How to use a Balearic Sling Archaic Arms 2023-08-18 | In this video I demonstrate how I use a Balearic sling, the basics of the slinging technique and its variations, as well as a few considerations and methods that I use in the pursuit of combining power and accuracy.
The Most Underrated Ancient Projectile Archaic Arms 2024-07-06 | A look into the utility and power of the big, but humble rock.
Reinventing the Plumbata Archaic Arms 2023-10-30 | Testing and analysing a “new” development on the design of weighted throwing darts, commonly known as plumbata.
Terrors of the Ancient Sling: Whistle-Shot Barrage #sling #ancienthistory Archaic Arms 2023-09-13 | #shorts Greeks and Romans sometimes drilled holes into lead sling bullets, which makes them whistle and scream as they fly through the air! So while you wont see the bullets flying towards or past you, one will certainly hear them. The bullets used in this video were made from clay.
How to make a Balearic sling Archaic Arms 2023-05-08 | This is how I make a Balearic sling for target practice and competitions.The truth is, these slings can be made from just about any material, not just the ones listed in the video i.e. sisal, hemp/linen, esparto, etc. These are just the materials that, from my experimentation, produce a better sling. Working with a camera between me and the braiding proved very challenging, so I'm sorry if it looks awkward at times.
The Balearic Sling Archaic Arms 2022-12-18 | A brief look into the Balearic sling. Covering design elements, a bit of history, and it's functionality.
Diana! Archaic Arms 2022-11-06 | A little highlight from Ibiza, exploding a 400g+ stone during a casual competition.
Sling Power Data Archaic Arms 2022-10-08 | (Video organised in order of increasing projectile weight.)Not attempting accuracy; my focus was simply getting velocity data. Target precision can however, be achieved with similar speeds.------------------------------------------------41” Sling:50g 73m/s - 133J , 3.7kgms56.2g 75m/s = 158J , 4.2kgms58.2g 74m/s = 159J , 4.3kgms60.5g 72m/s = 157J , 4.4kgms61.7g 72m/s = 160J , 4.4kgms62.5g 69m/s = 149J , 4.3kgms63.1g 70m/s = 155J , 4.4kgms74g 70m/s = 181J , 5.2kgms78.5g 68m/s = 181J , 5.3kgms98.9g 60m/s = 178J , 5.9kgms------------------------------28” Linen Sling:60.5g 63m/s = 120J , 3.8kgms62.3 62m/s = 120J , 3.9kgms62.5 60m/s = 113J , 2.8kgms71.5g 61m/s = 133J , 4.4kgms73.1g 63m/s = 145J , 4.6kgms78g 62m/s = 150J , 4.8kgms83.6g 55m/s = 126J , 4.6kgms87.2g 58m/s = 147J , 5.1kgms95g 56m/s = 149J , 5.3kgms96g 56m/s = 151J , 5.4kgms100.3g 53m/s = 141J , 5.3kgms102g 52m/s = 137J , 5.3kgms103.8g 55m/s = 157J , 5.7kgms105g 53m/s = 147J , 5.6kgms105g 53m/s = 147J , 5.6kgms119g 53m/s = 167J , 6.3kgms125g 51m/s = 162J , 6.4kgms125g 51m/s = 162J , 6.4kgms132g 49m/s = 158J , 6.5kgms132.6g 49m/s = 159J , 6.5kgms134.3g 49m/s = 161J , 6.6kgms136g 51m/s = 177J , 6.9kgms136.1g 51m/s = 177J , 6.9kgms142g 48m/s = 163J , 6.8kgms143g 48m/s = 165J , 6.9kgms150.5g 48m/s = 173J , 7.2kgms156g.5g 49m/s = 188J , 7.7kgms176.2g 46m/s = 186J , 8.1kgms176.5g 41m/s = 148J , 7.2kgms179g 45m/s = 181J , 8.0kgms184g 44m/s = 178J , 8.1kgms214g 42m/s = 189J , 9.0kgms225.2g 42m/s = 199J , 9.5kgms245g 41m/s = 206J , 10.0kgms248g 38m/s = 179J , 9.4kgms-----------------------------18” Balearic Sling:103g 43m/s = 95J , 4.4kgms108g 43m/s = 100J , 4.6kgms110g 41m/s = 92J , 4.5kgms126g 40m/s = 101J , 5.0kgms163g 38m/s = 118J , 6.2kgms203g 36m/s = 132J , 7.3kgms222g 37m/s = 152J , 8.2kgms224g 36m/s = 145J , 8.1kgms229g 34m/s = 132J , 7.8kgms240g 38m/s = 173J , 9.1kgms246g 33m/s = 134J , 8.2kgms283g 35m/s = 173J , 9.9kgms286g 31m/s = 137J , 8.9kgms300g 32m/s = 154J , 9.6kgms313g 32m/s = 160J , 10.0kgms318g 29m/s = 134J , 9.2kgms323g 31m/s = 155J , 10.0kgms350g 29m/s = 147J , 10.2kgms354g 29m/s = 149J , 10.3kgms364g 33m/s = 198J , 12.0kgms390g 28m/s = 152J , 10.9kgms403g 29m/s = 169J , 11.7kgms406g 30m/s = 183J , 12.2kgms422g 28m/s = 165J , 11.8kgms482g 26m/s = 163J , 12.5kgms506g 25m/s = 158J , 12.7kgms596g 25m/s = 186J , 14.9kgms780g 24m/s = 225J , 18.7kgms-------------------------------(Some video of data was left out due to painfully loud audio)
Extreme Sling Velocity Archaic Arms 2022-09-16 | 75m/s,78m/s, 75m/s, 80m/s,79m/s64.7g 75m/s = 181.7J60g 71m/s = 151J68.6g 68m/s = 158.6J43g 71m/s = 108.4J30g 75m/s = 84.3J41.4g 82m/s = 139.1J78.6g 70m/s = 192.57J88g 63m/s = 174.6J79.4 63m/s = 157.6J
Extreme Sling Velocity (Sneak-Peek) Archaic Arms 2022-08-24 | 78m/s (Not the fastest that day...)Full video coming soon!
Striking the face Amazing Long-range Sling Hit! Archaic Arms 2022-06-11 | 6x6" or ~15x15cm square target at 50m distance.24" Balearic Sling and clay bullets.
Shot at by Roman Slinger Archaic Arms 2022-06-05 | (Headphones recommended to hear the higher frequencies of the whistle)Using a 24" Balearic style sling.Historically, Roman whistle-shot was fabricated from lead, which whistles much better than the clay used in the video. Thus, I plan to revisit this topic. Note: I was trying to sling near my camera without destroying it. If I had aimed for it, I would very likely have hit it.
13m High-Score Archaic Arms 2022-05-31 | 10 shots (1 game)Target: 120cm Square, 50cm round bullseye1 point for the square, 2 points for the circle.
Balearic Slinging: 12 Shots, 20m Practice Archaic Arms 2022-05-10 | Dozen shots at 20m... how high can you score?Standard Balearic target (120cm square and 50cm bullseye) is 1 point for the board, 2 points for the bull.
New Slinging Spot + 33m Tin Can Archaic Arms 2022-03-16 | A clip I took a couple of weeks ago, playing around with a 16” Balearic at 33m. (I know I say 30m in the video, but I was standing 3m behind the line, where the ground was more stable).Also testing out 4k video!
16 Sling at ~50yds Archaic Arms 2021-11-13 | Very briefly stopped by the beach today, but managed to snap this clip. A surprisingly easy shot. (unfortunately didn't capture all the other hits as I ran out of phone memory)
