If you are young, scrappy and hungry, don't like throwin' away your shot (with a nod to Hamilton) and just want to place your climbing line in a tree, then give a Big Shot a try. These heavy-duty slingshots-on-a-stick, available from Notch Equipment and Jameson, can really improve your distance and accuracy with a throwline, especially for hard-to-access tie-in points.The cordage used for a throwline is thin and slick. At roughly 1.75-2.5 mm in diameter, with a throw weight attached it can be launched with amazing accuracy through tree-branch unions as high as 70 feet or more, to assist in climbing-line installation.Throwline in newer condition will be easier to pull through the tree than line on which the slick outer coating has worn off.
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