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How to choose a slingshot?

Selection methods are as follows:

1, first of all, safety first. Bow body to avoid the use of more brittle materials, such as cast iron, cast zinc alloy, toughness of the wood, etc.; bow body can be made a little thicker, both safe and stable and good power, at the same time to be easy to hold tight to avoid slipping and turning. Leather band should be fixed in a firm manner, while facilitating the timely replacement of the leather band, playing to break and then change is not a safe habit.

2, the second is to be good. The best choice of bow handle can be comfortable to hold firm and reliable, to avoid sliding when playing slingshot affect the accuracy or even hit the hand. Flat leather band is now popular over the top of the tie-free fixed method, does not hurt the leather band, replacement is more convenient, in fact, the use of cocktail leather band, the life of the leather band generally depends on the leather capsule end; the same round leather band with a ball card fixation method and the same as described above. The tension of the leather band does not need to be too large, the key is to pull in place in order to hit high speed.

3, the third is to their favorite. It is also important to pick your favorite style.

The slingshot is a cold weapon or game tool. The slingshot is generally made of tree branches, "Ya" shape, on the two ends of the tie on the leather band, the leather band in the middle of the tie on a parcel of projectiles on the leather block. The power depends on the tension of the leather band, and the greater the tension of the leather band, the greater the power of the slingshot. It is a kind of long-distance weapon that shoots projectiles with a bow. In ancient times, catapults were mostly used for hunting. There is an old poem that describes "breaking bamboo, renewing bamboo, flying earth, and driving away meat". This means that the bamboo was cut to make a bow to shoot birds and animals with clay pellets. Later developed into a martial arts equipment.