I love stuff like slingshots, throwing knives and axes, recurve bows, and blowguns. The reason is that they take very little to feed and maintain, and are very simple analog platforms that will work when the power goes out and the infrastructure fails. This sling is right up there with those items in my list. I'm not very good with it yet but I know I will be. I picked up bullwhip cracking a few years ago and it didn't take long to get good with it. I have a tendency to do well with these types of tools. Anyway, I can see this sling generating a lot of power and accuracy. It is well made and when you inspect it you can see the research and trial and error that went into perfecting the design. I appreciate the splice instead of knots application and I can see where the knots would fail. I would however, like to see one made with all natural hides and fibers, no 550 cord. All in all, great job! I'll be buying again!