Step 8: Practice, practice, practice more.

@jimmy66603

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly that mate. Practice....practice....practice.....👏

@pinkypete6079

4 жыл бұрын

That's the best part, tho im annoyed had 3 gzk bands of a well known maker and 2 snapped pretty much straight away less than 10 shots fired on each the other lasted a couple of weeks then snapped all snapped right at the pouch, just had to order more only thing keeping me sane at the moment

@AdrianBroadnax

4 жыл бұрын

@@pinkypete6079 Look into adding elastic cuffs to over the area where the pouch and bands attach. It only takes a few moments and has extended my band life appreciably. Beyond that, I use tubes as well as flats...tubes are MUCH more durable.

@jimmy66603

4 жыл бұрын

@@pinkypete6079 its good to experiment and try different set ups etc.... Different elastics, and different cuts for different ammo,......but at the end of the day,.....you can't go wrong with TBG. I'm quite sure that if everyone who knows anything about slingshots was honest, they'd agree that Theraband Gold is the one elastic that will never let you down. I don't know if this helps mate..? But fro my own experiences.......if your bands are tearing at the pouch prematurely, it could well be that the pouch ties are too tight? I've actually tested out all this kind of stuff myself. If the ties are too tight at the pouch end, it deffo doesn't do em any favours. 3 light wraps, then tuck and wrap 2 more times. Works for me. 🤝👍

@pinkypete6079

4 жыл бұрын

@@jimmy66603 cheers mate at the moment I can't afford to buy lots of different band sets as they are pretty expensive I've just ordered 3 more from gkj let's hope these last a bit longer I'm only shooting 6mm steel at about 5 to 10 metres

The controlled movement onto the target is a gem of a tip that you don't think about. Very good information.

@hondolane3125

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, yes! I am just getting back to it, but that is one of the key tips I have given rifle shooters, especially for small game hunting where we tend to have our heart rate up, and most shots are from a standing position. It's not where you are when you commit to the shot, it's where you are going to be when the shot leaves the weapon. There is a very finite time from commitment and the actual shot, and you will move during that time. I will try to fall into whatever pattern I see naturally, but absent any obvious pattern, I like to cross the target diagonally, usually from top left to bottom right for the shot, and back in a shallow oval until it feels right. Learning to commit just before you are on target, knowing how long it will take to fire, and to be on the target, is what it's about. Sounds harder than it is to develop the timing itself, it's more the discipline to embrace the movement, create a consistency to it and use it to your advantage. It's not as different from pass shooting with a shotgun as most people think it is, like leading a bird, in reverse and on a much smaller scale.

@usernamemykel

4 жыл бұрын

I don't think about it? Are you a mind reader??????

@ieatratcatsforbreakfast3848

3 жыл бұрын

Idc if this is 10 months ago but yea I feel like controlled movement and the dominant hand is the only thing u need rlly but it won’t be as good as an outcome that way if u didn’t get down the rest of the steps. And I think ammo is important and the material on the pouch is with the ammo on it.

You Sir are the best and coolest slingshot instructor ever. Thanks so much for sharing your passion and your most valuable tips; being a beginner in the matter I really appreciate the time you put in these tutorials. Thank a million man!

@CatapultCarnage

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man and you are welcome

Thank you, broke my neighbour's window successfully now they are yelling outside 😢

As kids in Africa we made our catapults from tree branch forks and bicycle tyre rubbers and goat hides. Effective but elasticity would fade after regular use. Fun stuff

@seeballgetball937

10 ай бұрын

Love that!

Great tutorial. Covered the most important steps to becoming good with a catty. Spot on......, if you miss, just keep going until you tick everything off the list as to why you missed. Nice one. 👍

Thanks for sharing. Just picking it back up. Haven’t shot since I was a kid. Glad to get tips on the proper mechanics. Then like anything else it’s repetition and consistency in my opinion

Excellent video mate. I’ve just got myself a catapult and I take it hiking and when I walk the doggo. You never know what I may meat on the trail.

That's exactly what we are doing. Go to work in the morning then stay home and shoot with my boy. We had similar steps when learning archery and golf. I have applied the same steps to catapults and it has been a great help. This was a great video brother. I am looking forward to the next one. Take care and stay safe Cheers from Canada🇨🇦

Chris, Thank you for this video. I listen to every word. Jack

took all the advise again pal remeber the one you did the woods couple year ago that help me loads cheers pal my catch box as had some hammering over the last week take it easy 👍

Brilliant crystal clear video chris every day’s a school day

Been keen to get involved , but took my time 1st and did some homework before rushing in. Just ordered my 1st Catapult, so looking forward to applying the principle once it lands. thankyou for the informative vlogs

@stuartwhelan233

4 жыл бұрын

What did you buy yourself mate

Good advice 👍🏻 a lot of ppl will get to say half the steps with plenty of practice and notice a big improvement in there shootin so much so they think well I’m smashing it now from a range of 10 meters let’s say and think I’m good enough to hunt with this setup now !! And this is were a lot of people go wrong ! As there’s no limit on a hunting shot at game some shots can be within there range and they nail it , but u and I know that’s only the handy shots! I’d advise people to seriously listen to what you’ve to say take in what your telling them step by step!! No jumping from step 2 to 5 just cos you’ve had a good day on the spinner , can watever.. but if they were to seriously take in and truly listen to what your putting across follow it through step by step with heaps of practice and I reckon you’ll explain cleAr enough about reference and anchor for different style shots , I keep going back to hunting simply because it’s the most real situation your going to be in for learning properly to take game as shots will come in all different lengths hieght etc . So the same reference and even anchor doesn’t work for a range of different style shots ! It’s one of the reasons I never stood with just one frame. I practiced as many different size frames style frames till I individually mastered as many as I felt I needed and still do even now but I do have certain frames for certain situations. Great start to a person starting off 👍🏻if ok with u I’ll refer newer. Members to wAtch this, we all know there’s lots of different tips and advice out there but to me this is a very good starting point if folks take it step by step with a frame that’s suited to them and keep at it till they’ve each step drilled into them !! Cheers good on u for the hoe Too’s 👍🏻

Thanks mate, that pretty much reminds me of the Tennis service and the Golf swing. Since I’m new to the slingshot hobby thinking about consistency helped me a lot in the first week with 500 shots. And the revenge is there when I neglected one of the steps. Great explanation, Chris, thanks again. Cheers!

Nice video and tips Chris. The most important thing is to practice and practice every day. Practice leads to improvement and brings perfection closer

Chris, I think you are a very good shot with your catapult. I want to thank you for giving us some helpful information to shoot better. I had to watch this video again. Thanks Jack

Yes! #7 is main key, thanks for reminder Chris.

Great channel and tips my friend. I can bare witness to all of this. I don’t know how I lived on this earth for 42 years before I got into it. It’s more fun than I have had in awhile. Great info here!

Started shooting about a week ago. This knowledge is much appreciated.

I found a step 5 to be very helpful, I was always trying to a my catapult as I do my rifle, this new information makes me much more accurate. Thank you.

Many thanks for sharing that picked up a few more tips and am already starting to enjoy shooting slingshots and I now feel am starting to get somewhere lol....

Great advice thanks !

oh wow listening to this helped massively 😂 simple is key as you said that smooth release is amazing

Nice and clear vid Chris, Thumbs up

Great video, Chris...as always. Been following you for a year and practicing a lot...went starling hunting today because they fly in the chicken coop and eat the chicken feed. Got three. Thanks for all the help and accuracy tips. Also, had to cancel the Ireland trip because we can't fly in...hope to reschedule for next year...bummed about not getting to meet you this summer.

Merci. From France.

Thanks 😊 I'm improving all the time how far away should I start shooting the target at ? And also how important is it to have the correct length elastics?

Great tips. The controlled movement over target one will help me. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Keep safe and healthy.

Seems to me that my accurate shooting is always when I am concentrating more on the target than on my everything else kind of thing But definitely smooth and steady and not over thinking it!! Great lessons for anyone wanting to improve or who are just starting out

Passei a praticar a sua tecnica de desparo, minha média de acerto melhorou uns 70% valeu e parabens

@okami966

4 жыл бұрын

Achei q so tinha eu de br nesse canal kk

@josecosta7110

2 жыл бұрын

@@okami966 ôpa

Keep em coming chris, great vid👍🏻

really good tutorial , as a beginner I found this really helpful.now I just need to practice!!!

Great video very informative buddy definitely going to use these steps

Sou muito fã dos seus videos cara, bela tecnica

Great video Chris.. well explained in great detail 👌👌👌 .. i watched all your old how to videos and this is what got me into cattys.. keep it going mate.. 😍😍

Top job Chris!

Thanks for the great advice, what's the best catapult for a beginner and best place in U.K. to buy.

Awesome, Chris! Thumbs up here.

Brilliant thanks very much. Been practising to pass the time.stay safe..

Top video as always🤘 Can we see an update of you catty collection...been a few years since you done one, maybe show us some of the knives you've acquired lately? 😃

Great info. You said there's a part 2/anchor point video. Can you post a link to that? My aiming point is the lower corner top fork, for some reason I never thought about adjusting my anchor point to change that until you mentioned it in this video! So, I'm interested in learning more on that. Thanks again.

Somehow I ended up with your video. Glad I did. Talking about drawing with your dominant hand and dominant eye. I'm cross dominant. My left eye is dominant and my right arm is dominant. I never knew this until I took archery in college. My professor found out after my arrows were going everywhere but the target. A simple eye trick showed that I was cross dominant. Now I shoot archery left handed and I'm quite accurate. Sling shots are not legal where I live to hunt with, but I'm going to start shooting anyway. We aren't out of the woods just yet economically here and I want to be certain I can harvest proteins if it came down to it.

Thanks chris my dominant hand is right And my dominant eye is left I shoot with my eye so holding my frame with my right hand do you think I should have learned to shoot with my left hand instead?

@paulb070

4 жыл бұрын

Ditto, look forward to reply to this

@JiganieVrajmasul

4 жыл бұрын

The same here, interested in an oppinion /advice

Great info

Nice footage!👍 Great instructions!👍 We want more!💯

Does using tubular bands make a difference? I keep practicing with all these steps but just so inconsistent , some shots hit 1in 🎯 and some fly off opposite direction

Another great tips tutorial. Thanks.

Great video for us newbies. Sometimes dominant hand is on the opposite side as the dominant eye. The eye wins every time. We're the weirdos that shoot a pistol right handed and a rifle left handed.

Can you mention anchor point twist on the next vid Chris will be interested to see your take on it 😉 ps message sent about bands 👍

Looking forward to part 2. Stay safe brother

Enjoyed the video! Thanks for taking time to break it down! How do I purchase a Titan Hunter?

Chris m8 wat band do you recommend 4 10 mil lead with your small titan i got of u m8 1mil or ??? Thanks m8

GREAT video. All good tips.

Muito bom. Curtindo aqui no Brasilw

I greatly appreciate your articulate descriptions of the physical dynamics of every minuscule variable. True artistry of language. 👏🤙🙏

@CatapultCarnage

Жыл бұрын

Wow, thank you!

best tutorial on youtube about this, very good.

Hi at what distance should I be practicing at only asking as I'm a beginner and never shot a caturpult before

Hi chris Good solid advice mate nice one take care mate atvb chris

I’m new at this, what type of bands should I start with?

Great and informative video! Cheers mate

excellente vidéo! bravo et merci!

What's your thoughts to the pinch pouchs

I've just got into shooting catty these tips are brilliant hopefully i will be able to put them into practice at some point when I'm not so busy thanks for this @catapult carnage aka Chris

Very good, thanks !

Thanks so much for your advice. Are there any shops that sell catapults in Northern Ireland as im over in a couple of weeks and would like my family to try the sport while there? Thanks again

Another good explanation. Thank you 🐕

Fantastic video mate allot of stuff there that know one tells anyone

@CatapultCarnage

4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Donk

Great video

Good stuff!

Thanks for a very informative video. Please keep up the great work.

GREAT HELP.

Good clear explanation only practice makes perfect 👍🏾

Quick question, Do you keep both eyes open when aiming at your target?

When you release the shot . Do you try to keep on the target or can the catapult drop out the way ??

@CatapultCarnage

4 жыл бұрын

It can drop away naturally but never encourage it to flip. We call it recoil and some styles of grips have less recoil than others, for example finger and thumb brace has more of a natural flip than hammer grip,

@richardharris5083

4 жыл бұрын

@@CatapultCarnage thankyou

Thank you for the lesson Chris. I asked u before in previous comment where can I buy the slingshot u use. Would be so grateful if you share the link in ebay or amazon

@CatapultCarnage

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome mate You can contact me on Facebook or Instagram using PayPal to order

@affaniyassine6459

4 жыл бұрын

@@CatapultCarnage I deleted my facebook account since 2 years & I did never have had an instagram account. "yass.affani@gmail.com" is my gmail if u will kindly send to me the link to buy.

Thank you mate, good compact reminder. We're not allowed to get out where I am now, but some day, if we get freed, I'll put all this into more practice! Cheers!

This guy must be a direct descendant of David. R.I.P. Goliath

Good information. Thanks 👍

Great video Chris , I must be holding mine wrong , I hold mine in my right had pull back with left hand. I am right handed, should I be holding in left hand then?

@CatapultCarnage

4 жыл бұрын

How long have you been doing it? I was shooting right handed for a year before I changed

@sweeneyTodd-de4by

4 жыл бұрын

Catapult Carnage about a year now Chris?

Always wanted to know.. are those Barnett slingshots you see everywhere in England and Ireland actually good slingshots.. I used to have a black widow, cobra and diablo but never learned to shoot any of them.. And Im pretty sure they all suffered from split bands after a week of use..

Привет из Украины!!! Вы настоящий мастер во всех смыслах что, связанно с вашим увлечением. Отличные видео и замечательные изделия сделанные своими руками! Хочется иметь такую вещь от мастера 😅 Удачи вам в ваших делах, не останавливайтесь✊✊✊

Thanks for this mate, I'm left handed but from being a child learned to shoot with my right eye which is wrong but I can't swap now. From 10m I can hit a 10p piece but I have to aim low all the time so my anker point is obviously too low so i will try moving my anker higher. Thanks.

@itjohnsonuk

3 жыл бұрын

I have the same problem it's living in a right hander's world. I'm left handed so I hold the catapult in my right hand, draw with my left hand I line up the shots perfectly for 20 Metre shots at a 50mm spinner the shot consistently goes 20 cm above the target. It took me a while to work out what the problem is like you my dominant eye is the right eye. You can't lift the anchor point higher so you have two options 1) aim below the target (but this will change with every distance you shoot) 2) this is what I do is keep the reference point on the target the same for every shot regardless of distance so I'm lining bang on the target then I lift my head up slightly focusing on the target throughout wait 2 seconds then release it's bang on the target pretty much every time. Doing it that way means I don't have to do any calculations my sub-conscious mind is doing it all naturally. This is what happens because I filmed myself, you are holding the catapult solid not moving at all but as soon as you lift your head up slightly focusing completely on the target all of the time your front arm actually moves a tiny amount down it's controlled by your subconscious mind. It's like magic try it

Nice your style

Thanks for this video needed it

Filming yourself is by far the best way to see what I'm doing correctly or mistakes I'm making.

Hi great vid I'm fairly new to this I'm right handed and left eye dominant I hold catty in my right hand and draw under my left eye is this wrong?

👍🏻

Thank you very much mate

Hola Amigo, excelente tus videos, entretenidos. Consulta ¿ Donde compras los materiales para hacer las hondas ??? saludos desde la ciudad de Coronel, 8va region, Chile.

Great pointers very descriptive. Keep on keepin on #KOKO

Really great video , One question tho , what brand are those pants? they look like a good bush/hiking pants !

Newbie here, I was wondering if you had a video on the alignment of the target as per location you would see in position between the Y .

👍👍👍

what size ball are you using regularly ?

This video makes a lot of sense my friend.

Good, comprehensive video. Just one thing. You should demonstrate good eye protection in any of your shooting scenes.

Thanks bud, thats a lot of help. New sub.

well i thought i was very good for a beginner but i have to aim inches below the target-i cant wait to try adjusting and keeping my anchor point consistent!

Thanks.