ANCHOR ---- A POINT TO DRAW A SLING SHOT POUCH TO
ACQUISITION ---- WHEN SIGHT ALIGNMENT TO TARGET IS MADE
BANDS ---- RUBBER STRIPS USED ON A SLINGSHOT
BAND GROOVE ---- THE TIE GROOVE NEAR THE FORK TIP
BAND HOLE ----- THE HOLE IN THE POUCH THAT THE BAND GOES IN
BEANSHOOTER ---- A COUNTRY BOYS NAME FOR A SLINGSHOT
BUTT ----THE BOTTOM OF A SLING SHOT
CANNING ---- SHOOTING AT CANS FOR FUN
CATAPULT ---- EUROPEAN NAME FOR SLINGSHOT
CENTERING HOLE ---- A HOLE IN CENTER OF THE POUCH (IF USED)
CHAMFER ----- CUT OFF CORNER
CROTCH ----- WHERE THE LIMBS OF A FORK MEET THE HANDLE
DRAW ---- DISTANCE FROM FORK TO ANCHOR POINT
DROP ----- FALL OF PELLET AT A GIVEN DISTANCE
FLIP ----- SOUTH EASTERN TERM FOR SLINGSHOT
FLIPPING ---- SHOOTING A SLINGSHOT
FORK ---- SLINGSHOT FRAME
FORKS --- See Prongs
GROUP ---- SPREAD IN INCHES ON THE TARGET OF A NUMBER OF HITS
HEFT ----- WEIGHT + FEEL
HIT ----- TARGET STRUCK
INSTINCTIVE ----- SHOOTING BY FEEL
LIMB ----- ONE SIDE OF A FORK
PELLET ---- MISSILE, PROJECTILE, SHOT, ROCK, MARBLE, ETC.
PLINKING ----- SHOOTING FOR FUN
POCKET ----- A FORMED PLACE IN A POUCH (IF USED)
POUCH ---- PART OF A SLING SHOT THAT HOLDS PELLET
PRONGS --- UPPER; SPLIT PART OF SLINGSHOT FRAME
PULL ---- POUNDS PULL OF SLINGSHOT AT GIVEN DRAW
RANGE ---- DISTANCE OR A SET AREA FOR SHOOTING
RELEASE ---- RELEASING THE POUCH
SHOOT ---- WHEN A GROUP OF SHOOTERS GET TOGETHER
SHOOTING ---- THE ACT OF SHOOTING A SLINGSHOT
SIGHT ---- A DEVICE TO AID SHOOTING
TRY SHOT ---- TO SHOOT TO FIND DISTANCE
SPREAD ---- DISTANCE BETWEEN TIPS ON FORK
STRETCH RATIO ---- A NO. FOUND BY DIVIDING RELAXED BAND LENGTH
INTO A FULLY STRETCHED BAND LENGTH OF RUBBER
TIP ---- THE VERY TOP OF A SLINGSHOT
TORQUE SLOT ---- A SLIT IN POUCH FOR HELPING ACCURACY
WAIST ---- THE TOP OF A HANDLE OF A SLING SHOT
WRIST BRACE ---- A PART OF A SLINGSHOT TO BRACE AGAINST THE PULL
"WRIST-ROCKET" ---- "SAUNDERS ARCHERY" TRADE MARK NAME (ALSO USED FOR FOLDING WRISTBRACED SLINGSHOTS)
William P. Herriman 1/1/2000 --- Revised 8-1-2005