Slingshot Shooting

by MR Billy Pearson

Overview

SLINGSHOT SHOOTING examined in detail.

Shooting a slingshot is easy -- shooting a slingshot accurately is extremely difficult. It generally takes years of dedicated practice to become an expert slingshot shooter. But the good thing is that even the learning process will be a pleasurable and rewarding experience. The book SLINGSHOT SHOOTING will help you become an accomplished shooter at a rapid rate. Some of the chapters are: safety, the slingshot, ammunition, slingshot design, target systems, handedness, shooting technique, aiming, mind and body, practice, tournaments, and hunting.

OPINIONS OF THE EXPERTS:

Jerry Blanchard – National slingshot champion in 1979, 1980, 1984, 2000, and 2005. “Jack has more information in his book than I ever dreamed existed. I think his book could help any shooter get better.”

Richard (Blue) Skeen – National champion in 1981, 1983, 2001, and 2002. “I would recommend Jack’s book to any beginner and also to any experienced shooter that wants to become better.”

Join the growing number of people who have made slingshot shooting their sport of choice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780962289095
Publisher:	Sportology Publications
Publication date:	04/22/2016
Pages:	170
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.36(d)

About the Author

I'm going on eighty and have had a passion for slingshots all my life. When I was a kid, I was rarely without my trusty slingshot. Whether I was sent out to bring the cows home for evening milking or going over to the neighbors for a dozen eggs, I always had my beloved slingshot with me. I couldn't walk in the woods without scanning the trees looking for a suitable fork to make yet another slingshot (I find myself still doing that). I couldn't walk down a road without constantly scanning for round stones suitable for ammunition (all the local roads were gravel at that time).
I love the shooting sports. I have several rifles, shotguns, and pistols but rarely do I ever shoot any of them. My slingshots are another story; I now practice target shooting, with my slingshots, at every opportunity. During the middle part of my life I went many years without shooting a slingshot because of other interest (pocket billiards) and obligations (makeing a living). Looking back, I regret not making room in my life for slingshot shooting during that period.
By profession I was a Hydrologist. I spent my entire career working for the U.S. Geological Survey. During that time I authored twenty-five Professional Papers. After retiring, I wrote three very successful books on pocket billiards.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

1. SAFETY .................................
SAFETY GLASSES .....................
SHOOTING UP INTO THE AIR .....
SHOOTING AT BOTTLES ............
ADOLESCENT SHOOTERS ..........
RICOCHET ...............................
CHECK BANDS AND FORKS .......
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS .......

2. THE SLINGSHOT .................
YOKE ......................................
WRIST SUPPORT .......................
POWER BANDS .........................
BAND REPLACEMENT ...............
POUCH ...................................
PROJECTILE VELOCITY ..............

3. AMMUNITION .....................
TYPES OF AMMO .....................
PROJECTILE ENERGY ................
COMPETITION SHOOTING .........

4. SLINGSHOT DESIGN ..........
BUY OR BUILD ..........................
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ...
TESTING .................................

5. TARGET SYSTEMS ..............
SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS ........
PRACTICAL SYSTEMS ..............
ALTERNATIVE RANGES .............
ALTERNATIVE TARGETS ...........

6. HANDEDNESS .......................
DEFINITION .............................
DOMINANT EYE .......................
STEADIEST HAND .....................
PULLING STRENGTH .................
LOADING AND HOLDING POUCH .
SELECTING THE BEST STANCE ..

7. SHOOTING TECHNIQUE ..
BODY POSITION .......................
THE MECHANICS OF SHOOTING .
BREATH CONTROL ....................
INTEGRATING SHOT PROCESSES

8. AIMING ..................................
INSTINCTIVE SHOOTING ...........
AIMING WITH A SIGHT ..............
AIMING AND TIMING .................
WINDAGE ADJUSTMENTS ..........

9. MIND AND BODY .................
ROUTINES ...............................
POSITIVE IMAGING ...................
PHYSICAL CONDITIONING ........

10. PRACTICE ...........................
PRACTICE TIME .......................
PRACTICE REGIMEN .................
ACCURACY PLATEAU ...............
EQUIPMENT AND ENVIRONMENT ..
RECORDS .................................
VIDEO REVIEW .........................
SELF-COACHING .......................
TARGET PANIC .........................
ADDRESSING BAD HABITS ........
GOOD DAYS - BAD DAYS .........
THE BASICS .............................
HOW GOOD ARE YOU ................

11. TOURNAMENTS .................
TOURNAMENT PROMOTION ......
EQUIPMENT ..............................
STRESS ...................................
CHOKING ...............................
MENTAL PREPAREDNESS ..........
PHYSICAL PREPAREDNESS ........
SPONSORSHIP ..........................

12. HUNTING .............................
SMALL GAME ..........................
BIG GAME ................................
DISTANCE VARIABLES ..............
EQUIPMENT .............................
SAFETY ...................................
LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS .........

13. EPILOGUE ............................

ABOUT AUTHOR .....................

Editorial Reviews

Jerry Blanchard - National slingshot champion in 1979, 1980, 1984, 2000, and 2005. "Jack has more information in his book than I ever dreamed existed. I think his book could help any shooter get better."

Richard (Blue) Skeen - National champion in 1981, 1983, 2001, and 2002. "I would recommend Jack's book to any beginner and also to any experienced shooter that wants to become better."

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