[TowerTalk] Best way of getting a line over a tree

[Gary "Joe" Mayfield]

I use a tennis ball launcher (air pressure) not a cannon.  To be specific I
use.

http://tinyurl.com/a49bs2

Again, no more accurate than the bow, but probably safer.  I used the sling
shot before, but always seemed to get my projectile stuck some place out of
reach in the tree.

73,
Joe kk0sd

-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of chas
Sent: Friday, December 26, 2008 8:38 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Best way of getting a line over a tree

Gary "Joe" Mayfield wrote:
> It isn't any more accurate than the bow, but it probably is
> safer and I have never had a tennis ball full of sand fail to make it back
> down to the ground.
> Joe kk0sd


Joe, some of the articles talk about using wet tennis balls but nearly 
all of them say to keep the weight of the ball down to 8oz or iow, 
empty to reduce stress on the pvc.

tell me about your cannon's materials and how is it that it likes 
heavy balls???

also, attaching line to your ball and to your cannon... do you use a 
fishing reel or one of those zip reels that goes around the muzzle?

thanks
chas
k5dam

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