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throwing aspirations
Jun. 5th, 2014 05:35 pmKnife throwing is fun!
At a recent household day, Aodh and Nessa brought throwing knives and anyone who wanted had a go. Then Michéal and I had another go at an event. He liked the knives we were using there, so we put in an order for 12 via Pól. We got them this weekend, and Michéal has set up a temporary target with planks of wood.
I'm still at the stage where I'm delighted to get a knife sticking. The standard in Lough Devnaree as a whole isn't great, as we're new to it. Michéal won the knife throwing competition at the most recent event by being the only one to get a knife to stick at all!
I'm experimenting with holding the knife or the handle, and moving slightly forward or back, but I don't know how to fix my misses. I used the blade yesterday and part of today, and got some hits, then switched to the handle and got 4/12, but only 1 in the next set of 12. I can't really see what the knife is doing - does it need an extra half turn? Would moving help? Or is it consistency?
Throwing a spear would be easier from that point of view. No spin. But I've yet to buy a haft for mine. And there's no spear throwing going on in Lough Devnaree at the moment. Though at least we still have a straw bale for when I do make it up.
At a recent household day, Aodh and Nessa brought throwing knives and anyone who wanted had a go. Then Michéal and I had another go at an event. He liked the knives we were using there, so we put in an order for 12 via Pól. We got them this weekend, and Michéal has set up a temporary target with planks of wood.
I'm still at the stage where I'm delighted to get a knife sticking. The standard in Lough Devnaree as a whole isn't great, as we're new to it. Michéal won the knife throwing competition at the most recent event by being the only one to get a knife to stick at all!
I'm experimenting with holding the knife or the handle, and moving slightly forward or back, but I don't know how to fix my misses. I used the blade yesterday and part of today, and got some hits, then switched to the handle and got 4/12, but only 1 in the next set of 12. I can't really see what the knife is doing - does it need an extra half turn? Would moving help? Or is it consistency?
Throwing a spear would be easier from that point of view. No spin. But I've yet to buy a haft for mine. And there's no spear throwing going on in Lough Devnaree at the moment. Though at least we still have a straw bale for when I do make it up.
