New speed record in slingshot shooting!

[torsten]

Hello,

after 4 months of mainly target shooting i`m back in speed shooting since 2 weeks!
FUN!!!!!
Tested a few different new band measurements, made my highspeed pouches a bit smaller and lighter, made some changes in my pouch attachement for a longer bandlife - and this is the result: The 500 fps wall has been cracked!

507 fps (154,5 m/s) with 7,5 mm steel balls and NON-heated bands.

I used, as always, extremely tapered black TB, and 7,5mm steel ball ammo.
The band life is surprisingly good for this speed -around 30 shots - and a few more if you don`t pull to the max with every shot!
I know, these are NO target bands, the pull weight is a bit strong for this kind of ammo. But the accuracy of this band is quite ok - much better than my high speed bands from the last year!
AND: you CAN have a few minutes of plinking with this bands - not THAT much... but the speed is incredible!!!

Here is the vid:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeGvDShYUuY

Best Regards
Torsten

 

[Owen Sparks]

What do those balls weigh?

 

[torsten]

The weight of a 7,5mm steel ball is exactly 1,734 gram.

Regards
Torsten

 

[1KPerDay]

how do you know when the bands are worn out? do they break?

 

[torsten]

Yes, they break - always directly or short before the pouch attachement. Better here than at the fork - so they fly not into the face!