scorpnsnake
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Thought it might be cool if everybody had a place to share some thoughts and insights about deployment methods. What's your preferred deployment hardware and why?
My favorite at the moment is opening flippers by all methods besides a tab. Thumb hole front and back, studs, etc., non-flipper flipper style. It's amazing how much strength has developed in my fingers from practicing and using this approach for some time now.
Recently I picked up a few that prefer to be slow rolled. This is also enjoyable. I struggled with a few, and none were the smooth roll I wanted. Though my hands are fairly big, had to stop about half way through the thumb roll and reposition the grip to allow the last half of the half moon.
After trying everything I could think of, accidentally solved the problem. A simple thing that just didn't strike me for a while.
In order to break the detent I needed push on the base of the stud and apply pressure at a relatively upward angle. Because of this, my grip had to be too low on the handle to allow my thumb to track the arc to completion. So it finished super awkward or required a reposition on the grip half way through.
I found that if use my index finger on the back thumb stud and the pad of my thumb on the front, applying outward pressure with both instead of up thumb only, there was no need to be so low on the handle. Basically, it allowed me to adjust grip however I wanted. Moved the grip up, used both the front and rear studs with thumb and forefinger to get the detent loose gracefully, then the thumb only to arc, and viola! A perfect, consistent, controlled roll and a ready to go grip as soon as the blade locked up. Regardless of the size and shape of the knife.
What styles and methods work best for you all?
My favorite at the moment is opening flippers by all methods besides a tab. Thumb hole front and back, studs, etc., non-flipper flipper style. It's amazing how much strength has developed in my fingers from practicing and using this approach for some time now.
Recently I picked up a few that prefer to be slow rolled. This is also enjoyable. I struggled with a few, and none were the smooth roll I wanted. Though my hands are fairly big, had to stop about half way through the thumb roll and reposition the grip to allow the last half of the half moon.
After trying everything I could think of, accidentally solved the problem. A simple thing that just didn't strike me for a while.
In order to break the detent I needed push on the base of the stud and apply pressure at a relatively upward angle. Because of this, my grip had to be too low on the handle to allow my thumb to track the arc to completion. So it finished super awkward or required a reposition on the grip half way through.
I found that if use my index finger on the back thumb stud and the pad of my thumb on the front, applying outward pressure with both instead of up thumb only, there was no need to be so low on the handle. Basically, it allowed me to adjust grip however I wanted. Moved the grip up, used both the front and rear studs with thumb and forefinger to get the detent loose gracefully, then the thumb only to arc, and viola! A perfect, consistent, controlled roll and a ready to go grip as soon as the blade locked up. Regardless of the size and shape of the knife.
What styles and methods work best for you all?
) and less wear and tear on the knife mechanism. As for closing, keep fingers out of the way
