Couldn,t throw a shadow .

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Kevin the grey

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Man , last coupla weeks I couldn,t throw for beans . Hawks , knife you name it I was missing more than sticking . My poor hawks were taking a beating . My knife did more traveling away from the target than into it .

I was messing around in my trunk and came across my S:K:S: bayonets . Three of the shorter ones . What the heck at least I won,t be banging up my hawks . Stood pretty close and thunk . One out of three . Adjusted my feet a little bit and was regularly thunking two out of three . Yeah I know not exactly the best but it broke my streak . They are heavy for their size and throw pretty well .
I,m going to throw them a coupla more days and go back to my hawks .
 
Kevin,

That's not something that's often discussed, but has happened to many of us. Eventually, I suspect it will happen to all of us!

A throwing slump can be intensely frustrating, and can certainly do more harm than good if you keep trying to stick things that won't stick.

It seems that I recall doing something similar: throwing something different than I normally throw, and behold: the problem seems to go away. I never associated this with a potential cure for a slump, but now your post has me thinking that.

Also, it's exactly how I discovered throwing skewers. I couldn't land a knife at all. Out of frustration, I threw some 9" barbecue skewers and was sticking them every which way.

Not surprisingly, I threw some knives after that, and they stuck.
 
I have some skewers that resemble rapiers , Nice rapiers . They are a little too nice to throw . I might practice with them a bit just for fun . Maybe we are on to something by switching things around . It helps with archery . I often don,t count my points in a tournament or shoot at baloons or balls to change my luck . On my own part I have to admit its lack of practice as well . Those skeeters are just too bad .
My back is alive with their bites . It feels like its moving on its own .
 
Don't try killing the mosquitos with throwing knives.

My skewers were probably $4.00 at the local grocery store for a whole pack of them.

Don't get the longer ones--they'll bend on you. The shorter skewers (8"-9")work better and last forever. Throw them like a regular knife, with the circular ring handle up. They'll stick.
 
I was whacking those skeeters with an arrow . (No broadhead)
The big thing is there are lots of crows and robins here which are the two factors needed to pass it on to humans or at least make it more likely.

I have a hard time throwing light blades . Its as if I can,t feel them in my hand . Like there is no resistance . A skewer with no real positive handle weight is not as easy for me . I find it is easier for me to make mistakes with lighter throwers . What about you ?
 
I hadn't thought about it. The skewers, and many screwdrivers, seem to have no weight to me but stick in anyway. I do like a heavier blade, file, or gardening tool that solidly thunks into a target, but those travel more slowly for me.

Therefore, I should think about it.
 
In my case, i found out in the end that its my grip(grip it too tightly) and how my body does the follow through after a throw.

They were incosistent and then i set down a set of rules to follow to churn out a more consistant result in most throws... My standing distance was ok but when it comes to where my hand actually release the blade, its wrong.

And now, i prefer to hold my knife without looking at how i grip it, just using your sense of touch and it tends to stick better than looking and adjusting my grip while holding it
 
That's not far-fetched, but the reality... your hand can do a better job of finding the center of balance than your eyes can. If it feels right to your hand, the odds are high your grip is right. This isn't only true for throwing weapons, but is also true for most striking weapons.
 
I AM GOING TO TAKE SOME BIG OLD RUSTY GARDEN SHEARS and make them into two throwers . They are at least twelve inches long . Aside from only having a single bevel flat grind along one edge I think they will throw fine . I would like to even out the profile by grinding the spine side into the same profile . Not to sharpen the sides . Just to even out the knife . Unfortunately I only have an angle grinder for the moment . I have enough skill to give it a spear point . Without some kind of tool rest I don,t see me grinding a whole side anywhere near even .
 
Uh... before you separate those shears, try throwing them as a single unit weapon.

Try throwing them closed *and* in the open position (by the handles).

They might stick for you, or they might not. But see what you can do, before you take apart what might already be a fun thrower.

(And if they don't stick, THEN take them apart...)
 
Watchful said:
Uh... before you separate those shears, try throwing them as a single unit weapon.

Try throwing them closed *and* in the open position (by the handles).

They might stick for you, or they might not. But see what you can do, before you take apart what might already be a fun thrower.

(And if they don't stick, THEN take them apart...)
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You got me going with that one . I think even with the broken handles off they would be pretty eccentric due to the offset tangs . I don,t doubt they could be thrown . Just not very easily . I would still have to grind a point on them . These suckers are so rusty they are almost welded together . Maybe I,ll cut off the tangs , point them a bit and try what you said . Eventually they will become two knives as I am a little low on heavy knives .

On a separate note my brother dropped a heavy pair of shears straight down onto my instep hard enough for them to stand up on their own . It was an accident . I don,t think that fact made my scream any quieter . L:O:L
 
I have to be careful and not fall behind on other projects or they don,t get done . I think I will try to desgin a toolrest on my vice so I can clamp the shears in it and guide the angle grinder along it . They are rather ungainly so it may be a challenge . Any ideas ?
 
Yeah they are a noisy beast . I find they tend to skitter a lot whoch may be a comment on the quality of the wheel .
 
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