Slingshots are items of daily use among nomadic Tibetan herders and are primarily used to drive livestock. Tibetan slingshots are made from wool and composed of three main parts: a long side with a loop, which is placed on one's middle finger, a central pouch about the size of the palm of a hand in which the projectile is stored, and another rope on the other side of the pouch, this time without a loop. With the loop around one finger, both ends of the slingshot are held in the same hand.  After building momentum by swinging a loaded stone in a circular motion, the free end of the rope is released, sending the projectile toward its target. With proper timing, this technique can be used with impressive accuracy.