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Hi Everyone:
I'm pretty new to hawk throwing but have been doing pretty well from 15".
I started throwing at a target made from 2 2x10's and that splintered pretty quick.
Here's my issues:
1. Hawks: I started throwing the Cold Steel Rifleman's model, and that has held up ok and sticks well. However, the hawk head is creeping up the handle. How do I prevent / repair this ?
2. Also have a SOG Vietnam Hawk and a Cold Steel Vietnam hawk. I broke both on the first day throwing them ! I'm getting a refund on the CS Vietnam Model ( too light in my opinion ) and I'm told that SOG will repair free of charge.
The Big question is who makes a good hawk that can stand up to repeated throwing and abuse. I'm certainly not going to be buying 3 new hawks a week. I throw pretty much like baseball pitching style and have been pretty accurate so far.
Lastly, I built a target like the old school type made from an actual log. I'm not sure what kind of wood it is, but unless I make an almost perfect throw, I' getting a lot of bounce-offs that definately would have stuck into pine. Did I use too hard of a wood or something ? I have the new target set up on a slight backward leaning angle as suggested somewhere. Is this correct ?
Thanks very much everyone, I appreciate any help or advice I can get.
I'm pretty new to hawk throwing but have been doing pretty well from 15".
I started throwing at a target made from 2 2x10's and that splintered pretty quick.
Here's my issues:
1. Hawks: I started throwing the Cold Steel Rifleman's model, and that has held up ok and sticks well. However, the hawk head is creeping up the handle. How do I prevent / repair this ?
2. Also have a SOG Vietnam Hawk and a Cold Steel Vietnam hawk. I broke both on the first day throwing them ! I'm getting a refund on the CS Vietnam Model ( too light in my opinion ) and I'm told that SOG will repair free of charge.
The Big question is who makes a good hawk that can stand up to repeated throwing and abuse. I'm certainly not going to be buying 3 new hawks a week. I throw pretty much like baseball pitching style and have been pretty accurate so far.
Lastly, I built a target like the old school type made from an actual log. I'm not sure what kind of wood it is, but unless I make an almost perfect throw, I' getting a lot of bounce-offs that definately would have stuck into pine. Did I use too hard of a wood or something ? I have the new target set up on a slight backward leaning angle as suggested somewhere. Is this correct ?
Thanks very much everyone, I appreciate any help or advice I can get.
