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  • The forerunner of the slingshot was the hand sling, which dates back thousands of years.
  • Hand Slings can be found in virtually every culture.

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  • The modern Slingshot is a frame with a rubber strap
  • The Wham-O company started mass producing them in 1948.

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  • Slingshots are well known in pop culture from literature and comics like Huckleberry Finn and Dennis the Menace. More recently on television and video games like the Simpsons and Angry Birds.

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Slingshots work by converting Elastic Potential Energy

into Kinetic Energy.

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  • Force
  • Stability
  • Gravity
  • First Law of Motion
  • Second Law of Motion
  • Third Law of Motion
  • Thrust
  • Momentum
  • Velocity (Speed)

Other Scientific Principals include:

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Shooting Sports Basics apply to Slingshot

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  • Treat every slingshot as if it were “Loaded”
  • Be sure of your target and beyond
  • Keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot
  • Never point a slingshot at anything you do not intend to shoot
  • Always wear appropriate safety gear
  • No Horseplaying
  • Safety Glasses are mandatory
  • Only clay ammunition
  • No sky draws
  • No live birds or animals will be shot

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Slingshot Range Commands

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  • Hot Range
  • Competitor Ready
  • Start
  • Range Cold
  • Cease Fire

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11 Steps to Success

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  1. Shooting Stance & Posture
  2. Load Pouch
  3. Set Pouch Grip
  4. Set Slingshot Hand Grip
  5. Raise & Extend Slingshot
  6. Draw
  7. Anchor
  8. Air
  9. Release
  10. Follow Through
  11. Relax and Evaluate

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Oklahoma 4-H Shooting Sport Guidelines

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  • Minimum Age is 9 years old
    • Juniors – 9 to 11 years old
    • Intermediate – 12 to 13 years old
    • Senior – 14 to 18 years old
  • Clay Ammunition 3/8 or ½ inch only
  • Scored by auditory hits of the target

Contests

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  • Woods Course – similar to 3D Archery
  • Speed Course – 1 minute to hit 5 targets

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Abstract Expressionism Key Features

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  • Usually on Large Sized Canvases
  • No main focal point or real-world imagery
  • Visible drips, splatters and brush marks
  • Focuses on freedom and inner feelings

Artists include:

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  • Jackson Pollack
  • William de Kooning
  • Mark Rothco

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Concepts to incorporate for youth

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  • Emphasize the process over perfection
  • Contrast – the play of light & dark in art
  • Composition – how the splatters are positioned across the canvas
  • Color Choices – while limited – this opens the door to color theory (monochromatic, analogous, complimentary colors, triadic colors)

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