True story. A guy I used to work with has a 3 inch long scar on his leg from throwing knives. It didnt stick the board he was throwing it at, but it did stick 2 inches into his leg when it bounced back.....
Had a close call when I first decided to teach myself to throw knives (was about 13?).
I understood the theory of it, but at the time, we had no trees in the yard that would've made a decent target, so I grabbed a shipping pallet and leaned it against a wall (and learned, when you're throwing knives or anything else at a target, DO NOT lean something against a wall as a target. Explanation below).
First began from about 9 - 10 feet away. Took several throws to get the spin so the knife started to stick. Then I gradually moved further back. 12 feet, 15 feet.
I got to about 20 feet back (and was learning to adjust the spin in relation to distance), when I made a bad throw. The backwards leaning pallet produced an upwards bounce. Coupled with how hard I was throwing at ~20 feet, the knife whizzed by my head, buzzing/humming by no more than 12" away (I could actually hear the knife vibrating as it flew past). Done for the day
Nathan the Machinist
AR-Trvlr That post needs to be added to the CPK Encyclopedia I think, or a sticky on the main page! I know it won’t be the first time an explanation of that sort will be needed when more people start to gravitate toward CPK knife ownership.
