(Im new sorry if this is in the wrong place >.>)) First throwing knives

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Hello all! I'm thinking of starting up throwing knives as a hobby and i found these.

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anyone know if those knives would be good for a starter to throwing knives?

Thanks
 
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No. Pretty much all flashy or gimmicky throwing knife sets that usually price between ten and twenty bucks, are extremely thin, stamped metal. If you want good ones you'll have to save up more. If you need to keep things cheap, look for very simple and thick full tang fixed blades not necessarily sold as throwers. It's not ideal, but you'll probably get something far better than that.
 
JKLnHYD said:
No. Pretty much all flashy or gimmicky throwing knife sets that usually price between ten and twenty bucks, are extremely thin, stamped metal. If you want good ones you'll have to save up more. If you need to keep things cheap, look for very simple and thick full tang fixed blades not necessarily sold as throwers. It's not ideal, but you'll probably get something far better than that.
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Do you know of any good sets like the type you reccomend for a maybe less that $80 price?
 
I have had pretty good luck with my large Gil Hibben Gen 3 throwers. I think they are about $39 a set. They are stainless which isn't ideal but they are heavy and thick and with a little file work they stay sharp. They are also about 9 1/2" long which works well for me. If you throw them at different targets and not at each other, they last well. I suggested them to a buddy of mine last year and he also picked up a set at Christmas. I have tens of thousands of throws on mine and he has thousands on his now without incident. Outside of my hand made knives they are my favorites.
 
Condor dismissals are indeed a good way to start! Carbon steel holds an edge well and several of them take very little room to carry on a hike etc. I would recommend the longer ones though. 14" are heavier and throw much better for me.
 
SOG has a pretty good set of throwers in their Fusion line. 3 in a sheath and actually make a pretty good practical user.
 
I tried some of the Fusion knives and they spin pretty well but are just too light for longer no-spin throws. (At least for me) I agree, they are fairly useful for non-throwing applications.

I am also not too sure I like the huge "SOG" in the handle.
 
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I have several of these and they are great for Thorn Style no spin throwing. They have really taking the abuse of me re-learning how to throw knives again...
 
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Glad I stumbled upon this thread, I am thinking about getting into throwing knives myself and this has been informative!
 
Main thing guys is to decide if you plan to spin the knives or no-spin them. Then decide whether or not you want to be able to throw them more than 6-10 feet. Long throws take heavier knives. The little cheap ones you tend to see for sale are easy to carry around but break and bend and even if you can throw one 20 feet (occasionally I will one into a distant target) they conserve no momentum so they barely stick. If you pick heavier knives they also tend to be more durable and conserve momentum for longer throws. Think of the difference between throwing a ball of paper and a baseball or a rock. And if you don't plan to spin the knives, longer ones are easier to learn on as well because they don't try to rotate. Good luck! Most of the ones Classklown has linked work well for no-spin as well as spinning. Anything balanced for throwing, heavy and longer than 10" is a great start.

I think lots of the little ones you see are for throwing at a dart board in your house. And it takes lots of practice to do that well but it is sort of useless.
 
I was thinking about getting some for just starting out. I have never touched throwing knives before so thats why i came here. I will be looking at all these knives thanks!
 
Windwhistler said:
I have had pretty good luck with my large Gil Hibben Gen 3 throwers. I think they are about $39 a set. They are stainless which isn't ideal but they are heavy and thick and with a little file work they stay sharp. They are also about 9 1/2" long which works well for me. If you throw them at different targets and not at each other, they last well. I suggested them to a buddy of mine last year and he also picked up a set at Christmas. I have tens of thousands of throws on mine and he has thousands on his now without incident. Outside of my hand made knives they are my favorites.
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I couldnt find any Gen 3 throwers only gen 2... am i missing them?
 
OK, I am going to get grief but go to your flea market and buy cheap! Find something somewhat thick, perfect point are ok ! If you really like what you are doing then spend the money, get customs, flying steel, there are a lot of nice custom makers! Stay away from smith n Wesson bulls eye throwers, and ones with holes in them,for they snap in half! Check out my you tube videos zackattack34 under Michigan edge! I throw cheap perfect point knives, also have custom knives, the cheap perfect points are fine for starters! You could even use butter knives from dollar store, to practice! They do bend easy, but bend them back, and they are only a buck!
 
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