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HOW TO THROW A KNIFE

It has been pointed out that knife throwing is fun. It is also easy to learn the techniques of throwing a knife providing the thrower has the ability to hurl a rock, stick, or baseball.

Handle grip

Before any sportsman can learn to throw a knife properly, however, he first must know how to grip the weapon. He will start out using either the handle grip or the blade grip, depending upon which style of throwing-knife he has chosen.

Since the handle-throwing type is the easiest to throw, it is this model that will be considered first.

After you have selected a knife of the proper length, weight, and balance-one that "feels" right to youyou should grasp the handle firmly in the same natural manner in which you would normally grasp a hatchet handle. The ball of your thumb is pressed against the rivet nearest the hilt, and your fingers are curled firmly and comfortably around the handle (Fig. 6). With a target in position and you standing at a distance of approximately 15 feet from the hull's eye, you should now be ready to try that first practice throw.