The best slingshots go well beyond the forked sticks and cut-up bicycle tire tubes we played with in our youth. Nowadays, we’re talking about high-end materials combined with precision engineering ...

Hunters and shooter often use the words "strap" and "sling" and think of the two devices as being interchangeable. But a carry strap and a shooting sling are not the same things. The former provides ...

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. I had a really nice slingshot as a kid. Not a Y-shaped stick with a rubber band on it, but a ...