Throw line and throw weights and techniques

[Steve Bullman]

zing it was the first line I ever used, about 15 years ago I guess.  I hated it, tangled every throw.  I was however wrapping it round a stick to store at that time

Perhaps i'll order some and give it a try again

 

[Joe Newton]

I'm using the pink Stein one, it's not bad, I don't get many 25m+ trees nowadays but it works.

I spliced two together for a 75m throwline. God knows why.

[tree-fancier123]

5 minutes ago, Joe Newton said:

I spliced two together for a 75m throwline. God knows why.

so the cube doesnt fly up in the air when using the big shot

[Dilz]

Over in mainland europe, i have found people tend to throw line more than use big ladders...when in the uk it was ladders up on nearly every job. 

 

I have two throwline sets. 

1xstein cube (agree its utter poop) zing it throwline, has an old 12oz weaver bag and i think 300g courant bag. 

1x courant pop throwline bag (the line can move about too much during storage but it doesnt self fold for no goddamn reason!)  courant throw line (super nice) a 300g (maybe 350?) courant bag and a 12oz Harrison rocket bag 

A company I sub to has a big shot and I really like it and just had my own delivered today. 

Sometimes my throwing is ok, somedays its way way off. The big shot and SRT set up is the way to go on anything thats a decent size.  Couple of guys i work with are really good at throwing and see it as the more 'pure way' (they like comps) - i just like using a giant catapult. 

 

I find having two throwline sets is great for  when the first line ends up going too high or over the wrong branch and i can use it to set the second line on a branch i want-.  I have extra throw weights which is handy if i want to isolate a branch with just the one throwline as i clip an extra weight on and I know for sure it will drop back down, and can get more momentum if i need to make it swing.   

 

[Khriss]

Love my bigshot .....use frozen tangareens .. great fun  K

[stihlmadasever]

22 hours ago, Khriss said:

Love my bigshot .....use frozen tangareens .. great fun  K

Why frozen?

Sorry mate had to ask...

[Khriss]

16 minutes ago, stihlmadasever said:

Why frozen?

Sorry mate had to ask...

Cos they dont splash- hits harder K

[Khriss]

..Stein cubes ...one question .... Why !! A rubber garden bucket £3 - flake yr line into that - no tangles , nother rubber garden bucket fr yr climbing rope , one fits in the other to keep yr throw line tidy underneath an through the day , you can use both buckets fr yr raking up . K

 

( Thankyou Paul Poynter Wooden Hand for this )

[Steve Bullman]

Sorry but i'll stick with my cubes,  Have 2 falteimers which are probably 8 years old now and holding up fine.  Money well spent

[Marc]

Me to Steve, I’ve got 3 with 4 zing it’s (one cube has double bottom) whole bunch off mostly 8 oz Weaver bags, given up on the Rockets years ago they only last a matter of months and 2 throwpods.

 

Never used a big shot.. there are a couple kicking around the yard that the lads use I just prefer by hand.

 

the biggest pain is breaking in new zing it..