Off Topic Eastwin campers axe or 1/2 axe why are they the easiest hatchet to throw and stick consistently once you start throwing from one distance?

[landsend5]

I have had the eastwin half axe as I called it since I was young and am good at throwing them. The 3/4 ones are nice but not the subject. The reason I think they must be the easiest axe throwing alleys started opening up around Virginia I even got a part time job at a place for a while for fun. But the sixteen inch eastwin was all they used and people got the hang of it. I'm guessing it's all metal balances things .....opinions ???

 

[thebrain]

They have a heavy handle area so they balanced well. A wood handle hatchet will be much more head heavy , that's why people throw tomahawks, light head and easy to replace handle.

 

[Square_peg]

They have thin bits that stick easy. Good for throwing, not so much for chopping.