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  1. pigwot

    Anyone still using the APTA?

    I use the thinner Zing-it with a 12 oz for most shots; 8 Oz if need to get it up over 120+ feet IF it’s a smooth-barked tree or else it won’t come down. I find the fatter throw bags rolled between your palms while held upside down and inserted upside down, ring first into the APTA, let’s the...
  2. pigwot

    Anyone still using the APTA?

    About 1.5” diameter and 1.125” to 1.25” thick. Made of 5 to 6 thinner pieces bonded together. I don’t recall the exact story, but iirc he worked for a company that produced custom packaging solutions. I have used them. Increased power with less blow-by, and they allow you to use a skinny...
  3. pigwot

    Anyone still using the APTA?

    No fooling: I get in from work TODAY and a friend from St. Petersburg, Florida tags me on a post...
  4. pigwot

    Anyone still using the APTA?

    Scary thought; Wichard quick release helps in keeping line clear of fingers. I had a Newman Sidewinder head (like a BigShot) fracture, and the force in that stretched elastic is amazing.
  5. pigwot

    Anyone still using the APTA?

    I’d say get an APTA. Even if you throw by hand 80% of the time and/or use the BigShot. On those cold winter days when you leave the BigShot head in the cab so it’s warm - by the second shot you can tell it is getting cold and losing its power. The Apta doesn’t care if it is cold out. Deadly...
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