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Newsletter: Issue #105 by Scott Gracia sgracia@wi.rr.com http://www.throwzini.com Number of Subscribers: 13, 213+ ================================================= A Few Words from Our Sponsor . . . Throw Like a Pro in 7 Days -- Guaranteed! This is the video everyone is raving about. You'll learn the inside tips and secrets for sticking practically anything with a point on it. Guaranteed to improve your throwing while having a lot of fun. Visit: http://www.throwzini.com/tgt_video.html ================================================= IN THIS ISSUE 1. What's New 2. Bringing Our Sport To The Next Level - by Scott Gracia 3. This Week's Featured Products 4. Advertise With Us 5. Got a Question or Suggestion? 6. Contact Info/Reprint Guidelines ================================================= 1. What's New Hello Throwers! Well it just happened. I was out throwing a few knives the other day and my hands got cold. No more worrying about sweaty hands and knives sticking or not "sliding" out like they should. The cold is creeping up on us! Everyone still has time to throw, its not that cold yet for you truly addicted throwers, but one thing I will mention is that when it does get too cold to throw, then that is a great time to spend on "Equipment Maintenance". Things like washing the dirt off of your blades. Use a scotch bright pad for dirt that is really on there or if you're starting to get a bit of rust. (Its a good idea to try and keep your knives clean and dry when you're not using them to keep the rust away.) If you aren't going to use your blades for a while, you can put a light coat of oil on them too. There are more useful tips on the site about cleaning up the edges of your throwers. To see those just visit our ARTICLES section: http://www.throwzini.com/articles.html AOL USERS LINK I'd also like to welcome all of our new subscribers to the list! Whether you've been throwing for years or are just starting out, we have info for you to enjoy! Check out all of the different sections of our site. That should keep you busy for awhile :-) I also highly recommend The "Fundamentals" DVD that we offer. Its an awesome tool for teaching the most important facets of throwing and how to become a better thrower! You'll find it here: http://www.throwzini.com/tgt_video.html AOL USERS LINK Have a great couple weeks... I'm outta here! Scott Gracia 101 FREE KNIFE THROWING TIPS http://www.throwzini.com AOL USERS LINK LOCAL THROWERS If you are looking for local people to learn from or just hang out with and throw sharp pieces of metal, then this is the place for you. You never know, there could be another thrower that lives right down the street! Currently there are 204 throwers listed in 42 states, and 19 different countries! And more people are signing up all the time! Soon you'll be able to throw with someone where ever you go! Follow this link for more details or to see if there are any throwers that live in your neighborhood: http://www.throwzini.com/local_throwers.html AOL USERS LINK Thanks again to everyone that submitted their info/pics!!! ================================================= 2. GUEST COLUMN BRINGING OUR SPORT TO THE NEXT LEVEL by Scott Gracia I have to tell everyone about a guy in Austin, TX I met last year. You may have heard me mention him a few times in earlier issues. His name is Mike Bainton and I have to say that I think he's doing a fantastic job at taking our sport to the next level. Mr. Bainton is the founder of the International Knife Throwers Hall of Fame, the IKTHOF Gold Cup competition and the Central United States Knife Throwing Championships. He runs one of the most successful martial arts studios in the country and I'm proud to be able to call him my friend. Another thing Mike likes to dedicate time to is throwing. He's taken 10 first place finishes this year in tournaments all over the country! An amazing feat that will be EXTREMELY difficult to top! Those accomplishments are only what he has given to our sport the past few years he's been involved. You'd be absolutely amazed at what else he's done in his life! Back to the topic! Mike's goal for competitive throwing is to have organized competitions with standardized rules throughout the world! Which means we would be able to compete anywhere in the world and know exactly what the tournament rules were going to be. "We throw this many knives from these distances and they must spin this number of times." This may not seem like a big deal but it really is. Many competitions taking place these days abide by different rules. Maybe at one tournament they only throw 1 spin and thats it. But at another tournament a thousand miles away they throw 1/2 spin, 1 spin, 1 1/2, 2 and 2 1/2 spins. Imagine if football teams played by one set of rules when they were at home, but a completely different set when they were playing in other states. Maybe the Green Bay Packers field is 100 yards long but the Minnesota Vikings field is 200 yards. Or the goal posts are this many feet wide in Tampa Bay, but they're only half of that in New York. You might hear things like: "Well of course they won. They're used to running twice the distance." It just doesn't seem like a level playing field. BUT! If we have a standard set of rules we would be able to get the very best from every state to compete! Just like most sports today (football, basketball, baseball, martial arts, all Olympic events etc) Wisconsin could be sending 5 of their very best knife throwers to Texas to compete against 5 of their very best! Oh! And then more people start to get interested. And then maybe the media starts paying more attention! (Uh oh, here I go :-) Imagine teams traveling to New York or California to compete, (with sponsors footing the bill!) Or going to Germany to throw against the best they have. Its the next step for the sport! Whose going to be the next Brett Favre of knife throwing??? I don't know. But at least you'll know exactly what you need to practice to get there. I think I might even smell "Olympics" in this some day! Announcers Voice: kshhk "And from the United States we have Jim Tanner from Austin, Texas throwing 2 1/2 spins." kshhk... Its gonna be awesome! :-) I highly recommend checking out the sites mentioned below. Someday, hopefully soon, we'll have sponsored teams of knife throwers traveling the world and competing! And a huge part of that will be due to the time and hard work Mike Bainton has dedicated to our sport. So thanks Mike! Keep up all the great work you do! Scott Gracia The Great Throwzini Web Site www.throwzini.com EVENT RESULTS On September 4, 2004 at 10:00am, the best throwers in the world competed for the International Knife Throwers Hall of Fame (IKTHOF) Gold Cup and $1000 prize! (Results are listed on the IKTHOF web site which is listed below.) There was also an International Knife Throwers Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction ceremony that took place! To see who the inductees were, why they were inducted, and to learn something about each of them, just visit the International Knife Throwers Hall of Fame web site: http://www.knifethrowershalloffame.com AOL USERS LINK Also, all of the scores are posted from the Central United States Knife Throwing Championships (CUSKTC) which also recently took place in Austin. Those results can be seen at: http://www.bakido.com AOL USERS LINK Just go to the "Knife Throwing" link. And you'll find all of the info there! ============================================= 3. This Week's Featured Products! Throw Like a Pro in 7 Days -- Guaranteed! This is the video everyone is raving about. You'll learn the inside tips and secrets for sticking practically anything with a point on it. Guaranteed to improve your throwing while having a lot of fun. Visit: http://www.throwzini.com/tgt_video.html What the Heck Are Those Things??? These inexpensive SKS Bayonets make excellent throwers. They're awesome for 1/2, 1 1/2, and even 2 1/2 spins! Visit: http://www.throwzini.com/sks_bayonet.html The 13.5" Dragon Knife A truly awesome handle or blade thrower! This knife was designed so you can use the same grip whether you're holding it by the blade for 'half' spins, or the handle for throwing 'full' spins. Check out our special discount offers. Visit: http://www.throwzini.com/13_5dragdesc.html Frontier Throwing Hawk Whether you want to throw at your favorite log round, or chop some firewood, this hawk will work great! It can be thrown in any event and also in the Rendezvous or Mountainman competitions. Visit: http://www.throwzini.com/frontier_hawks.html Firestone SportAxe The design of this axe was inspired by a Viking ship builder's axe found in a grave that dated back to the year 800 BC. Visit: http://www.throwzini.com/firestone_axe.html **Access details for all of our products by visiting the Great Throwzini Web Site Store.** http://www.throwzini.com/store.html ============================================= 4. ADVERTISE WITH US Run an ad in this newsletter and expose your business to over 13, 213+ potential customers! Send an e-mail to sgracia@wi.rr.com with "NEWSLETTER AD" in the Subject line, for more details. You'll also receive a FREE REPORT, 12 Sure-Fire Ways to Get Maximum Response to Your Ads. ================================================= 5. Got a Question or Suggestion? If you have any questions about throwing that you would like answered in one of our upcoming issues, or if you have an article or story about throwing that you would like to share, simply send an e-mail to: sgracia@wi.rr.com with SUBJECT FOR NEWSLETTER in the Subject Line, and your name, state and question in the body. ================================================= 6. Copyright 1999-2004, Scott Gracia, The Great Throwzini. Reprint permission granted in part or whole when the following credit appears in full: Reprinted with permission from Scott Gracia's The Great Throwzini Newsletter. You can subscribe to his newsletter and receive his 101 Free Knife Throwing Tips Info-Pak by visiting his Web site. http://www.throwzini.com The Great Throwzini Web site ================================================== Scott Gracia, The Great Throwzini Web Site, 3765 S Ahmedi Ave. St. Francis, WI 53235-4151 E mail: sgracia@wi.rr.com The Great Throwzini Web site ****************************************************** AOL USERS: USE THESE CLICKABLE LINKS TO VISIT OUR WEB SITE: The Great Throwzini Web site The Fundamentals of Knife, Hawk and Axe Throwing Video. ****************************************************** It's free, and there's no obligation. |
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