It depends on which bundle you purchase. You can always assemble your own product from the Hammer platform, but the Hammer is available in several preset bundles.
The Hammer bundles include flatbands for projectiles and a tube bandset (with the LT slingbow head) or single strand tubes (with the XT slingbow head) for the slingbow mode.

The Hammer comes with black Ocularis™ plugs for shooting projectiles (with flatbands or tubes) and white plugs for the slingbow. When using any hard-hitting tubes (such as the slingbow tubes supplied in the bundles) always use the white plugs.

 Yes! A slingshot is a capable hunting tool when using proper bands and ammo combined with the shooter’s skill.
This is especially true of The Hammer. Equipped to handle heavy bands and powerful tubes, and equipped to be shot with a wrist brace, The Hammer is an adult slingshot designed for power and speed. With the capacity for powerful bands, the Hammer is one powerful slingshot.

Not all states or provinces recognize the slingshot as a legal method of take, so be sure to check with your local Fish and Game department for details regarding the use of slingshots for hunting.

That is NOT good. This situation is much like hitting the curb with your car. Maybe nothing has happened; maybe your frame is damaged. You MUST inspect the slingshot very carefully before you go on using it. NEVER ignore the fork hit and keep shooting.

And, of course, since it’s also a slingbow, The Hammer is suited to shooting arrows in addition to its function as a powerful slingshot.

Polycarbonate glasses at a bare minimum and a healthy dose of common sense – treat it like a loaded gun at all times! Know what is behind your target and don’t shoot at anything you don’t intend to destroy.

Again, this is an modern adult slingshot, designed for speed and power. It is suitable for destroying targets and hunting. Please take it seriously.

Take care of your slingshot well for years of satisfying use.
• Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for The Hammer Slingshot / Slingbow.
• Inspect the frame, bands, attachments and pouch frequently.
• Keep the bands dry and away from oils and store them out of sunlight and away from electronics.
• Don’t let the frame become damaged, especially the fork and tips.
• If the pouch or bands show signs of wear or weakness, replace them immediately.

But you have control over the power and speed. Velocity and power are a function of the bands and their ability to quickly retract. You may shorten the factory bands to generate more velocity and power, but pay attention to your ‘active band length’.

Active band length is the amount of band located between the attachment on the slingshot forks and the attachment on the pouch. This length helps to determine several things:

• The percent of elongation. Most bands reach peak performance at around 500% elongation. If you have a thirty inch draw length and your active band length is 6 inches, you have reached 500% elongation. At this point, you are achieving good performance coupled with moderate band life. One could shorten the active band length in this example by one inch, would push the bands to 600% elongation. The result would be more speed but at the expense of shortened band life. Going past 600% elongation does little to incrementally increase speed and drastically reduces band life.
• As one begins to experiment with other elastics, the active band length can be a good benchmark for assessing the performance of various elastics. As an example, a person may enjoy a given taper in .030″ latex at a given active band length. If they were to use the same taper dimensions with a thicker or thinner material, using the same active band length helps one to assess the performance characteristics/differences in a more meaningful way.

Watch our Active Slingshot Band Length video on YouTube for detailed information on this topic.

When shooting a slingshot, hand slap, or band slap is the result of shooting ammo that is too light for a given set of bands. If the bands cannot deliver their full load of energy into the projectile, then there will remain unused energy that must go somewhere. When the projectile is released, the bands continue to travel forward. If the projectile cannot absorb all the energy of the bands, they recoil into the back of the slingshot (right where the hand is). If you are getting band-slap, you are either shooting bands that are too heavy for the given ammo or your ammo is too light for the given bands.

Good news. This is easy to fix and will make your shooting much more fun!

Watch our Slingshot Band Handslap video on YouTube for a detailed video tutorial. You might enjoy the accompanying blooper reel on that one as well. 🙂

Many shooters simply line up the edge of the band with the target, sighting along the bands length much like a gun barrel. This will get your windage very close with only elevation adjustments needing to be made. Others simply watch the shot and correct for the next, ‘intuitively’ aiming without using specific, conscious aiming points.

The Hammer heads (Xt and LT) both have aiming dimples for aiming when shooting TTF. The dimple creates a recessed area in the band for target placement.

See videos on our YouTube channel.

You may find your owners manual at https://simple-shot.com/hammer-manual