The staff gives the thrower extra leverage. The exact origin and age of the staff-sling are unknown. The first historical source to mention it is the Roman military writer Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus in his book De Re Militari. Vegetius lived in the fourth century AD. I totally Wikipedia that. #sling #staff #ancienthistory #ancient #weapons #primitive #survival #bushcraft #skillshare #diy #weaponry #ropeaccess #arb #throw #leverage #throwline #outdoors #skills #history #neolithic | Perry tr