<div style="margin:auto;text-align:center;width:100%"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qVtp_-MWckY/TwQOMnEmTkI/AAAAAAAABQQ/aUlutBg5fPQ/s1600/RollerPFS1.jpg" class="postlink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qVtp_-MWckY/TwQOMnEmTkI/AAAAAAAABQQ/aUlutBg5fPQ/s320/RollerPFS1.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br><br><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HmZJQb5tWsw/TwQONr2h0wI/AAAAAAAABQU/LcCHyozcGhI/s1600/RollerPFS2.jpg" class="postlink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HmZJQb5tWsw/TwQONr2h0wI/AAAAAAAABQU/LcCHyozcGhI/s320/RollerPFS2.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br><br><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fKwvykkfiRE/TwQON4LZpdI/AAAAAAAABQg/_0bFhV44La8/s1600/RollerPFS3.jpg" class="postlink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fKwvykkfiRE/TwQON4LZpdI/AAAAAAAABQg/_0bFhV44La8/s320/RollerPFS3.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a><br><br><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FcOvJ1pg2l4/TwQOO-KVEoI/AAAAAAAABQk/f0eIhk1LOVQ/s1600/RollerPFS4.jpg" class="postlink" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FcOvJ1pg2l4/TwQOO-KVEoI/AAAAAAAABQk/f0eIhk1LOVQ/s320/RollerPFS4.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a> </div> <br><br>After I found out that I don't need ANY kind of fork, because of the flipstyle shooting, the next logical step is to make a forkless frame with a draw length extension. <br><br>This design retains much of my favorite "hammerhead" handle, and it features a roller on a steel axis. <br><br>It shoots really good (as far as I can tell from my tests in the dark, more tests on the weekend).
WOW that is a superinnovative design! Will you use it in the butterfly shooting style? If yes I would see a little danger in the bands slipping off the roller... but as i know your concepts it will work... So I'm really looking foreward to see a shooting video. It sure is a powerful slingshot!<br>so again, great design and great craftsmanship!<br>Greets
Yes, Butterfly style. The bands don't slip off, the rims of the "fork" are a bit higher than the pulley and guide the bands a bit. On release, the bands lift themselves up anyway, they never touch the roller again. The rollers are for the draw out only.
hmm ok I did't see that... jap it will work, will be really hefty thats for sure <img src="http://illiweb.com/fa/i/smiles/icon_wink.gif" alt="Wink" longdesc="15"><br>Thanks
Stickshots and PFSs (essentially all flipstyle frames) are safer with butterfly bands, as there is more time for the frame to flip down. Strong bands and heavy ammo make sense, too - the strong bands make the flipping unavoidable, and heavy ammo flies slower.
That makes sence... I once shot myselve with a stickshot with a thera tube silver tube and a 12mm steel ball. I think that the ball simply had no time to leave the pouch... ok thera tube silver is really slow. Ok maybe what I tell doesn't make sence xD
Make sure you don't twist it sideways while drawn out. The extension of the grip where the rubber is attached is long enough to give it a powerfull twisting force if you tilt it (around the grip axle). Maybe it's a good idea to test this twist in a controled maner without ammo and a full face protection.<br>
gerzon, I tested that. The roller takes care of the "twisting". Without the roller, the slingshot would be impossible to control, but with the roller, the pivot is the same as on a normal handheld slingshot.
