The Scout Hunting Slingshot

The slingshot I received was broken in half. I am not sure what kind of force it would take to do such a thing, but I am very concerned about the structural integrity of your product. This was a Christmas gift and needless to say the recipient was highly disappointed.

Several months back, while on a crazy trip ctoss country scooter trip, I stoped by a Walmart to get hand warmers. Right next to the warmers was a 5 dollar slingshot that I ended up purchasing to have something to plink with (though slingshots definitely do more than "plink.") Anyway, I got back into the hobby and decided to invest in a higher quality sidearm. Allow me to save you the time we all use in do in reviewing literature and video product review online. The products by flippinout slingshots are amazing! They only have the scout on amazon but they have several beautiful artisan ones on their website. I wasn't as interested in in visual appeal so I went with their popular, durable and versatile scout.I'll do pros and cons...Pros:-comes with bands and pouch-The forks have indents for a variety of bands and attachment options.-Durability- It's made of fiberglass reinforced resin... don't worry about it ever breaking.-Comfort- The palm swell is perfect and, again refering to versatility, it is shaped to accomodate either of the three holding styles (hammer, pinch or thumb assisted.)-Fast shippingCons:-If you are planning on carrying it in your pocket, it is a bit larger than their other models but still much smaller and carryable than the bent fork models you find in big box stores.-I haven't really noticed it but some have said the edges are somewhat sharpish, which would affect you if you use the pinch grip. I honestly wouldn't be too concerned by this, though, because that's something that can be solved with some sandpapering. I would say go with a course grit and get it roughly how you like it before smoothing it back out with a fine grit.All in all, if you want cheap and durable, you can go to Walmart. If you want to add versatility, comfort and pride of ownership, get the scout. Oh, and on a side note- if you have a bigger budget and want more style/ visual appeal, go to flippinout's actual website (flippinoutslingshots.com) and brows their other offerings. It's a small company but there's a ridiculous number of different models and designs.

Excellent slingshot! I've had two or three 'wrist rocket' type slingshots over the years and enjoyed them. Then a year or so back, I saw this new generation of slingshots and saw videos of shots people were making with them. Pretty impressive stuff!Ended up purchasing the Simple Shot Scout. At first I wasn't as impressed as I felt like I should've been - didn't seem like it was shooting all that hard. It seemed like maybe I wasn't getting all the bands had to offer. Did some research on the Simple Shot Academy part of the website and found information on setting draw length. I'm an archer, so I understand draw length. Turns out I needed to set the draw length. I used the information from Simple Shot Academy to cut my bands to get the correct draw length. Now she's shooting just right!Excellent manufacturing quality. Easily adjustable. Plenty of upgrades available from Simple Shot. The Scout fits easily in a jacket pocket (try that with a stinkin' wrist rocket!). Highly accurate. Light weight. I'm hooked!I shoot Daisy 1/2" glass marbles and Daisy 3/8" steel balls.

You should only offer this product on April Fools Day. The assembly instructions had nothing to do with the actual product shipped. The instructions were to wrap the fork of the frame using small “tie wrap sized” material bands that were not included. The provided plastic washer snapped in half as I tried to create a rube-goldberg assembly. I animated a photo but the system will not accept the animations. I wish to return this item. I will go to a sporting goods store to buy my grandson his Christmas slingshot. Please credit my account and tell me where to ship this $40 debacle.

Great product!First impression -I was skeptical at first after reading about the "flimsy" plastic band fasteners before I purchased this product. I decided to get it as it had the most versatile band mounting options (over the top, or around the sides.) After installing the bands I realized that the only way the previous reviewer could have broken them is if he over-tightened the plastic and stripped it out. This can be done if you are fearful of the bands slipping and tend to really crank of the screw past the point where it can't screw in any further. I found that moderate tension holds the bands perfectly without slippage and still not stripped plastic. They manufacturer even puts in an owners manual and installation guide for installing the bands correctly. To me this added a professional touch and value to my purchase.Shooting Session - I was shooting 3/8" steel ball ammo and within minutes I was shooting 1-2" groups at 10 yards with this product. Given that I have only been shooting a week, this is realistic for me. I am a male standing at 6'2" and 250lbs. While the large grip didn't feel uncomfortable, I liked shooting with the smaller handle more. The product did feel like it was made with a high amount of quality control as there were not any noticable machining marks on the fiberglass. While shooting, the ergonomics felt great when at full draw and the bands and pouch were great. I will say that after about 400 rounds or so, the bands popped off the pouch. They didn't break, the string that held it on just came untied. All I did was get a piece of string and retie it and it was good and shooting again. It was just a small hiccup that was definitely not a huge deal. The bands are still holding up well and I am loving this slingshot!

Great product.Only thing is I'd like a stronger band out the gate. Can always shorten it I suppose. The science behind their product is so obvious it make me wonder why my catapults as a kid were tubes and hard to change.Good company. Check out their site for other products too.

Perfect

Fast shipping, original product from simpleshot, comes with the new blackbands. Great product!

Compact, precise, very efficient.