Throwing Knives

Here's another video of him.

YouTube - Fast Draw - Howard Darby on More Extreme Marksmen

Matt

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Originally Posted by mhailey

Lets see him beat this guy: YouTube - Fast Draw slow motion video

Matt

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Matt,

The dork with the knife can beat Mr. Quicksdraw if the gun is not loaded and glued into the holster.

I would not buy these: SOG Knives: SOG Fusion Fulcrum I Throwing Knife, 3 Pack, SG-FL11
I have played with similar knives and I see no value to any moving parts on a throwing knife. In fact, it seems to me that you can throw just about any thing that has a point on it. Once you get the distance right and you can throw it repeatably the weight is superfluous. If you get good with it and the weight moves you have to start all over. Secondarily, this knife has a "lanyard hole". Who would put a lanyard on a throwing knife? I guess if you have thirty feet of cord on your knife you never have to worry about losing it. Sort of like a leash or a kite string.

i used to be pretty handy with small ones, especially if you tassle them, makes it so no matter how hard and at what angle you through, the tassle drags and makes the tip land dead straight.
i could just whip them as hard as i could at a thick dartboard.
stars are fun too, but dont seem as consistent.

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Originally Posted by icedog

I would not buy these: SOG Knives: SOG Fusion Fulcrum I Throwing Knife, 3 Pack, SG-FL11
I have played with similar knives and I see no value to any moving parts on a throwing knife. In fact, it seems to me that you can throw just about any thing that has a point on it. Once you get the distance right and you can throw it repeatably the weight is superfluous. If you get good with it and the weight moves you have to start all over. Secondarily, this knife has a "lanyard hole". Who would put a lanyard on a throwing knife? I guess if you have thirty feet of cord on your knife you never have to worry about losing it. Sort of like a leash or a kite string.

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if you put a tassle on that whole, like the tassles on book marks, you can whip them hard as hell like totally amateur and that tip will land dead straight every time, even if you through it sideways.

and theres no moving parts, the adjustable balance is awesome, especially for people that through no-spin. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYCcJ...e=channel_page
tassles nand weights a cheat but it makes it fun and less technique required.

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Originally Posted by igitur55

Looks like the guy with knife wins. Not sure it was a fair contest, though ... I think the dummy was distracted.

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one of the funniest things ive ever seen. first of all the dummy istn moving or shooting back. second that line " he has a a gun, i dont.. all i have is this machette" lolz. good to know. hes encouraging bringing a knife to a gunfight.

Crappy steel or heat treatment I guess.
I think for throwing knives, you want to make them rather 'soft' to keep them from snapping.
Or perhaps harden only the tip but not the body...
Or clay the knife like a katana to have a hard edge and a soft core, with a hamon... now that would be cool :)

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Originally Posted by icedog

Matt,

The dork with the knife can beat Mr. Quicksdraw if the gun is not loaded and glued into the holster.

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He is going to shoot his nuts off one of these days.

Thanks for the thoughts Mr. Octopus. I've had various dart type things with tassles that are fun to throw because they are fairly foolproof. But they are typically small little doodads that come in pretty armsheaths and the like: Throwing Spikes - Ninja weapons I find you can throw anything with a point. Like Matt was saying, you can teach yourself to chuck spikes and nails into a target. Having said that, I have tried to learn the "no-spin" throwing method for knives and I am able to get more power and accuracy into a throw if it spins naturally. But I have seen some pretty impressive demonstrations of no-spin throwing. I just happen to suck at it. Some things simply cannot be thrown with no spin, like a tomahawk.

That big knife of mine that broke is this Ziel II: Magnum 163 Bailey Ziel Thrower
I am disappointed because I was getting very good at the "hammer grip" throw. That is where you hold the knife by the handle. I have a very bad right shoulder and have found I can practice longer with heavier knives and this knife is my heaviest. Most knives are thin and tend to bend when they hit another knife or bounce funny. This one hit with enough force to fracture the steel. I guess if the temper was softer it would have bent rather than break. I still have two of them. If I earn a gift from Scarlett I may hint for some nice throwing knives. I am lucky because she likes throwing too. I even have her into target shooting in our new back yard.

let me see if i can find em,... coldsteel makes Spikes.
YouTube - cold steel spike throw
damn, thats the only vid of them i can find, a little kid throwing it.
his is tiny and weird, not the ones ive seen before.

but you cans ee, its basicly a couple pound, double ended spike. made just for throwing.
the demo vid i cant find had guys bustin em through picnic tables and the like. there really heavy. and super funa nd cool

Icedog,

Robin Hood had the same problem with arrows.:rofl2: