Friday, March 13, 2015

TIRADOR

Tirador

Is a small-hand projectile weapon. The classic form consists of a Y-shaped frame made from a Y - shaped branch of a tree.  It has a durable rubber strips attached on the two ends and the other ends of the strips lead back to a pocket made of leather which holds the projectile. The pocket is grasped by the dominant hand and drawn back to the desired extent to provide power for the projectile (up to a full span of the arms with sufficiently long bands). In the Philippines, slingshots or tirador is use as a toy and hunting device. In rural areas, tirador is use to hunt small rodents and birds.