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Slinging

Slinging, in the Balearic context tir de fona, is a target-throwing sport with sling, throwing line, safety area and target plate. The Balearic federation documents stone, tennis-ball and team competitions with fixed distances, rounds and hit scoring.

LevelDiscipline FamilyPrecision Sport CategoryPrecision sport

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Classification

Category Precision sport

Family Precision Sport

Level Discipline

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung A historically rooted target-throwing sport where a projectile is launched with a sling at a target plate or backstop.

Geeignet für Suitable for patient people who like precision, old throwing tools and repeatable technique.

Cost Low for sling and practice balls; the decisive part is a legal, safe throwing area with backstop. Low to medium for better slings, target material, club/event fees and safe training area. Tir de fona club, historic throwing group, workshop or safe private target setup. Clarify safety zone and local law first; never use hard projectiles in unsafe settings.

First progress Basic throw after a few sessions; controlled target hits need long repetition.

Fitness level low to medium

Was du brauchst

sling
tennis balls or safe practice projectiles
target/backstop
marked throwing line
clear safety corridor
briefing

First steps

check safety area
use a tennis ball
choose one technique
throw at short distance
measure grouping rather than power

Balearic tir de fona club, historic throwing group, slinging community, workshop or safe private target range.

Start only with clear throwing corridor, backstop, marked line and safe projectile; hard stones belong only in suitable club/range context.

Weitere Angaben

Tags slinging, tir-de-fona, balearic-sling, target-throwing, historic-throwing, precision-sport, sling-target-throwing, prazisionssport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Hit the target with a sling from a defined distance.

Teilnehmer

Individual slingers or teams.

Teamgröße

Individual or team by league.

Spielfeld

Throwing line, target plate and safety area.

Dauer

Rounds with a defined number of throws.

Wertung

Wood/metal hits by distance; long distance may count higher.

Gewinnbedingung

Highest score or tiebreak by hits/null throws.

Ausrüstung

Sling, safe projectiles, target plate and backstop.

Wichtige Regelpunkte

touching throwing line
illegally stopping rotation
exceeding time limit
projectile repeatedly falling from sling

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Competition Federacio Balear de Tir de Fona · federation-rules · high
History Federacio Balear de Tir de Fona · federation-history · high
Beginner Tips The Hilltop Hurler · blog-guide · medium