Big shot style?

[Old Mill Tree Care]

I've started climbing SRT (the best system ever) and the only point of irritation is throw lining.

I know I'll get better with practice but I am loosing too much time on every job watching my throw bag go over the wrong branch.

I do domestic work mostly so trees vary in size every day.

So:

Are big shots too powerful for our trees in the UK?

How accurate are they?

Can you fire the bag into a medium sized tree accurately?

 

Thanks.

[WorcsWuss]

I've wondered the same thing, I isolate my anchor and throwline to get up ddrt [should I not be..?!] ... I use the 'swing a cat' method....

I have been considering using a low weight throw bag and one of those 'powerful' handheld catapults to get a line up, like a 'Black Widow' type...

But that's down to expense really... A Big Shot is only as powerful as you pull it...

[treequip]

I use mine a fair bit it's as powerful as you pull it, small tree small pull.

 

Accuracy is as good as you are, I am better with the shot than throwing (targeting scanner in need of repair)

[gibbon]

They are good. Especially when you need to send the line straight up. Best used with tomatoes.

[High Scale]

I use my Big Shot as I am hopeless at throwing a line the traditional way.

[SAM66S]

Mines great, also good for launching tennis balls for the dog!

[toprotter]

I will admit good and bad days with a throw line!

Sometimes first throw and others well lets just say don't stand near me

Generally now if I've got a number of trees on site i set my rope up In first and then

Set my throw line up in the next so on n so forth that seems to work best and speeds me up

[Pedroski]

Does anyone burn their fingers with throwline? I keep on doing it despite trying my hardest to not let the line run through them. Wondering about upgrading to a catapult!

[WoodED]

big shot is fantastic, u dont have to ping it full wack, u can control it, but my old boss once accidently shot it straight through the crown, over the house and banged on the bonet of the chipper i had just put down 2 seconds befor

[Old Mill Tree Care]

One of my chaps has tried using a good hunting catapult and it didn't work as the 'basket' isn't really big enough for the throw bag. Also not really powerful enough to fire the bag and string.