Look Sharp! Knife & Hawk throw

[tecum-tha]

Oh well, I didn't participate in this one, because my hawk and knife target was not built yet. Now it is ready, but I throw my knife no-spin style and don't do the NMLRA mandated circus spin throwing.
It is about time the NMLRA will get also rid of unnecessary and imho historical incorrect throwing styles anyways or just give you the liberty to throw how you want.
We'll see in Friendship...

 

[jethro224]

How do you throw it with no spin?

 

[smo]

Back in my younger days I could throw a knife point first underhand style. Kinda like pitchin a horse shoe without the flip This was only done at extremely short distances though like 5 to 8 feet or so.

 

[tecum-tha]

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[smo]

That's cool can you do that on a woodswalk? :haha:

 

[tecum-tha]

Probably not on a woodswalk. But if you balance your knife correctly for your hand, it is fairly easy to stick. My friend's ten year old grandson got the hang of it last Sunday within 30 minutes quite well...

 

[jethro224]

I watched a couple of Youtube videos and tried it. Wasn't very good at it... :surrender:

 

[tecum-tha]

The key is a balanced knife which is set up for your hand. I bought me two knives supposed to be made for this style of throwing, but it is made for a larger hand. If I balanced it with lead temporarely, it started to work, but the knife got too heavy. This style works great for more handle heavy knives, which most all purpose knives would be. I'll bring those knives to Friendship for you to try...

 

[jethro224]

You're right that I was not throwing that kind of knife. I was using my regular throwing knives, designed for spin throwing, that are weight forward like a meat cleaver.