Bungee Launcher

Step 2 Anchor

A dog stake or other ground anchor for the tubing.

A piece of wood to help you screw in the dog stake (put it though the triangle shaped handle and then you screw holding the ends of the wood.

A carabiner or other quick release clip to make attaching the tubing to the stake easier.

Comments

[lr10cent]

Another good anchor for a hi start of this size is a large automotive lug wrench. $1 at the junk yard. I'm talking about the kind that has a chisel point at one end and a bend near the other end. The bend allows you to work it back and forth to get it in or out of the ground. It would be better if it was a right angle, but that's not how they're made. Even with the angle it has, you can still pound it in if the ground is frozen, depending on how wet it was when it froze. We have some soft, wet ground at one end of our field, but this stake still works fine, even when it's thawed, with the 3/8" OD tubing I use.

[Frivolous Engineering]

Good tip.

The thing to keep in mind is you want the anchor firmly embedded when using the launcher. If the anchor pulls free while you are stretching out the bungee it could cause injury.