i made some throwing knives out of butter knives,hehe, hey i had nothing else and no money at the time but ill get some real ones soon and i found out its hard as hell hitting your target but if your near its easy but i was about 35 feet away,i only got like 5 out of 30,,,is there any tips and tricks about throwing knives?

[This message has been edited by Mr CrEEP (edited 27-10-2000).]

A) Get some Knives that are balanced for throwing.
B) Move in a little closer to start. About 5 yards worked for me.
C) Work on keeping your motion nice and level. A problem I had at first that i figured out is in the throw. Most people tend to bring the arm across their body in a range between the shoulder and the breastbone during release. i.e. with the knife up in the ready position, you bring the arm down to gain velocity for the release, most folks start with the hand parallel to the outside shoulder and release with the hand parallel to the heart. The diagonal motion fucks up the energy distribution and causes crooked shots. Keep your self straight. Think of your motin as all lines and angles. Keep it level and even.

[This message has been edited by Eldritch (edited 27-10-2000).]

Get a tomohawk or throwing hatchet, they are super crazy cool :P and twice as hard to use...

I dont think so. I could throw a hatchet well first time I tried. A throwing knife requires more finess.

yeah axes are pretty good for throwing cause they got all there weight on one end...

that is my only beef with a throwing knives. how come the bladed end isn't weighted more than the handle so it spins "more" than the handle?

Id try a nice underhand throw Works pretty well for me. hold it point out at finger tips of flat palm with thumb holding it there then throwit under hand releaseing like right before armlevels out.

they do make some throwing knives were you can slide the weights from one end to another...

This guy "Ricky Jay" is a magician and he uses cards as projectile weapons! He is so good that he kan chuck a poker card through a watermelon.