balance adjustment

[kokoek9]

Hi, I am new here and glad I found this forum, I have wanted to throw knives all my life bt never got to now I am. I picked up a pair of cheap knives, then found out about no spin throwing the ones I got are made for spin throwing. Question, if I drilled out the holes in the handle would that make the knife more blade heavy. it balances right in the middle. I drew a line where the balance point is: here is a picture of it thanks

 

[Windwhistler]

I asked similar questions when I started and have found that the balance is fine on these as they are. Technique matters but as someone said on the forum the other day and as I was told two years ago, if you learn to throw no-spin, you can throw about anything. I started out weighting the handles a bit as "Thorn" style suggests 60/40 type balance but found that longer and heavier is more important. Now everything I throw is center balanced. If you have questions e-mail or message me and I'll give you some hints one -on-one.

 

[kokoek9]

Hi, thanks for the suggestion, I tried to PM you but I can't just joined yesterday and I can't find my post thanks Mike

 

[Pirate63]

These would be fine for no spin. Once you generally master the no spin technique it all comes together with the muscle memory and release point.

I am playing around and throwing a 12" Tramotina machete here so the balance point is way forward, but you just adjust release point kind of mentally more than physically. After a while you just get the feel for it. it just takes a lot of practice.


http://vid6.photobucket.com/albums/y217/jimcope/Videos/20140526_104225.mp4

 

[kokoek9]

i pretty much gave up on the knives I have for no spin, they have a point on each side at the end of the handle, I can't hold them right because of that. tonight I am going to order a set of cold steel mini throwers, I can't wait