04-24-2004, 09:03 PM
Leather pouches work fine stitched to a fiber thong. I have several types of "pouches". One type fully cups the stone, the other is split. When I first started slinging, I would cast stones at a creek, if the leather thongs got wet, it was like casting with a limp rag! Horrible! Then I read where the Balearics would braid their slings using plant fibers, black rush I think, and so I tried jute and sisal. <p></p><i></i>