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Introduction of Slingshot

Slingshots can be categorized into bow-piece slingshots and leather-band slingshots according to the firing mechanism. There are the most primitive bow-type slingshots and crossbows. Leather band slingshot can be divided into traditional slingshot and modern slingshot, the principle of its division should be completely in accordance with the presence or absence of sights and wrist rest labor-saving device division. For example, wood and wire slingshots without sights belong to traditional slingshots, while the so-called "traditional bows" with sights made by wire-cutting or casting should be included in the category of modern bows in the strict sense. Because in the whole world, before the development of cross grip aiming in China, there is no one or one product to promote the principle of cross grip aiming, the earliest cross grip aiming bow is the "King's Wind" (of course there is also the earlier XGD type), which pioneered the application and promotion of the principle of cross grip aiming in slingshot products, and it is the real ancestor of the cross grip aiming slingshot. It is the originator of the cross-grip slingshot. Typical types of modern slingshots that are relatively mature products are Sniper Eagle, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Raptor, and so on. Of course, according to the basic principle, the slingshot gun should also belong to the modern slingshot category, but the legal reasons make its development too limited. At the same time, I would like to correct one point: modern slingshot is incomparable to traditional slingshot in terms of shooting accuracy and speed of skillful operation. In the future, there will probably be slingshots with longer aiming distances, higher accuracy, and faster proficiency.