Abstract: A sling having a longitudinally extending, flexible element attached to a finger of a glove to be worn by one using the sling for facilitating control of an object being thrown by the sling, and for protecting the user's hand. Inserted into the extent of the flexible element, substantially at the midpoint of such extent, is a pocket provided with a centrally disposed, elongated hole arranged for receiving a portion of an object to be thrown, with crossed straps extending across the hole for retaining the object to be thrown within the pocket of the sling.