Hi, beginner thrower question?

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picklepie159

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So I decided I wanted to pick up knife throwing. As I have already spent an indescribable amount of money on other knives, I have very little left for throwing knives. I'm thinking about <$20?
I was looking at these on ebay :
http://cgi.ebay.com/2PC-Large-Silve...ultDomain_0&hash=item4a9c80e85b#ht_1791wt_905
Large Jack throwers by Gil Hibben.

I was wondering if these are a good choice, because I know that a.) 420J2 steel is worth nothing if you actually want to cut something, and, IMO, Gil Hibben makes more fantasy blades for movies than serious cutting tools.

But that's just in regard to other knives. For throwing knives, I hear good things about Gil Hibben. However, I would like to hear opinions from those who use these. How do they fare?
Thanks for the replies.

P.S. There probably have been a multitude of threads on the topic of good throwing knives, but light searching yielded nothing.
 
Hibben is good for throwers. Don't expect to be cutting with them, but they are perfectly fine for throwing (especially his larger ones).

There are definitely better knives out there, but these should be fine for you to begin. Plus that's a nice price.
 
As for good knives there are many. Being me i suggest good training. I have an ebook on ebay for 10.99 called The Basics of Knife Throwing. search for knife throwing ebook and you will find it. i believe technique to be more important than the knife used. good luck.
 
dont buy those cheap ebay ones cuz they wont stick good and are too light/small. youll just get discouraged cuz they dont work. buy quality ones, at least coldsteel ones.
 
The knives you are thinking of getting are not Gil Hibben knives but nock offs of his design. You will generally find that the stainless steel will break at the tip after some throwing even with the Hibben knives. The key to using these knives is to use a soft target such as cardboard or a soft wood such as cottonwood.
 
Take a look at this Cold Steel model: http://www.knifethrowing.info/throwing_knife_perfect_balance_thrower.html

I have been throwing with one of these for a few months now and i can't say anything bad about it other than that it is a clone from a Harry McEvoy blade.
The knife indeed has a very good balance and is made from strong & tough steel that has already withstood many hundreds of throws without breaking or even bending.
It's not overly hard though so dents on the edge will occur on rocky soil rather easily.
I use it for distances between 5 - 6 meters (in contrast to the story you can vary the distance a bit) and can get it to stick most of the time in a target about the size of a magazine.
 
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