Hurling throw lines from the ground by hand with throw weights to tall branches can sometimes be difficult. Getting the throw weight in the right direction is hard enough without practice or experience. And of course, there are limits to how far raw human strength can throw.
A SherillTree Big Shot offers a lot of help in this area. The Big Shot is actually a simple but oversized slingshot that accurately directs your throw weights with the attached tow working lines to where you want it to go. With its powerful elastic tubing and pouch, it can propel weights ranging from 3 to 20 ounces to as much as 120 feet vertically. Horizontally, it can make the weights fly to 300 feet.
The slingshot is attached to a fiberglass pole of commercial duty strength. This is then butted on the ground for stability and to avoid recoil. The weight is loaded into the pouch, the tubing stretched, the slingshot aimed at the target avoiding adjacent branches and twigs, and abruptly released.
SherillTree recommends a minimum pole length of eight feet for best performance. It is for this reason that the Big Shot comes with either a single 8-feet long pole, or two in 4-feet. The latter, of course, is more convenient if you need to travel distant places for your climbs.
One option you have if you decide to purchase a Big Shot is the Deluxe Kit. This includes the slingshot head, two 4-feet fiberglass poles, line reel with clamps, 300 feet each of monofilament and Neon-3 lines, a throw line bag where you can store your lines, eight throw weights, replacement tubing, and a carrying case. Everything you need for the proper placement of your climbing lines can be carried in one tough and study package with the Deluxe Kit.