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There is an eye opening (well, for me) series of articles about the sweet spot, what it is physically, and what it can or cannot do: http://www.thearma.org/spotlight/GTA/motions_and_impacts.htm.
Roughly, it says that there is a place on the blade with which you can hit without the khukuri changing position in your hand. This place is a function of the blade geometry and can be found by many means - I like the waggle test. The sweet spot is a good first approximation of where to hit with your khukuri in order to transfer a maximum of energy to the target. If the target is light and mobile, you better hit further from the sweet spot, if the target is heavy and immobile, you better hit with a point on the blade closer to you.
I understand that, for fighting purposes, you want the sweet spot pretty close to the tip. That is where the author located it in historical weapons. As far as I see, the sweet spot being close to the tip does not hurt for other applications either. Here comes the rub: all my four khukuris have a sweet spot that is just a few centimeters from the center of balance, definitely not close to the tip. Only a kukri machete does better.
Is there a mistake in my assumption? And could you list the sweet spot, as for instance found by the waggle test, on your khukuris? Or can it even be added to the standard specs?
Roughly, it says that there is a place on the blade with which you can hit without the khukuri changing position in your hand. This place is a function of the blade geometry and can be found by many means - I like the waggle test. The sweet spot is a good first approximation of where to hit with your khukuri in order to transfer a maximum of energy to the target. If the target is light and mobile, you better hit further from the sweet spot, if the target is heavy and immobile, you better hit with a point on the blade closer to you.
I understand that, for fighting purposes, you want the sweet spot pretty close to the tip. That is where the author located it in historical weapons. As far as I see, the sweet spot being close to the tip does not hurt for other applications either. Here comes the rub: all my four khukuris have a sweet spot that is just a few centimeters from the center of balance, definitely not close to the tip. Only a kukri machete does better.
Is there a mistake in my assumption? And could you list the sweet spot, as for instance found by the waggle test, on your khukuris? Or can it even be added to the standard specs?
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