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ANW11 Sling Shot

American Ninja Warrior 11's Slingshot in Cincinnati Qualifying

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American Ninja Warrior 11's Slingshot in Cincinnati Finals

Slingshot is an obstacle, firstly introduced as the fifth obstacle on American Ninja Warrior 11 in Cincinnati.

The concept of this obstacle was incredibly similar to the Flying Bar or Bar Hop, where competitors must make a transition from one cradle to another by holding onto a bar. However, the Slingshot featured eight cradles, each was made of bungee cords and varied in size, and they were placed at various different heights (e.g. there is a 3-foot/0.91-meter drop from the third to fourth cradle). Also, the bar was attached to a wire in the middle.

During Cincinnati qualifiers, the obstacle was proven to be challenging, as it knocked out 16 competitors, including Jeri D'Aurelio, Chris DiGangi, Derrick Pavoni, and both members of the Towers of Power, Brandon Mears and Dan Polizzi. Since exactly 30 competitors attempted the obstacle, every competitor who reached the Slingshot advanced to Cincinnati finals.

During Cincinnati finals, the number of cradles was reduced to six. The obstacle eliminated 7 competitors this time, including Phillip Hucke, Mike Wright, and Jesse Maurer. With the exception of Maurer, every competitor who fell on this obstacle during Cincinnati finals had previously failed during Cincinnati qualifiers.

Other Season Appearances[]

American Ninja Warrior 12[]

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American Ninja Warrior 12's Slingshot

On American Ninja Warrior 12, the Slingshot appeared as the fifth obstacle during the first episode of qualifiers and the second episode of the semifinals. This time, the obstacle featured seven cradles to jump on.

It knocked out 10 of the 18 competitors who attempted it during the qualifiers, including Flip Rodriguez, Sandy Zimmerman, Seth Rogers, and Casey Suchocki. The Slingshot was again served as the cut-off for advancement to the semifinals in both the top 12 competitors and the top 3 women.

During the semifinals, five competitors fell on the obstacle: Alex Carson, Sean Bryan, Alex Nye, Tage Harrington, and Jeri D'Aurelio (who failed this obstacle the second time).

American Ninja Warrior 15[]

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American Ninja Warrior 15's Slingshot

On American Ninja Warrior 15, the Slingshot appeared as the fifth obstacle during the semifinals, returning to its original design of eight cradles during the first two semifinals and then having six cradles during the next two semifinals. Due to the nature of the obstacle being in a side-by-side course, there would be instances where competitors would fail the obstacle due to rushing.

The obstacle was very difficult as it eliminated many competitors such as Mady Howard, Tyler Yamauchi, Brian Beckstrand, Maggie Owen, Jawon Turner, Najee Richardson, Nate Hansen, Addy Herman (who lost her grip on the final bar), Jody Avila, Abel Gonzalez, Barclay Stockett, Nick Hanson, Sebastian Chrismer, Jason Grossman, Zhanique Lovett, Roberto Garemore, and most notably, Joe Moravsky. It also once again took out Derrick Pavoni, Chris DiGangi, Taylor Johnson, Sean Bryan (who had to withdraw before attempting the obstacle), and Sandy Zimmerman.

ANW15 - SF1 - Slingshot (Nate Hansen replay)

Nate Hansen's fail during replay

Interestingly, during the race between Nate Hansen & Jackson Twait, Nate's bar got caught on one measly bungee on his right side and two on his left, stranding him for a while before Nate eventually fell. Nate still advanced via the top two non-winners.

Other Appearances[]

Australian Ninja Warrior[]

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Australian Ninja Warrior 4's Sling Shot

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Olivia Vivian attempting Sling Shot in Australian Ninja Warrior 4

On Australian Ninja Warrior 4, the Slingshot (named as the Sling Shot) appeared as the fifth obstacle during the semifinals. It proven to be the most brutal obstacle during the semifinals. Just like the American Ninja Warrior 11 version, there were eight cradles, with a huge (1m/3.28ft) drop from the third to the fourth. The obstacle eliminated many top competitors such as Ashlin Herbert (making it the first time he did not qualify to the grand final) and Ben Polson (prior to achieving total victory on that season). In Semifinal 2, the obstacle became the cut-off for advancing to the Grand Final.

AuNW4 - SF1 - Slingshot (Ashlin Herbert replay)

Aslin Herbert's fail during replay

An interesting anomaly happened during Ashlin Herbert's run; while trying to reposition the bar, he accidentally caused the bar to be caught between the bungee cords. Ashlin didn't notice this and continued transferring to the next cradle. As a result, the bungee pushed the right side of the bar back into the cradle with the left side leaving its cradle, and he ended up falling to the water, ending his season.

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Australian Ninja Warrior 5's Slingshot (from sideline reporter's perspective)

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Diagonal view of Australian Ninja Warrior 5's Slingshot

On Australian Ninja Warrior 5, the Slingshot was introduced as the first obstacle on Stage Three with a few differences:

  • The first three cradles are in a downwards arrangement, the next two cradles are arranged upwards, and the last cradle is lower than the other cradles before.
  • The obstacle was preceded by the Criss Cross Salmon Ladder and combined as one obstacle.

Therefore, the obstacle was named as the Criss Cross Salmon to Slingshot.

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Australian Ninja Warrior 6's Slingshot

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Jake Baker attempting Slingshot in Australian Ninja Warrior 6

The Slingshot, along with the Criss Cross Salmon Salmon Ladder, appeared again on Australian Ninja Warrior 6 at the same position; however, there were only five cradles now, with a big drop from the second cradle to the third cradle. A lache bar was also added before the start of the obstacle.

Ninja Warrior Poland[]

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Ninja Warrior Poland 7's Slingshot

In Ninja Warrior Poland 7, the Slingshot, locally called Proca, appeared as the fifth obstacle in Stage One. Compared to the Slingshot used in American Ninja Warrior 11, this obstacle featured a rope at the beginning and five cradles, with each being installed at the same height. In addition, the third cradle was made the largest, while the other four cradles were the same size. Each cradle was placed 1.2 meters (3.94 feet) apart, and the obstacle is installed over a span of 7.2 meters (23.62 feet) of water. In total, three competitors failed on this obstacle.

Ninja Warrior France[]

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Ninja Warrior France 5's Slingshot

In Ninja Warrior France 5, the Slingshot, locally called Les Sauts à L' Élastique (literally Bungee Jumping), appeared on Stage 2 as the eighth obstacle of the untimed part of the course. With a pole added at the start of the obstacle. Three ninjas attempted this obstacle and two of them (Matthias Noirel and Clément Gravier) failed, with them missing the third and fourth cradle transitions respectively, while Jean Tezenas du Montcel was the only one to conquer it in this season.

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Ninja Warrior France 6's Slingshot

Slingshot reappeared on Ninja Warrior France 6, as the sixth and penultimate obstacle of Stage One. Four sets of cradles were present, with the last two lower than the first two sets. A rope was added for the contestants to reach the first set. It was brutal once again as six out of 14 competitors failed on this obstacle, including Robin, where he had a second attempt (thanks to his Joker), completing it on his second attempt.

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Ninja Warrior France 7's Slingshot

It was returned to Stage Two as the seventh obstacle of the untimed part in Ninja Warrior France 7. It consisted of five sets of cradles with a pole at the start of the obstacle. Out of 11 attempts, it knocked out three competitors, including Mathis Owhadi, and Valentin Decarnin who failed the transition to the third cradle, along with Maxime Ben-Medjani who failed the transition to the second cradle.

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Ninja Warrior France 8's Slingshot

In Ninja Warrior France 8, it was once again the seventh obstacle of Stage Two, but this time it was a little easier with four sets of cradles, as out of nine attempts, only Clèment Bin was eliminated, with him failing to make the transition to the third cradle.

Ninja Warrior Germany[]

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Ninja Warrior Germany 5's Slingshot (Bungee-Flug)

In Ninja Warrior Germany 5, the Slingshot, locally called Bungee-Flug (literally Bungee Flight), appeared as the fourth obstacle in the first Semi-finals. In this appearance of the obstacle, only four cradles were present, with the first two cradles being installed at about the same height, the third cradle being placed below all the other cradles, and with the fourth cradle being placed slightly below the level of the first two cradles, but at the same time slightly above the level of third cradle. In addition, there was a laché bar installed after the fourth cradle, serving as a medium to dismount to the landing platform.

Competitors' Success Rate[]

  • All results based on the NBC/Polsat broadcast and external information found.

American Ninja Warrior[]

ANW Clears Attempts Percentage
ANW11 (qualifiers) 14 30 46.67%
ANW11 (finals) 15 22 68.18%
ANW12 (QF EP 1) 8 18 44.44%
ANW12 (SF EP 2) 17 22 81.48%
Total 54 92 58.70%

Ninja Warrior Poland[]

NWP Clears Attempts Percentage
NWP7 10 13 76.92%
Total 10 13 76.92%

Trivia[]

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