Throwing knives is dangerous, my New Target Board and Knives!

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bchboy1206

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Hey I am figuring out just how dangerous this hobby can be, not so much from playing with knives but everything else involved. Well first off, I hurt my back lifting the rounds and cutting the rounds. Then as I was mocking up the rounds on the board and one fell and bounced onto my shin. I swore my tibea was fractured. A lot of ice, elevation, ibuprofen and rest helped but I am left with a huge knot and bruising. At least it wasn't broken. Now almost completed with the target, I can hobble to the garage with cut and splintered hands, sore lower back and throbbing leg to throw some knives!

I have 3 sets of knives, the Gil Hibben Large throwers, the massive Cold Steel Sure Balance and the rather graceful in comparison, Condor Dismissal 14".
The GH Large throwers now seem too small and harder to control but I still trow them pretty well. For me I would give them an 8/10 due to their lack of size and weight.
The CS Sure balance are a beast of a knive and are almost too heavy however I can just about hit my point of aim the majority of the time. I would give them a 9/10 due to my ability to throw 1 turns accurately and consistently and stick about 75% on 2 turns.
The Condor Dismissal seems to be the perfect middle of the road in comparison but it handle is rather small in compared to my other sets. I am sure they will work well once I get a little more throwing time with them. If I had to rate this now it would be a 8/10 due to the small handle.

I have been throwing for six days and am a complete newB to this hobby so take all this info with a grain of salt! THanks for looking, Jim

My Version 1 of tree rounds. I am planning on adding 3 more rounds but I just may call this done!


Here is the my last throws before I came in! See I need a bit more practice with the Dismissals...
 
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I don't normally care for smaller throwing knives when I'm throwing with rotation, but check out the SOG Fling set. That extra little bit of paracord does a good job at slowing down the rotation. Myself, I usually throw the full sized Boker Ziels, or the Cold Steel Pro Balance. Also, the older CS Pro Flight and Sure Flight throwers were fantastic. Hoping the new versions are just as good.

It looks like you have a great little target area set up! I agree that the Sure Balance seem too hefty. If you haven't tried them yet, check out the Pro Balance. They throw very well out of the box, and you can easily unscrew the handle if you want a skeletal thrower.
 
Thanks for the info UXOguy! This hobby is really addicting, I love shooting but the cost of ammo is too high and this seems to be a suitable replacement.

I really want to get a set of Boker Magnum Ziels but with my throwing abilities they will be trashed in no time. I am thinking of making a "custom" version of the CS Pro Flight Sport and a few other styles out of 1/4" in 1075 with a handle width of 1.5 inches which should fit in my hand just right and who knows what designs may follow. I better stop now, I am dreaming again.

Thanks
Jim
 
Looks good bro! I myself started with light knives, now I have been throwing heavy! I hit pretty hard, I think me starting with light knives actually helped! Keep up the good work!
 
Appreciate the encouragement Michigan edge, I think I may continue to practice with the small knives in hopes to improve faster. It is not all that easy to get proficient throwing knives.
 
You've got a hefty set up there, nice work! Sorry to hear about all the trouble you ran into when crafting up your board man, thank goodness you did not break your leg. I always think about Kevin Costner in The Bodyguard, sitting in a chair and hitting a very small target with his knife, ah Hollywood!

How did you affix the rounds to the wooden baseboards? What distance do you normally stand away from the target and greetings down here on the Southern Coastal side of Georgia!
 
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You've got a hefty set up there, nice work! Sorry to hear about all the trouble you ran into when crafting up your board man, thank goodness you did not break your leg. I always think about Kevin Costner in The Bodyguard, sitting in a chair and hitting a very small target with his knife, ah Hollywood!

How did you affix the rounds to the wooden baseboards? What distance do you normally stand away from the target and greetings down here on the Southern Coastal side of Georgia!
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Thanks for the welcome. I have the rounds sitting on 2-4" angle irons, each securing the round with one screw in them and at the top I have a 3 1/2" screw at an angle thru the round and into the backboard to hold it from tipping forward. I haven't had a problem yet, even with my tomahawks.

It sounds confusing but it was really easy, I will post a pic tonight when I get home.

For my distances I am at about 6' for half spin and 9 foot for full spin. The other distances I'm pretty bad at so I don't have them committed to memory yet!!! LOL

The tomahawks release point is 13' so I start about 16'-17'. I am loving them, they seem much easier to stick than the knives.

Jim
 
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