I do historical reenactment, so I figured I’d learn the sling because it’s awesome.

Turns out it’s really really hard. After maybe 50 or 60 hours of practice, I could reliably hit the side of a house. Before that, it was indeed pretty much a crapshoot whether it even went forward.

If I throw something I can pretty reliably hit a person sized target. With a sling, forget about it.