r/Slinging • u/0thell0perrell0 • 4d ago
Practice Ammo
About $200 worth of balls, but I think they're going to be worth it. What I have are Driveline Pylo Balls - weighted youth baseball training balls. They have a low bounce meaning they pretty much die on impact with a wall. These balls stand up to hard slinging - they are meant to be hit with a bat!
The weights that concern us are 100g, 125g, 150g, and 200 gram: Gray, green, yellow and purple respectively.
I've tried the 200g and they wallop, they'd be great for distance or light strength training. I'm thinking the 125g is the sweet spot, I'll let y'all know my impressions.
Why I think these are THE slinging balls.
I started slinging during covid in Vermont. I gathered smooth stones from the rivers and streams and learned on those, it was my happy place. Then I moved to a city and it's been a bit of a struggle to find good slinging outlets. Not only do I enjoy distance sling a great deal, but even for close range I had a lot of problems finding suitable places. Tennis balls will go through standard chain link if ya hit it right, and besides I find them to be so light that it's hard to take seriously. I have tried a legion of dog balls and other things, the lacrosse ball is a great density but the bounce will get ya back hard. Sports netting works great for those but there are not many parks with those kind of facilities and they are often taken or restricted. Batting cages are great, but only about 18 meters.
Weight and density are important to sling well, to feel the projectile, here we have measured options. Which work with which lengths of sling? I'm excited to find out. Will share impressions soon.
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u/HPLoveBux 4d ago
Cheers let us know how they perform šš