Knife Throwing Techniques

Throwing a knife is four dimensional. You must first pick a stance, grip, throw, and knife. The knife will inevitably turn as it is thrown. Your first objective should be to find a throw that is comfortable and replicable. Remember consistancy is key. Who cares if you can nail that target from twenty feet if it takes twenty tries to do it. A more impressive feat is to hit the same target fom ten feet every time. Start short and work your way back. You will notice that there are more than twice the turns in a twenty foot throw as there are in a ten foot throw. This is do to gravity having an increasing effect on the knife causing it to travel a farther distance than an exact straight line.
ex.) A knife thrown at 10 feet might actually travel 10.5 feet, since there is always some amount of arc to a throw(gravity).

Your stance should be comfortable with the leg that coinsides with your throwing arm pointing at the target.

Grip is important. Holding the blade is dangerous if the knife is double edged. A tip I heard once said to wrap all but the last 1/2 inch of the blade in one or two layers of electrical tape. Do not do this to an expensive knife because the glue on the tape can stain a stainless steel knife very easily don't let the name of the metal fool you. If this happens refer to the knife care portion of the learnig center for cleaning instructions.

Once you have developed consistency in your throw, found a comfortalbe stance and grip, and found a well balanced knife you are ready to put in the countless hours of practice it takes to be a pro.

We recomend Hibben Throwing Knives as they are well balanced and stand up to abuse very well.