Board Thread:Off Topic/@comment-26397825-20160609071212/@comment-24534644-20160625220932

My thought process exactly.

Now the issue that comes into play is regarding where the actual sling part of the weapon would go. As in, the stretchy parts and the pad that you put ammo into. Normally you'd think they just go at the tip of each point of the crook's curve, yes? But for a slingshot of this size, more stablility is required for accuracy, which means additional straps and connecting points are needed (this is something that One Piece got right, when they were designing Usopp's weapon, as the weapon itself is actually feasible... even if the things done with it are not).

So the problem is this: how is the upper part of the staff to reposition itself if there are the straps there to account for? Furthermore, I want the crook form to be usable in manner akin to a hook (a la Melodic Cudgel), which the straps could also get in the way of if they're always there.