glad that the video helped you out.

Hey, thanks for the feedback. I am happy to hear my videos are helping out

Thanks man. I am just trying to answer some of the questions I had for you guys so you don't have to do all the trial and error I did.

Hey man thanks for the feedback and I am happy that my videos have helped. Stay safe and shoot straight.

Thanks buddy. I appreciate that. I am always nervous shooting these videos. I know what I want to explain but I'm never sure it is coming across properly on camera.

I know the video Is geared towards frame hits but really these tips can be used to tighten groups and have better accuracy.

Thanks man

My pleasure buddy

Me too

Everytime I have had a frame hit it was from a slip or doing something dumb except once when I shot for many hours and my hand started to get tired and I started to cheat and speed bumped my pouch.......lesson learned

@@ATOMark very true all it takes is that lapse of concentration and it's got you, I remind myself just don't shoot yourself in the hand and there is a long wait at accident and emergency 👍

Thanks man. I got 2 requests for this video last week. I hope it helps them out.

Word. I started with 11mm and hit my hold hand 6 times first 2 weeks. 😆😬😳🙃

Oh man! That must have been terrible!

You can try speed bumping the pouch a little and that will stop the fork hits.

Oh my goodness that must have been horrible.

I hope the tips help

Thanks Chris.

Glad it helped

Ya I am not a clay fan at all. I usually just give them an old frame to shoot. I have never bought any good quality clays with consistant size or shape. It actually caused me to pick up some bad habits.

Thanks man

Ya I have been aborting shots more and more. If something doesn't feel right I re-start the shot sequence. This helps muscle memory and will eliminate inconsistent anchor points. I like to add a little accountability when practicing. When I miss the last shot it earns me 10 more. Lol

Lol ya, I need to build a heated booth to shoot from. Winter shooting will be great.

My pleasure

You could try that and see what happens. I find it works on forks that are too short for my anchor.

I ran out. I am going to have to get some more.

Where you get them from? Or are you selling them?

@@ianpearce78 I got them from purse nets and fox nets on Facebook. They are out of the uk

Nice. I have never hit my hand but I have had a few fork hits. The ones on the evo came from trying to things in the air and shoot things. Just stupid. The other frame I hit was shooting a cold weather band test in -18c for an hour and a half. I couldn't feel my fingers any more and whammo . Besides that I have been pretty lucky too.

Hey if it is working for you keep at it. I use the same technique when I shoot butterfly.

I have heard of this..... but it won't settle in mu brain. I will beed to see it.

@@ATOMark Simple. Hold eraser and in your shooting hand. No frame needed. Just the left arm out and right hand holding eraser in your aiming stance with pencil aiming straight towards hold hand. It showed me how low my elbow was and how to keep my grip open with no speed bump.

Oh nice that makes sense.

Yup bottom or top fork being closer to the target will fo it.

Lol I'll see what I can do. I have 6 frames in front of it though.

@@ATOMark I will be watching watching and watching some more. Thanks for excellent informative videos mark 👍🏻👍🏻

Yup wider frames will solve this. This is why I always shoot 90mm frames. But you can always just aim low. They call it gap shooting. You know where your ball is going so you aim accordingly

@@ATOMark Thank you very much for the reply. What about aiming at target on the ground ? Do you bend your waist? Thanks.

@@alchemistlee5882 yes it is best to draw then bend at the waist. If you raise your arm or lower your arm you change the angle and draw length of your bands. Becomes very inconsistent also you may cause a frame hit because your bands aren't stretching equally. Bending at the waist is best.

@@ATOMark Thank you very much. That makes sense. I will try it. Have a great day.

@@ATOMark I'll second that; I have a friend who is a cop and he took me on their outdoor range on Sunday for 9mm pistol target practice, along with his buddy who is their chief firearms instructor. With a low target he made me emphasise the waist bend so that the target alignment is correct. Thanks ATO; I had a nasty hand strike with an 8mm BB the other day and couldn't figure it out, blood everywhere! For some reason I'd allowed my pouch thumb to bend about 20 degrees at the joint, to make my anchor more comfortable. As soon as I got my thumb and finger in line again I was back in business.

I have found I have trouble with ttf. I've had more frame hits ttf by far than ott. But it could just be me.

@@ATOMark I assumed that... thanks.

Sure no problem!I'll trade ❤ for comments any day. Lol🤣

You may be overpowering your bands. I don't know what taper you are useing but normally I would use .65 for 9.5 steel.

​@@ATOMark I use always precise.65 thick and taper 19 to 13 use 8 mm steel baal

@asifansariart2988 I really have no idea. I would look for some physical damage on your fork and see if something Is scratching it.

I got the thumper in a trade.

You must be speed bumping the 8mm steel.

Usually if you are getting hand slap it's from overpowered bands.

@@ATOMark I know. But my band really match the ammo. I checked it. As I sad I get this slap only when I hold slingshot with fork supporting grip. If I change it problem solved. Strange.

@@uniquedrone that is strange. I have no idea.

@@ATOMark OK thx anyway.

@@ATOMark Width of the band is little bit wider that clip. Do you think this could cause this problem?

When you shoot down or up you need to keep your form. For example when I draw at something high I draw like I am shooting straight ahead and tilt at the waste to meet my target. If you raise or lower your arm you will create more tension in 1 band than the other and frame hit. So your frame arm and tldraw arm should make a T with your torso and while holding that T and bending at the waste will solve that issue.

@@ATOMark thank you, that was my issue!

I put some damage in the webbing of my hand shooting the hammer pro. I am so glad I didn't hit my knuckle. That would have been a nightmare.

@@ATOMark webbing of the hand wouldn't of felt good either lol, steel on bone I didn't like but my son thought it was funny seeing dad hold back some words while walking it off lol.

@@ATOMark great video btw, will be watching my form a lot more

Lol I bet.

Oh man what happened? Was it a bought frame or a home made one?

@@ATOMark No I make my own and some of the designs shall we say are not made for heavy wide bands I prefer to use . especially using softer exotic woods. There was a weak spot too narrow and grain running the wrong way . I'm glad my glasses and eye are intact. my finger nearly feels like it almost broke the bone on top of the deep 3 way cut. it's a good thing I'm not an Aim shooter, mostly instinctive, so my eye was spared.

@@WV591 oh man. I had a close one once. I made a slingshot out of a maple board. I thought for sure it would be good and strong. Luckily when the fork broke it hit the brim of my cap. Any run off in the wood is no good. Now its only hard wood tree forks for this guy and I test them all in a vice first.

@@ATOMark this was a blessing in disguise wake-up call. I'm a bow and arrow shooter, so I have the habit of instinctive shooting to begin with . As a result, I stink at aiming a slingshot to begin with and now after this mishap, I will never attempt to aim ;-)