How to get Accuracy

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Doug K.

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Hi Everyone,
I'm new to Hawk throwing and although I can stick my Hawk
about 95% of the time I can't seem to put it on the
Block where I want---Any suggestions?
Should I put something small on the block to increase my
concentration?
Thanks for your help :D
Doug
 
As the surface of your target gets chewed up by the hawk you can use the brightly colored golf tees to aim at. Small colored stickers are good to. On some of my targets I will paint small circles and concentrate on those spots.

Bobby
 
Bobby is right! To add, we would suggest you CHANGE NOTHING in your throwing mechanics and each day, you will gain greater control over placing your Hawk into the target. The answer is not in any particuluar grip, stance, or delivery method.

Furthermore, following through to the target after the Hawk has left your hand will ensure great consistency....specifically, at your single spin distance for example, make sure your arm is at full extension on a straight line to the spot that you want to hit, with your body weight staying forward long after the Hawk has hit the target...this committment will carry you through the "execution" moment consistently.

Enjoy!
 
Thanks for the help:)
I think its my followthru or lack of it.
I will also try the golf tees(if it ever stops raining)
Doug
 
As Andy noted it is all a matter of being consistent. Consider the large distance you are standing away from the target as compared to the distance your hits vary from place to place. You will notice that the ratio is very small indeed. In order to get very precise hits you basically have to be throwing your tomahawks along pretty much the exact same flight vector each time. Even a small deviation of a couple of degrees will translate to inches of movement of the tomahawk across the target.

If you are just starting then congradulations on getting such a high stick rate. If I were you I would suggest not fixing on getting center hits but just enjoy the process and stay with it. It takes quite a bit of skill to place a tomahawk in the same place over and over. One more thing, the closer you are to the target the more precise your hits will be. So stay within one turn distance until yours hits place where you want them to be. Moving out too fast can create frustration which will make improving very difficult.

-Cliff
 
Like Bobby, I generally paint small circles or attach other items to my log rounds to improve my focus & aim. A neighbor stuck a bit of "motivation" to one a few weeks back. ;)
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BTW, the throw pictured is my wife's, not mine.
 
One must know where one currently is to measure if there is improvement when changing or experimenting with the variables.

To establish your baseline for measurement, set up a standard 3 ring target at 16, 8, and 2.5 inches for the bullseye. Throw 36 times scoring 0 for sticks outside the 16 inch ring, 1 for cuts or sticks in the 16 inch ring, 2 for cuts or sticks in the 8 inch, and 3 for cuts or sticks in the bullseye. Then omit the three highest score throws and the three lowest score throws. Take the remaining 30 throws add together and divide by 30. This is your baseline average score per throw. You can use this number to estimate your score for a competitive event by multiplying your average by the number of throws for that event.

Repeat the same process above for each change you make in your throwing, such as handle length, blade length, weight, etc. The new average you compute will tell you whether your change is an improvement or not.
 
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