How does a Sloofa work?

Imagine holding a spoon which has an egg on it,  and you intend to try and throw the egg as far away as possible in front of you, just using just the spoon. To achieve that, the spoon would have to be lowered as much as you could without the egg falling from it, and it would then have to be flicked quickly forward. That's basically how a Sloofa works. 

The maximum distance that you can throw it depends on the length of the swinging arc from the lower position to the release position. Force and momentum are other factors but for the purpose of this, it's easier to understand if we keep it simple. 

Unlike the egg and spoon example, a Sloofa encases the ball completely which prevents the ball from falling out, so you now have the advantage of  being able to increase the length of the swinging arc considerably, so greater throwing distances can now be achieved with a similar amount of effort. The maximum length of any arc is of course a complete revolution, and this can easily be achieved with a Sloofa after a little practice. However, how you throw is entirely up to you, so if you're happy doing short throws then that's fine, as its important to be comfortable using it. Whichever way you use it, you will get better at it, the more you try.

In the example with the egg and spoon, the egg is thrown with an underarm throwing action, and a Sloofa is just the same, so it’s very comfortable and easy to use.