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willie:
a little different, but?

http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/topic/54779/You-asked-for-it-Ken-pellet-bow-ball-shooter

GlisGlis:
@ koan
it would be great to have more details form a first hand user. It seems that there are a few small differences in various parts of the world

@Willie
thankyou Willie. I already stumbled on that project
It looks interesting but a little bit too complex and less primitive than those I'm trying to reproduce

Anyway I kept shooting and found some interesting fact.
First of all the pinch issue.
I think I solved it.
The pouch was far too big for the bullets I was shooting.
I tried to pinch and grab the pouch with the stone inside resulting in a very inconsistent grip.
the two sides of the pouch kept slipping before release giving strange directions to the shoot
I tried then to shoot bigger ammo and pinch the stone.
All releases became uniform. Hard hitting straight shot.
very good !   .... not yet
Now a new problem arise. My twisting hand technique seems not to work anymore. Dont know why
90% of the shots hit the bow handle
I tried hard but i cant reproduce the technique seen in the videos

Anyway after alot of attempts i developed a new technique that works well
I keep the bow very canted and after realeasing I let the bow drop a bit.
that allow the pellet to pass over the bow avoiding it and apparently without deviation from the target
all shots seems very powerful and accurate
That type of shooting is really addicting. Not having to think about arrows recovery gives you a nice freedom  ;)

GlisGlis:
Another video - team pellet shooting:
https://vk.com/video-19790784_160664703

I'm still working on my technique and almost done string version 2.0  ;)

GlisGlis:
I see that this thread doesnt get much attention but i'll be relentless in the name of science  ;)
Here string version number 2. Longer double line smaller pouch. Definitly easier to shoot.

Things learned:
- From the testing so far it is easier to shoot when the pouch is smaller than the diameter of the pellet
- Length of double string seems ininfluent
- a stone hitting bow handle is likely to rebound and break something  or hit you :-\   ----> it's a wise thing to practice your technique with a cork instead of stones (that also allows indoor shooting that is good fun)
- apparently the pellet hitting my helding hand is never an issue. the pouch on strings is about an inch higher that the corrisponding hand on the bow.
- the dropping bow technique is easy to master, twisting wrist is much more complicated (at least for me)
- shooting rate is awesome. It's easy to shoot up to 3 or 4 pellets in a few seconds. far easier than with arrows.

next steps: an even smaller pouch, a shorter bow and a bendy handle bow, then different kinds of pellets.

In the meanwhile let me suggest you to try it! You could be amazed.

koan:
Keep truckin, this is cool! Im thinkin short and deflexed(for a higher brace hieght) might make it abit safer/easier for the timing to clear bow and hand from the pellet..my 2 cents... Brian

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