b'WASSAT? INFOA glossary of catapult terms.SAFETY GLASSESFIRST ENTRY: UTTERTTF Through The Forks. Bands that shootDEADSHOT The 1st frame your dad had, 40 NECESSITY - USE SAFETY GLASSES! around the outer edges of the fork. or more years ago. It deformed my thumb.STROD The catapults OLD name. OftenPFS Pickle Fork Shooter. A frame with a tinyGOLIATH Ridged handle ally frame with used to refer to an inner welded steel frame. (12mm or less) fork gap. Scary to shoot. 1-piece-elastic channels. Dads 2nd frame.FRAME The catapult - thing used to fixSTEELS The name used for steel ball ammo.STARSHIP Wrist-braced frame - extends elastic on. It usually has two tines or arms. Stones are for plinking only. your draw length. Google pics of NCC-1701!FORK/S What we usually call the tines or9.5MM Once this was the standard size forBOARD CUT Catapult made from Multiplex arms of a catapult. steel catapult ammo. Many use 6 to 8mmply. A massively popular entry to the sport.FORK GAP The distance between the tines ornow. CORE A usually metal shape giving a frame arms of a catapult. UHC UnHardened Carbon steel balls, notstrength & allows adding fancy scales.POUCH The bit you put the thing you aresubjected to the heat treatment process. HH family Matt Reddings Hedgerow Hunter shooting in. Leather or Microfibre. LEADS Balls made of cast lead. ALWAYSis also made by GZK There are a few kinds.PINCH POUCH Pouch folded with a rear tabUSE LEAD MELTERS OUTDOORS. NATTY A Natural catapult made from the to grip - cures most ammo release issues. BEANS Leads, made in an ovoid shape. easyfork of a tree. A Y shaped stick.BANDS/BANDSET Elastic and a pouch,to hold and release. Potent projectile. PPSG Pocket Poacher Super Grip. The fashioned into the set you fix to a frame. PLINKING In the garden or out and aboutoriginal legendary trendy frame from GKJ.TUBES Tubular elastic from tiny to harpoon.where allowed, shooting at random targets. PPMG Pocket Poacher Mega Grip. Mk2 Described by inner and outer diameters. MOOCHING Going forth with a catapult,version of the PPSG, made easier to shoot.FLATS Sheet elastic, sold by thickness &hoping to come home with one for the pot. SPS Stratagem Pocket Slingshot: Classic material. Making band sets is a true skill. CATCH BOX You hang targets in it and itframe by Jim Harris Performance catapults.TBG Theraband Gold, the elastic productsaves your balls! A firing range for catapults. RCC Romany Custom Catapults: Asa that changed slingshots worldwide. SPINNER Metal, Plastic or Silicone disc.Wilsons own brand of team and top end AMBER BELT The stretchy strip perfect forMounted on a string or rod. PLINK! It spins. makes.band-to-frame wrap and tuck. Not justFLIER A shot that just goes where the heck itGZK Chinese supplier. Chen Fei - Cool dude, amber, though! wants, and why you need a back stop. awesome shot, serious bandset trader.CRYSTAL STRING Tiny elastic thread that isBACK STOP The bit BEHIND the target, thatSLING BOW A slingshot or catapult made to perfect for pouch to bandset ties. Delicateyou always consider - what if you miss? fire ARROWS. Targets ONLY in the UK.but good. ESF/SFW/SSF ENGLAND/WALES/ TABS/GYPSY TABS Usually leather, oblongs WRAP & TUCK A way to fix bands to pouchesSCOTLAND SLINGSHOT FEDERATIONS -bound to the frame as flexible bandset or frames with a thin strip of elastic. see Facebook. fixings.CON KNOT The Constrictor Knot. A neat self- GANGSTER The most popular shooting grip.POCKET SHOT Looks daft. Do not tightening string knot fixing pouch to band. The frame is held sideways, like a underestimate the rubber bag-thing. Totally ANCHOR POINT Where you hold your pouchPINCH The Pinch Grip, fingers are closenew idea.when you shoot. Consistency is key. together. See GKJs video on YouTube!AIM REFERENCE POINT A spot you use toBRACE The Braced way of holding the line-up your eye at the target. Up or Downframe, fingers against the tines. Vid as with range. above.RELEASE The act of letting go of a loadedHAMMER A way of holding the frame, literally pouch. This itself can be an art. 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 wrong andACTIVE BAND LENGTH The usable length 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 shoot acrossMILBRO The single most legendary brand in the upper edge of the fork. all UK catapult history. A generic shape.065065 SSW006 Glossary.indd 65 06/11/2022 14:36'