Nice innovation Ajakz, thanks for posting it.
-moss

A wooden pole? Yikes

I'd like to see the rest of that homemade model.

I love my big shot. I got it free from TCI!!!

love
nick

I used a wrist rocket (real cheap model it's what was in the my parts box) it was made to have ammo stored in the handle. I knocked off the door on the bottom and inserted a handle I cut off a paint roller. The handle was tapered, hard plastic and female pole threaded. A keeper screw or two later in the sides and it is as secure as can be. Then I bent the bars backward and bent them to point down, Attached extra thick (1/4 inch wall thickness) latex tubing and threaded the pouch. It's made out of nylon netting (like from backpacks) sewn with a heavy duty sewing machine. The wooden pole I must admit is not the coolest part of this, so far in the spirit of "what can I get done for free" I used the only pole on the property with a threaded head. The wood shows no sign of strain or stress and the working end is very secure, I still need to do something like cut down, washer and cap screw the long thread sticking out of the trigger but I want to upgrade the pole first (tax season...sigh). The line bag on the front just sort of made sence. The wrist brace is detachable but gives such a usefull home to the bad thats been mocking me for so long. I put a tennis ball on the end so I can hip load it. And a lanyard friction hiched to it I can easily clip it and pull it up. I know it's small but it still will throw 10 oz 60' vert which is nice considering how you aim it, point it like a wand.

A suggestion for upgrading your pole, Ajakz: Get a painter's fiberglass extension pole.

Get the one for about $25-$30 from a real paint store, not from Home Depot/ Lowe's, etc. The cheaper version from the do-it-yourself stores has a fiberglass outer shaft and an aluminum inner shaft that will collapse under stress. The one at the paint store is all fiberglass.

Although, I think it was Dan House who said he has had some success with the aluminum pole by inserting a wooden dowell inside.

In the end, I probably spent almost the cost of a Big Shot building my "Cheap Shot", but I had fun doing it. I always like to build my own equipment even if it isn't always practical.

I like your trigger. I may add it to mine.

Regards,
-Knothead

Using a wooden or light _meta_l tube for the shaft could lead to injury.

Someone bought a Big Shot from Sherrill and put it on the top of a wooden pole saw section. The pole broke at the ferrule and the head of the BS came back and busted the guys face pretty bad.

BE VERY careful about what you use for the pole section. My BS is setup with two four-foot sections of the green fiberglass poles. When I pull it back to the full eight fet both of the sections get a bow in them. I would be terrifed to use anyhing but these sections.