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For me, it seems to be more a matter of developing proper release techniques and "muscle memory" in when to release a knife in the throw.

I find that if I concentrate on proper form/follow through when releasing a knife and also deliberately slow down my throw rate, both my "stick ratio" and accuracy improve.

With both spin and no-spin throwing, my method is to "stare at or concentrate on" looking real hard a "spot x" on a target and then try to throw with the same release motion every time. By trying to slow down in how rapidly I throw follow-on knives and think about why the knife flew and hit like it did, I tend to hit much closer at my "stare spot".

This seems to work fairly well with spin throwing, at 1/2, 1 and 1-1/2 spin distances. At 2 spins, I'm still working too much at improving my "target stick/bounce out ratio" than trying to improve my aim at that range. My no-spin technique still draws heavy vacuum. I'm thinking the knives I currently throw are not "no-spin friendly" (too point heavy).
 
Thanks, I kinda had it right, I throw no spin like I shoot a bow and arrow. I concentrate on where I want the projectile to go and let my body do the rest. Slowing down my throw helps too. Thanks for your suggestions
 
You don't.

It is the same like with any other thrown item. You think where knife should land and your body takes care of rest.
 
Agreed.. circus style is better for precision allowing you to hit a specific spot, and all types of no spin throwing styles will increase your accuracy at any distance, from any angle, with all releases, and isnt dependent on the knife used.... I prefer accuracy over percision, it has taken the thinking out of throwing in all situations whether im walking away from a target and throwing backwards, if its nightime and all i see is a sillouette of the target, or my favorite is rapid non stop throwing with 10 or so knives stuck in the ground 20ft out from the board and starting with two or three in hand and beging to throw from whatever angle and position i end up in moving from standing to crouching over and over picking up knives, turning quickly, alternating 1/4 spin and no spin, until ive made it to the board... its really fun but probably looks rediculous lol...
 
kokoek9 said:
Thanks, I kinda had it right, I throw no spin like I shoot a bow and arrow. I concentrate on where I want the projectile to go and let my body do the rest. Slowing down my throw helps too. Thanks for your suggestions
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I think you are mentally generally where you need to be. I also shoot traditional bows (recurve and long bows) and IMO the methodology just comes down to muscle memory and mental discipline for no spin as with bow shooting. Its hard to explain to someone else sometimes but practice a lot and come up with a method that works for you. I find if I just let in go without over thinking I am more consistent. With no spin just let it go.



 
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On a show Criminal mind a super jock is teaching a super brain how to bat a baseball and the brain couldn't get it. He said something that I have found here. When th guy being taught complaint that he couldn't do it, the teacher said " you got to feel it " My problem Is I can't stay consistent. I will make 4 good stick and turn around and slap the Target with the knives. I is frustrating
 
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