SSW001 TieYourOwn.indd 30 20/07/2018 17:07 S S 1 7 : 0 7 SS 17:07 SKILLS & CRAFTSMANSHIP 030 SlingshotWorld TieYourOwn:with MARK CLARK You can buy artisan band sets of great precision, like ready-made carp rigs. The best makers are in this magazine. Yet the ultimate satisfaction is shooting and hitting the target with a band set that you made yourself. B and sets are exactly like coffee in many ways. But coffee injuries are likely to be scalds and burns, whereas band set injuries can be about eyes, which is not good. Quality pre-made band sets are like barista coffee. A luxury that is easily affordable. But then some folks buy posh coffee machines for home use and it is the same with band sets. You can get the stuff to make the best, at home, just the way you like ‘em. These pages will show you Mark Clark’s own skilful take on band set making, so you too can create powerful, neat, fast and above all, SAFE band sets. This is about the most popular band set subject of all - flat bands and how best to make your own band sets. We asked Mark Clark, member of Team England, for his help, after marvelling at the neat perfection of his band sets and pouch fitting and seeing how my own shooting went up a notch, when I fitted his set to my frame at the Wicca Bowl cookout shoot. Slingshot World cameras went along to his narrowboat home, floating amongst the yellow lilies on a very British Waterway, to get this feature. A massive thanks to Mark, who is a total toff. SSW001 TieYourOwn.indd 30 20/07/2018 17:07