We called the little slingshots "bean flippers". Worked pretty good with
beans, BBs or such. LOL
Paul in Portland OR
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From: "Mike Lazzari" <watershed@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "1" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 08, 2009 1:11 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Another Backyard Visitor
> >
>> Oh yeah. We were always on the lookout for the perfect willow crotch and
>> there were always old inner tubes around.
> Vine maple is the tree of choice for the best slingshots. Very strong
> and the Y's are uniform. Surgical tubing of course after the inner tube
> rubber was "improved". For the rock pocket the tongue of an old boot.
> The glaciers have provided an abundance of suitable ammo.
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