Similarities of Slingshots and Bows

[@Lalaafastroli]

I’ve been shooting slingshot long before I did archery. I absolutely love slingshots and can be a very crucial light weight survival weapon considering ammo can be easily found everywhere.

[@ambidextrousarchery]

Another great video! I like the similarities in shooting style. Keep having fun, Armin! And keep sending Armin cool stuff, fabulous creators!🙂

[@davidwilkinson333]

Boys and our toys! 😁 It would have been interesting to know the different draw weights. All good fun in the fresh air and sun - beats sitting in a dim, stuffy room for hours playing video games 👍😊 Cheers Armin

[@craigphillips-1]

Brings back boyhood memories of shooting (popping) Portuguese man o' war with my slingshot, on the beach in Florida on vacation with my family. Thanks for sharing!

[@Slingshotsbowsandknifes-tm4ev]

As always thank you for the great video Armin! 🙏 I have shot slingshot a lot more than I have shot a bow. When I was a child I always had slingshot in my pocket. In my region in Bulgaria we use single band slingshot(instead of wooden handle we use our bent index finger and wrap the band around it in a specific manner) - I have never seen anyone else using this type of slingshot apart from a guy from southern Romania. And because I have always shot my slingshot with my right hand I can now comfortably shoot my bow with both hands without any issues.

[@MikeDerucki0]

I know someone from Myanmar who hunted with arrows from a slingshot. He said the trick was to twist your wrist at the right time after release.

[@ianrowan5156]

Fun was had it looked like! 😊

[@miguelveratraditionalarche9374]

So much fun. 😃

[@johnmartin4650]

I looked into slingshots (catapults)a while ago. Made some enquiries but didn’t follow through……thank you for showing .

[@tammynfletcher]

This is how i explain Khatra to people where i live. If it wasn't for playing with them growing up i may not have taken to thumb draw as well as i have. Thanks for another great video my friend!

[@robsarchery9679]

Nice bows.thanks

[@mrln247]

Finally, hope you stick with it they can be extremely precise tools with practice. You don't yet know the enjoyment of the full extension draw (full butterfly). Small poiter that the Wasp Apex is designed around the now very popular higher finger and thumb brace with the middle finger locked around the handle.

[@petrokemikal]

You really need to try a slingbow, a slingshot for shooting arrows.. You will love them... My new favourite although a little bit scary are slingdarts..

[@0ooTheMAXXoo0]

Have you seen the people flinging balls with a bow? Makes me go ouch just thinking about it.

[@petrokemikal]

​@@0ooTheMAXXoo0 Yeah I have one.. Its actually really good, but most of them are badly designed, or the balls are a kind of afterthought.. If you shoot a standard 10mm slingshot ball out of it, your bow will explode after a few days im willing to bet.. Not enough kinetic energy leaving with the small balls so it all goes into the bow...

[@ReignXp]

Hello Armin, and folks in the comments, I'm sure a lot of us can relate to buying one of the numerous bows you have reviewed, due to your expert analysis and enthusiasm. Would you consider producing more content focusing on the longevity of the bows? Great performance and first impressions are one thing to get us to buy, but it would be nice to have a general idea to HOW LONG what we invest in will last. Thank you for the content, and I wish everyone the best❤

[@tag7299]

I am looking forward to see your videos with Jörg Sprave ;)

[@darrinrebagliati5365]

Dave Canterbury has a sling bow setup using a version of the Daisy slingshot, kinda like the $10 one. Has a bunch of older videos on it. I believe sometimes he even has some for sale on his website. I built my own.

[@benpriestman4015]

So glad you did a chrony test.............. The bands i fitted on the wasp Apex plus are set up for 8mm steels. same with bows the same rules of physics apply and are always guverned by the power to weight ratio . Many people assume bigger bands mean faster shots and this just isnt the case....... Such a great review and its clear to see how fun slingshots are to shoot and also how similar the two are.

[@ArminHirmer]

even if I did it wrong again at all :D according to the experts here on KZbin :D

[@benpriestman4015]

@@ArminHirmer you are just highlighting how comparable the two are and also how accessible and fun slingshots can be. I didn't once hear you mention being an expert with slingshots..... unfortunately some feel the need to give negative feedback or comments rather than teaching or helping with comments that can actually help. Them sort of people are best left alone anyway. Ha ha As I said before great review and comparison

[@ArminHirmer]

@@benpriestman4015 yeah I know, but some feel this need :D same when I tried to shoot the yumi :D :D

[@Juan-k7p5p]

Me encantan tus videos. De hecho fue uno de los motivos que me hizo comenzar a tirar con arco

[@ditzydoo4378]

and there are slingshots that can fire arrows as well. ^~^

[@thcj3593]

8.45 Wenn man sie nicht mit dem Daumen abgestützt hält, sondern sie zwischen Zeigefinger und Daumen nimmt, ist der hebelweg geringer

[@ArminHirmer]

ja ich weiss

[@charliegrandison1176]

Wow! Cool comparison ! Could you tell us who made the short Turkish Flight bow ?

[@ArminHirmer]

Short Xerxes by Nawalny

[@charliegrandison1176]

@@ArminHirmer thank you !

[@markod7662]

Gangsta style 😂😂😂 more like Huckleberry Finn😊

[@2l84t]

Ever try an Atlatl or Shepherd Sling ?

[@ArminHirmer]

Of course

[@56Seeker]

"Let me show you it's features...." This has become the sling bow channel? :)

[@sirhcw4369]

Check out the full butterfly draw for slingshots it's crazy

[@SirPraiseSun]

00:20 that bow shoots smooth what style is it?

[@rudra2099]

Hello Could you recommend a bow around 150-200$ to a total beginner… I was thinking of the AF TARTAR OAKWOOD, Alibow fibreglass Nokhor or the kaya black cat…which one will you recommend…any other recommendations are welcome Thanks

[@Vinnay94]

As a Right hander, I shoot Slingshot Left hand. I even used to do this with Bow. I think next time I shoot Slingshot, I'll shoot Right hand. I think the reasoning is because you normally hold a Gun with Right hand.

[@thcj3593]

Latex einfach verkürzen.. dann wird die Kugel auch schneller.. Man muss das Latexband, an sich und der Kugel anpassen

[@OdieHungary]

Nice Video! The shortbow is a Xerxes Mini?

[@ArminHirmer]

yes

[@jasontsang2232]

Next video: Sling bows and compare to regular ones

[@Vinnay94]

Collab with Joerg Sprave Y + 🏹

[@iamrocketray]

"Let me show you it's features"

[@vaazig]

Hello and welcome to the slingshot channel. Muhahaha

[@recursr1892]

There‘s lot‘s of similarities between bows and slingshots. But slingshots excel at lightweight projectiles, shooting normal arrows isn‘t that fun, no power, while bows suffer when you use them with small balls. An interesting hybrid are this short darts (10cm length) used with slingshots for fishing.

[@thcj3593]

Schau Mal 7.07 Minute Du hältst sie voll schräg.. das eine Band wird dann mehr gedehnt als.das andere 😊

[@ArminHirmer]

hab ich dann auch gesehen :)

[@thcj3593]

@@ArminHirmer Wäre da nicht eine Zwille, die man mit Daumen und Zeigefinger abgestösst hält, nicht besser, weil man es da besser merken kann, ob sie sich verdreht. Oder, macht das nix, wenn sie sich verdreht , wenn das eine Latex Band mehr gespannt wird als das andere 🤔 Grüße

[@N0rnagest]

I'd love to have a slingshot... but they're very illegal where I live...😢. Bows are 'sporting equipment ' and are fine to use (even in your backyard).

[@iamrocketray]

In the UK slingshots(catapults) are considered a toy and not a weapon, Yet if you use a stone to hunt(even a rat) with a slingshot you will be prosecuted because stoning something to death is somehow worse than shooting it with a shotgun. And Hunting with an Arrow is a real no no!

[@tag7299]

InB4 Armin has to flee Germany because his little slingshot got an arm brace upgrade.

[@alexz7111]

You should use the opposite hand when shooting with a Slingshot, on that which you use to shoot with a bow. Trust me :D Used that think more then you in our case ;) p.s . Also find better bands. Those are crap. Use alternatives that are not standard. p.s. More also :))) dont grip in this way ... put thumb stretched on the one of the crotch, the index finger - stretched till the first phalanx on the other end of the crotch, and bend it behind. The figure is appearing like when you keep a rectangle around long sites. And btw... the size of crotch also should be customize exactly how it is to the bow, dresses and other personal things. That's way find and make you own from a wood. Syringa is a good one to be used. Prunus cerasifera also and any other which got with strong fiber-wood.

[@rejnokhrdza2493]

Achtung, wenn Sie keinen Bogen bei AF Archery bestellen, sind sie nicht in der Lage, die Zollabfertigung und den Transport zu übernehmen, zahlen Sie erst nach Erhalt der Ware, nicht im Voraus, die Bestellung wird ohne Anspruch auf Rückerstattung zurückgesandt, das ist ekelhaft, Sie werden die Ware und das Geld verlieren, obwohl ich sie schon oft angerufen habe, am Sonntag den gleichen Fehler gemacht und nicht in die EU bestellt.

[@surfer4478]

Beginner hammer grip. Won't get you far. forks are not aligned 90% up and down. Stick to bows, there are experts to explain slingshots. Although Being a shooter of both there is a similarity.

[@ArminHirmer]

uhhhhhhhhhh I think I will do more slingshots now :D :D D