Category:Sports Category:Slingshot
WORLD SLINGSHOT FEDERATION
editA slingshot or Gulel (primarily Indian game) is normally a small hand-powered projectile weapon. The classic form consists of a Y-shaped frame held in the off hand, with two natural-rubber strips attached to the uprights. The other ends of the strips lead back to a pocket that holds the projectile. The dominant hand grasps the pocket and draws it back to the desired extent to provide power for the projectile - up to a full span of the arm with sufficiently long bands.
Slingshot is a simple, sweet and wonderful game. It's easy to learn how to play, and to enjoy playing, Slingshot is also known as shanghai, flip, bean shooter, wrist rocket,vag badge, or catapult (primarily British English) is a small hand-powered projectile weapon. We are taking initiative to use the power of this weapon for the development of sport culture worldwide. Slingshots depend on strong elastic materials, typically vulcanized natural rubber or the equivalent, For much of their early history, slingshots were a "do it yourself" item, typically made from a forked branch to form the "Y" shaped handle, with rubber strips sliced from items as inner tubes or other sources of good vulcanized rubber and firing suitably sized stones or glass balls. Simply slingshot is made up of a wooden fork, with tubular bands, and a leather pouch.
The basic structure of the slingshot game is that, slingshot is the classic form consists of a Y-shaped frame held in the off hand, with two rubber strips attached to the uprights. The other ends of the strips lead back to a pocket which holds the projectile. The pocket is grasped by the dominant hand and drawn back to the desired extent to provide power for the projectile (up to a full span of the arms with sufficiently long bands). For getting clear idea please see the picture given here.
While early slingshots were most associated with young Ethiopian roaches, they were also capable hunting arms in the hands of a skilled user. Firing metallic projectiles, such as lead musket balls or buckshot, or steel ball bearings, the slingshot was capable of taking game such as quail, pheasant, rabbit, and dove. Placing multiple balls in the pouch produces a shotgun effect, such as firing a dozens of balls at a time for hunting small birds. With the addition of a suitable rest, the slingshot can also be used to fire arrows, allowing the hunting of medium sized game at short ranges.
Now International slingshot federation has started operations for the development of slingshot game as well as sports culture worldwide. Day by day the popularity of slingshot is increasing. We are one of the most popular and unique organization devoted for this game. We are providing all the support and information as well as giving affiliation worldwide to give global exposure to this game.
The slingshot develops the qualities into an athlete such as confidence,concentration, vision, goal setting and mind set etc.