Hi.
My name's Dan Delavan.
I'm the owner/operator of Plaza Cutlery in
Costa Mesa, California.
We have a great selection, we also have a
website, plazacutlery.com and today we're
going to be talking about knives.
A throwing knife basically is a knife designed
that you can throw.
In the design you want to look for something
that has less chance to break because in most
cases, especially when you're just starting
you're not going to be able to throw very
well and you're going to learn.
So it's usually good to start out with something
really basic and simple and not a lot of money.
This is a Sog throwing knife.
It's just a basic one.
It has a double hilt on it and you can throw
either blade or handle.
This is a real simple one by United Cutlery.
It is a real nice one to throw and again you
can throw blade and handle.
Then Tomahawks are also fun to throw, they
pivot all the weights in the head instead
of distributed throughout the knife so they
pivot off the head, so they're really easy
to throw.
Basically when you're throwing a knife the
basic way is to make sure you do not use your
wrist and you hold the knife vertical.
So when you come down you release it even.
Let your hand relax and let the knife go out
of your hand.
Don't give it any wrist.
If you give it wrist then you're going to
throw the revolutions off and it's not going
to be consistent, because you can never do
it the same each time.
Whether you throw by handle grip or blade
grip, it does not matter too much.
Whatever's comfortable for you.
You have to be able to release it when you
come down so the revolutions are even.
Once you get your distance down and the blade
is hitting consistent, even if it's hitting
butt end each time, all you have to do is
move forward or back.
If you've ever watched a professional and
he's setting up, he'll go to his target, he'll
pace it off, put a mark on the ground, whether
it is a piece of chalk or a piece of tape,
he'll make a couple of throws, adjust it and
then he's set because he throws consistent
each time.
It doesn't work like it is in the movies where
they stick every time.
If you're breaking the tips or you're breaking
the knife in two then obviously you're throwing
it incorrectly and you're spinning it too
much.
Or you're throwing it horizontal, where when
it goes into the target it;s going in this
way.
So all of the force is coming down this way
and you're either going to bow the blade or
you're going to break it.
You want it to go into the target vertical,
that way it has the whole strength of the
blade.
