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Hawk throwing

nikoknife48

nikoknife48

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I went over to my brother Joey's place over the weekend and threw some hawks, it was quite liberating! We even chopped down some old trees to clear a trail in the woods near his home. I have a lot of practicing to do but I did stick it 3 times. I'm sure we will do it again and hopefully document it with some pictures.
 
Nick take a couple of Joe's and throw them for practice-WOULD'NT WANT YOU TO BUST THAT HANDLE IN THAT OLE BEATER!!!!!!!!!!!LOL
 
Throwing a hawk is a lot like bowling... the throw and release need to be smooth and consistent. Don't try to throw hard, try to throw smooth. Distance to target is important... once you get that part down, half the learning battle is over. Start with the hawk head up and the handle horizontal, fist holding it just above your shoulder on that side with about one inch of the handle sticking out below your fist... your forearm should be almost verticle, your upper arm horizontal. Don't cock your arm back further from that position, just push forward from that point. Release the hawk as your arm extends out to about the position of a handshake... let the hawk slide out of your fist by loosening your grip. This methos was taught to my wife and I by a professional tomahawk thrower. using this method, I stick the hawk at least 90% of the time, consistently... and I've only been throwing a little while.
 
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Glock gives a pretty clear explanition. One thing that has helped me was to 'Think' Toss not so much throw. The more natural you make the movements the more accurate you will become. Watch other people throw will also help. Big ditto on the control aspects.

Have a Great New Year.

Best
Dwight
 
TOSS is a good way to say it... almost something between throwing a softball overhand and shooting a basketball one-handed... Agree 100% with the additional comments brother Dwight gave above...
 
I was out today splitting wood and had my CS Rifleman's Hawk with me. I was using it to split small short pieces for kindling. Started throwing it sticking it 8 out of 10 tries. Just goofing around but it felt natural. Just a stiff lob and it would stick. I wonder if the Trail Hawk will stick this easy.
 
Probably not necessary to add, but it helps me to keep focused on the target all the way through (and after) the release. I see quite a few throwers look down as they are releasing their hawk. When I was first learning, I would catch myself doing that periodically and it really hurt accuracy.

DancesWithKnives
 
I don't want to belittle tomahawk throwing by comparing it to dart throwing but the arc of the throw is also important. You don't see many dart champions with a very flat trajectory. It's all about the toss aspect.
 
50calrev said:
I was out today splitting wood and had my CS Rifleman's Hawk with me. I was using it to split small short pieces for kindling. Started throwing it sticking it 8 out of 10 tries. Just goofing around but it felt natural. Just a stiff lob and it would stick. I wonder if the Trail Hawk will stick this easy.
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I wonder if the Trail Hawk will stick this easy...

I would think a lighter/smaller hawk would be easier... YES... :thumbup:
 
Oh yes, trail hawk stickum good!! Very easy to toss as stated above. A short learning process and the right groove and it really feels natural.
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Looks good! I have been after a second gen for a while. I really like the lines with out the rail and finger grooves.
 
No worries guys! Just trying to keep the tread from getting too far off-topic.

For anyone still looking for more, there's a few links to some online hawk throwing pages in the "training" sticky in this forum. Some pretty good info to supplement what Glock said above.
 
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