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Im new what is the best advice you can give me!
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To that I would add, patience.
It'll seem like weeks could pass before you get close to sticking a knife. But then, wham! You stick one, then another, then another....
...and then you mysteriously stop. And now nothing works. Nothing sticks.
...and then, it does again....
It'll be frustrating, maddening, and only momentarily rewarding. Like golf--but with less walking.
It'll seem like weeks could pass before you get close to sticking a knife. But then, wham! You stick one, then another, then another....
...and then you mysteriously stop. And now nothing works. Nothing sticks.
...and then, it does again....
It'll be frustrating, maddening, and only momentarily rewarding. Like golf--but with less walking.
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dberry -- check out some of these sites. There are also a couple of lists in Yahoo groups that you can join and learn more and have fun with the throwers that are doing so much to promote knife throwing.
1. http://www.akta-usa.com/
2. http://www.harrymknives.com/
3. http://www.ikthof.com/
4. http://www.ironpost.com/
5. http://www.jackdagger.com/
6. http://www.throwingknives.com/
7. http://communities.msn.com/KnifeThrowingThrowingKnivesandKnifeThrowers
8. http://www.angelfire.com/ok2/mike1/
9. http://www.knifethrower.com/
10. http://www.throwzini.com/
11. http://users.rcn.com/comlogic/knife/index.htm
12. http://web.archive.org/web/20060111162741/http://www.quine.home.sonic.net/thrower.html
that should get you started. Have fun.
1. http://www.akta-usa.com/
2. http://www.harrymknives.com/
3. http://www.ikthof.com/
4. http://www.ironpost.com/
5. http://www.jackdagger.com/
6. http://www.throwingknives.com/
7. http://communities.msn.com/KnifeThrowingThrowingKnivesandKnifeThrowers
8. http://www.angelfire.com/ok2/mike1/
9. http://www.knifethrower.com/
10. http://www.throwzini.com/
11. http://users.rcn.com/comlogic/knife/index.htm
12. http://web.archive.org/web/20060111162741/http://www.quine.home.sonic.net/thrower.html
that should get you started. Have fun.
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Read through all the posts on the Knife Throwing area
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I've read all of the links, including the newsletters, what is the best deal on 2 or 3 throwing knives?
12 inches + and with the Thorn method, do you still index your finger on the back of the blade?
What do you have for a knife?
I use as heavy a knife as I can get at http://www.eknifeworks.com I buy their $ 8.95 15" bowie knifes . do you have a throwing block ? I teach several hunderd people to throw hawks & knifes every year. I can walk you through if you want.
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My feeling is that for just starting out it doesn't matter a whole lot what you throw as long as it's relatively balanced. (I can see arguments against that, but I'll stick with it for now)
I started learning with a Swamp Rat Howling Rat. After I was getting more then 50% sticks I started worrying that the knife was not throwing well (sometimes the blade would stick with the spine and edge horizontal...i.e. 90 degrees rotated axially from how I threw it - with the blade and spine vertical), so I went to a local cutlery store and bought a cheap ~12" throwing knife for $30 or so and threw that around until I lost it in some ivy after a pretty dramatic bounce off the target.
Using that dedicated thrower convinced me it is my technique with the Howling Rat that sucks, not the knife. It may not be optimal for long throws because of its short length and light weight, but so far I'm still just doing one and a half turn throws with it and it's fine for me.
Just use whatever you can find that's pointy and balanced around the center, and start throwing it. That's my advice, in short. You can better afford to be picky in your throwers once you've gotten some experience and you're sure you want to continue this hobby.
I started learning with a Swamp Rat Howling Rat. After I was getting more then 50% sticks I started worrying that the knife was not throwing well (sometimes the blade would stick with the spine and edge horizontal...i.e. 90 degrees rotated axially from how I threw it - with the blade and spine vertical), so I went to a local cutlery store and bought a cheap ~12" throwing knife for $30 or so and threw that around until I lost it in some ivy after a pretty dramatic bounce off the target.
Using that dedicated thrower convinced me it is my technique with the Howling Rat that sucks, not the knife. It may not be optimal for long throws because of its short length and light weight, but so far I'm still just doing one and a half turn throws with it and it's fine for me.Just use whatever you can find that's pointy and balanced around the center, and start throwing it. That's my advice, in short. You can better afford to be picky in your throwers once you've gotten some experience and you're sure you want to continue this hobby.
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I picked up Ralph Thorn's book "Combat Knife Throwing" and tried practicing spear point throwing with old disposable ink pens just to get a feel for how it is done.
I have to say it does feel a touch awkward at first, but once I ironed out the release point it works really well, especially in a side arm throw.
Also picked up a bunch of different throwers at the same show, CS throwing knife, a Torpedo, a few SKS bayonets..I'll have to find a target and start throwing!
I have to say it does feel a touch awkward at first, but once I ironed out the release point it works really well, especially in a side arm throw.
Also picked up a bunch of different throwers at the same show, CS throwing knife, a Torpedo, a few SKS bayonets..I'll have to find a target and start throwing!
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Well I tried several different throwing knives, from charming cheapies, to CS's sure balance throwers and a torpedo over the past week.
The two cheapies had bent tips from throwing at solid wood target, the torpedo had a hard time sticking in the wood, but went directly through a 2 liter coke bottle filled with water and I mean straight through, that was fun, and the sure flight thrower was money.
That knife is fairly easy to stick consistently, and it was fairly inexpensive as well at 12 dollars, I think I may pick 3 more and work on spear point throwing.
Thanks all.
The two cheapies had bent tips from throwing at solid wood target, the torpedo had a hard time sticking in the wood, but went directly through a 2 liter coke bottle filled with water and I mean straight through, that was fun, and the sure flight thrower was money.
That knife is fairly easy to stick consistently, and it was fairly inexpensive as well at 12 dollars, I think I may pick 3 more and work on spear point throwing.
Thanks all.
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You have some good advice for competitions and practice.
Real world advice, don't throw the knife; you may give your enemy a weapon.
Real world advice, don't throw the knife; you may give your enemy a weapon.
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Hi, Im new to throwing knives, but I have found throwing spikes quite easy to use in the past. How would you rate and compare throwing knives to throwing spikes, and how do they both compare to say, a torpedo? what are their strengths and weaknesses. Im not thinking of self defense except as an absolute last resort (I certainly can't imagine walking around on a saturday night with a torpedo in my back pocket in case I get mugged!), but more for fun target throwing.