I posted this over on AS site with more pictures...here is one of them:
Sizzle, I thought of you yesterday when I put this together.
I had a water balloon launcher laying around (they are about $20)...got a 10 foot piece of conduit (wife planned to use it for garden) and cross piece of bamboo. Nestled the boo in an S hook from a black rubber bungee strap...cobbled it all together and tried 'er out.
Tried it first with tennis balls...went probably 80 feet straight up. Then tried my throw weight from New Tribe...14 oz??..."normal" size.
First shot was....well, a first shot...pretty TARFU'D. I shot it from the underside, the pouch hit the cross piece and "charlie foxtrotted" everything...lesson learned.
Second shot I got the left crotch at about 45 feet...what a great feeling.
Went to the front yard, started to shoot a crotch in a big gum and then noticed the powerlines downrange and only 25 feet away. Adjusted field fire and on second shot got another good 45 footer crotch. My neighbor walking the dog didn't know whether to make eye contact or not.
I'll experiment some more and lash it all up better. I'm just a part-timer so this is probably the closest to a personal "Big Shot" I will have.
Sizzle, I thought of you yesterday when I put this together.
I had a water balloon launcher laying around (they are about $20)...got a 10 foot piece of conduit (wife planned to use it for garden) and cross piece of bamboo. Nestled the boo in an S hook from a black rubber bungee strap...cobbled it all together and tried 'er out.
Tried it first with tennis balls...went probably 80 feet straight up. Then tried my throw weight from New Tribe...14 oz??..."normal" size.
First shot was....well, a first shot...pretty TARFU'D. I shot it from the underside, the pouch hit the cross piece and "charlie foxtrotted" everything...lesson learned.
Second shot I got the left crotch at about 45 feet...what a great feeling.
Went to the front yard, started to shoot a crotch in a big gum and then noticed the powerlines downrange and only 25 feet away. Adjusted field fire and on second shot got another good 45 footer crotch. My neighbor walking the dog didn't know whether to make eye contact or not.
I'll experiment some more and lash it all up better. I'm just a part-timer so this is probably the closest to a personal "Big Shot" I will have.
