b'WASSAT? INFOA glossary of catapult terms.SAFETY GLASSES FIRST ENTRY: UTTERPFS Pickle Fork Shooter. A frame withGOLIATH Ridged handle ally frame with NECESSITY - USE SAFETY GLASSES! a tiny (12mm or less) fork gap. Scary to1-piece-elastic channels. Dads 2nd STROD The catapults OLD name. Oftenshoot. frame.used to refer to an inner welded steel frame. STEELS The name used for steel ballSTARSHIP Wrist-braced frame - extends FRAME The catapult - thing used to fixammo. Stones are for plinking only. your draw length. Google pics of NCC-elastic on. It usually has two tines or arms. 9.5MM Once this was the standard size for1701!FORK/S What we usually call the tines orsteel catapult ammo. Many use 6 to 8mmBOARD CUT Catapult made from arms of a catapult. now. Multiplex ply. A massively popular entry UHC UnHardened Carbon steel balls, notto the sport.FORK GAP The distance between the tinessubjected to the heat treatment process. CORE A usually metal shape giving a or arms of a catapult. frame strength & allows adding fancy POUCH The bit you put the thing you areLEADS Balls made of cast lead. ALWAYSscales.shooting in. Leather or Microfibre. USE LEAD MELTERS OUTDOORS.BEANS Leads, made in an ovoid shape.HH family Matt Reddings Hedgerow PINCH POUCH Pouch folded with a rear tabeasy to hold and release. Potent projectile. Hunter is also made by GZK There are a to grip - cures most ammo release issues. few kinds.BANDS/BANDSET Elastic and a pouch,PLINKING In the garden or out and aboutNATTY A Natural catapult made from the fashioned into the set you fix to a frame. where allowed, shooting at random targets. fork of a tree. A Y shaped stick.TUBES Tubular elastic from tiny to harpoon.MOOCHING Going forth with a catapult,PPSG Pocket Poacher Super Grip. The Described by inner and outer diameters. hoping to come home with one for the pot. original legendary trendy frame from GKJ.FLATS Sheet elastic, sold by thickness &CATCH BOX You hang targets in it andPPMG Pocket Poacher Mega Grip. Mk2 material. Making band sets is a true skill. it saves your balls! A firing range forversion of the PPSG, made easier to shoot.catapults.TBG Theraband Gold, the elastic productSPINNER Metal, Plastic or Silicone disc.SPS Stratagem Pocket Slingshot: Classic that changed slingshots worldwide. Mounted on a string or rod. PLINK! It spins. frame by Jim Harris Performance catapults.AMBER BELT The stretchy strip perfect forFLIER A shot that just goes where the heckGKJ Game Keeper John: A major player band-to-frame wrap and tuck. Not justit wants, and why you need a back stop. on YouTube & at Shoots. A Catty Hero.amber, though! RCC Romany Custom Catapults: Asa CRYSTAL STRING Tiny elastic threadBACK STOP The bit BEHIND the target, thatWilsons own brand of team and top end that is perfect for pouch to bandset ties.you always consider - what if you miss? makes.Delicate but good. ESF/SFW/SSF ENGLAND/WALES/ GZK Chinese supplier. Chen Fei - Cool WRAP & TUCK A way to fix bands to pouchesSCOTLAND SLINGSHOT FEDERATIONSdude, awesome shot, serious bandset or frames with a thin strip of elastic. - see Facebook. trader.CON KNOT The Constrictor Knot. A neat self- GANGSTER The most popular shootingSLING BOW A slingshot or catapult made tightening string knot fixing pouch to band. grip. The frame is held sideways, like a to fire ARROWS. Targets ONLY in the UK.ANCHOR POINT Where you hold yourPINCH The Pinch Grip, fingers are closeTABS/GYPSY TABS Usually leather, pouch when you shoot. Consistency is key. together. See GKJs video on YouTube! oblongs bound to the frame as flexible AIM REFERENCE POINT A spot you use toBRACE The Braced way of holding thebandset fixings.line-up your eye at the target. Up or Downframe, fingers against the tines. Vid asPOCKET SHOT Looks daft. Do not with range. above. underestimate the rubber bag-thing. RELEASE The act of letting go of a loadedHAMMER A way of holding the frame,Totally new idea.pouch. This itself can be an art. literally in a clenched hand, like an er, ammer!BARE BACK Not risking an STD but usingDRAW LENGTH Distance between your just bare hands and a special bandset.arms-length hold and release point. Long Insane. arms help.FORK HIT This is when you get it wrongACTIVE BAND LENGTH The usable length and the ammo hits the frame. Utter Misery. of the actual bandset, measured between HAND HIT This elephant in our room - isframe & pouch.when you REALLY mess up. It URTS! ALBATROSS/BUTTERFLY BOTH arms RETURN-TO-SENDER VERY rare. Ammo goesextended, major wingspan method. Hellish wrong way and shooter gets it. See above. power & diiculty.OTT Over The Top. Bands that shootMILBRO The single most legendary brand across the upper edge of the fork. in all UK catapult history. A generic shape.TTF Through The Forks. Bands that shootDEADSHOT The 1st frame your dad had, 40 around the outer edges of the fork. or more years ago. It deformed my thumb.065065 SSW005 Glossery.indd 65 29/11/2021 12:41'