Big shot style?

[Mark Bolam]

I can't imagine I'd be any good with my line with gloves on.

 

I'm not bad with the bag, I think if I needed the big shot the tree would be beyond what I would take on anyway.

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Got my Big Shot today from Jonsies and a load of other shiny stuff that was winking at me (Damn it! Curse that new shop!).

Fired it round the garden to see if it works, missed the green house by a foot, and it does fire the bag really far and in a straight line.

Wish I could have not bought one but I'm too crap at throw lining!

[Mark Bolam]

What throwline are you using OldMill?

 

My Zing-it seems to trying to grow dreads recently!

[scotspine1]

Sorry to say this....if your burning your fingers/hands with throwline your not throwing the line properly.

 

Re gloves - If anything gloves would be a hindrance to the feel of the line.

 

On the big shot - I use to use one every other day when I climbed in the states, it's a great tool for setting high SRT anchor points but over here I just dont see the need for it at all unless you specialise in deadwooding big conifers.

 

Most decent climbers here should be able to hit any 40ft to 50ft high target union with a regular throwline and bag in under 5 attempts. This level of skill will do for accessing most trees in the UK. Buying a Big Shot here is a waste of money unless you plan to work in the US, Canada, Aus or New Zealand etc. and just want to practice with it.

 

 

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Edited February 17, 2012 by scotspine1

[Pedroski]

Sorry to say this....if your burning your fingers/hands with throwline your not throwing the line properly.

 

Re gloves - If anything gloves would be a hindrance to the feel of the line.

 

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Pleeeeease, tell me where I've been going wrong! I swing the line back and forth, underarm, then let it go on the up-swing. It goes where I want, but I nearly always burn the end of my forefinger as I let the line go. It's almost just as if I don't let go quick enough.

[scotspine1]

Pleeeeease, tell me where I've been going wrong! I swing the line back and forth, underarm, then let it go on the up-swing. It goes where I want, but I nearly always burn the end of my forefinger as I let the line go. It's almost just as if I don't let go quick enough.

 

how are you holding the line? that's where the problem lies.

 

I'll post a pic of a good way of holding the line where you use your thumb to release it.

[Marc]

I throw by hand with zing-it and 8oz bags, i also now have grey hair.

[Old Mill Tree Care]

Sorry to say this....if your burning your fingers/hands with throwline your not throwing the line properly.

 

Re gloves - If anything gloves would be a hindrance to the feel of the line.

 

On the big shot - I use to use one every other day when I climbed in the states, it's a great tool for setting high SRT anchor points but over here I just dont see the need for it at all unless you specialise in deadwooding big conifers.

 

Most decent climbers here should be able to hit any 40ft to 50ft high target union with a regular throwline and bag in under 5 attempts. This level of skill will do for accessing most trees in the UK. Buying a Big Shot here is a waste of money unless you plan to work in the US, Canada, Aus or New Zealand etc. and just want to practice with it.

 

 

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I disagree with you about not needing a Big Shot in the UK, based on my awful throwing ability.

Every day I waste 15-25 minutes throwing my bag all over the clients garden.

That's on average about 100 minutes per week totally lost!

I defo need a big shot as my arm action is so poor.

[Old Mill Tree Care]

What throwline are you using OldMill?

 

My Zing-it seems to trying to grow dreads recently!

 

Can't remember what type of line it is. It's red.

[Pedroski]

how are you holding the line? that's where the problem lies.

 

I'll post a pic of a good way of holding the line where you use your thumb to release it.

 

I'm holding it in the same way as a Wii Nunchuck, with thumb on top of line.