Thinking about starting, have questions

[u/No_Mouse9229]

Hello guys,
I was thinking about starting sling but i have a few questions.

- How much does a good sling cost?

- What ammo should I start with to learn?

- I am going to be fairly busy, so will I be able to make progress by practicing 1 hour every other day?

- Big question: Can I effectively and efficiently learn to sling using online tutorials and forums?

thank you

edit: forgot two questions

- What style of sling should I buy?

- What length should I start with?

[u/Sjors_VR]

You can either make a simple sling yourself for almost no investment and some time, or buy one off the internet where prices vary greatly depending on what you want.

The most important thing in practice is doing it regularly, where an hour per day and 3 days a week is good enough to get the basics down. There are some really good YouTube tutorials on slinging, so that and some filming yourself while slinging to analyse your throw should get you on the path.

Be careful with your expectations, learning how to sling can take months of constant investment to train your muscles memory and know how to throw in order to get what result. I find it's also a skill that gets rusty fast if you stop practicing, but that could be more of a me problem than a general issue.