Nothing beats the good old fundamentals of shooting. Prone, sitting, kneeling, or standing. Ive used sticks a fair bit too but I dont believe they're better than the 4 basic positions, except for standing. I can get more steady sitting with the assist from my sling with out the use ofsticks than sitting behind sticks. Making the most from your sling makes a world of differnce. Bad thing Ive learned from sticks, takes few seconds to get them out and set up, animal might be leaving the area before you shoot....