How to make and use the staff sling (fustibalus)

Staff slings are easy to make and use. The only limit to the size of rocks you can throw is your own strength. Once you try this, you will wonder how it was ever forgotten.

[etymos]

I feel much better equipped for the upcoming siege.

[auri]

Everybody is lucky i didnt discover this as a kid.
Id definetly be using this constantly.

[Anudorini-Talah]

Not only did this guy master this staff sling technique, he also mastered the video skills. Editing and transition is top!

[damionfeistel]

The sling staff needs to be a weapon available in all rpg games and every training master needs to be named David Morningstar.

[jjd]

This! This is how you make an info video! No endless rants about irrelevant crap but straight to the point with efficiency! I'm making this!

[FordPrefect]

I remember making these with you at Bushmoot some years ago. When I got back I made another one with my nephew so he could use it to throw balls for his dog to fetch. I was the best uncle ever at that point thanks to what I learned from you.

[david]

VERY good tutorial. Concise, without blabber. Thank you, David!

[chickennugget]

I made one of these as a kid after studying trebuchets. I didn’t realize it was actually a weapon that was used. With the right size rock these slings can pack an incredible punch.

[allisonshaw]

I'm sure my grandkids will love trying this out with tennis balls at each other.

[TTex]

Not sure what's more impressive. The staff sling or this man's magnificent hair.

[swwei]

I'm over 65, and this is the first time I learn about this. Thank you!

[mace]

I've known about staff slings since I was a kid, but never really gave them much attention, after this demonstration I realise they're a lot more powerful than what I would have assumed, thanks.

[jeremiahedwards]

Clear directions. Simple design. To the point. I wish there were more videos like this on YouTube. Thank you sir for you hard work.

[mikelazure]

Excellent description with key details about ranging and cord length. I'm writing a fantasy novel and these weapons are absolutely going to be appearing in battles. The distance you were 'throwing' those rocks was astonishing and the throwing method does not require the kind of space around a slinger that the standard slings require. You could get a large number of slingers using these in quite compact formation and with considerable accuracy against an approaching enemy for a long period of 'charge' or approach. Fascinating.

[ObservantPiratePlus]

I created fustibals based upon the medieval portrayals of them, with a pouch directly anchored to the shaft, and the release ring (I used a small brass ring) attached directly to the other end of the pouch. Essentially the same setup you have, only without the cord at all. The result? A highly accurate fustibal that can take a projectile and fire it like a rifle shot, as you bring it directly behind you, and snap it forward, almost as though you're executing a vertical sword strike to the low position. Extremely effective.

[alexanderSydneyOz]

If societal collapse ever takes 'us' back to primitive warfare, whomever hires the army of eccentric Englishmen who have been keeping the skills alive, is going to have quite an advantage!

[Anudorini-Talah]

Legends has it, the last sling shot is still circling planet Earth to this very day.

[jessehickman]

You are very calming to watch. Good job. Ima try this.
I live in America so I’ve got guns. Unfortunately I live in California so I can’t shoot them anywhere.
This looks fun and cheaper and quieter.
👍

[Pygar]

Now I understand Goliath saying, "Am I a dog, that you send a child after me with sticks!?" Famous last words...

[donpreston]

When I was a kid we would take a long slinder staff, stick one end in an apple. Then sling the apple around 100 yards.