Recently a friend of mine was over throwing knives. After throwing at the bullseye for about 5 minutes we both looked at each other and decided this was getting pretty boring, pretty fast. We practice atleast 4 days a week for a couple hours each time. And no matter how much you love throwing, its gonna get boring if you don't mix up your practice sessions with some other throws or targets... or maybe even a game! We both came up with a game called "KNIFE". It's almost exactly the same as a game called "HORSE" that we used to play when we were kids. "Horse" is played with a basketball. Here is how the game works... One guy tries to make a basket from a certain spot. If he does make it, then the other guy has to make the same exact shot from the same spot. If he misses, then he gets a letter, like "H". The next miss you would get an "O", then an "R" etc. until the word "HORSE" is spelled out. Its pretty much the same with our new game called "KNIFE". You can either call a certain number of turns, like 1/2 spin or 2 spins. Or you can call a specific target. Like "the small bullseye on the bottom target," or "anywhere on the top target." We usually play with 5 knives, but you can play with as many or as few as you like. Let's say I call 2 spins into the 8" ring. Now I can use all 5 of my knives to try to throw 2 spins and stick one into the 8" ring. If I don't stick one in the target I called, then my turn is over and the next guy throws. Now he can throw from wherever he wants and if he sticks his target, than I have to make it from where he called or I get a letter. Here's one of our new rules... ("Special Rule #17" or something like that :) Lets say I call the bullseye from 1 spin for my target. And let's also say I hit the bullseye with my second knife. Now the next guy has to hit the target using only 2 knives or he gets the letter. If he happens to hit it on his first throw, then I would get the letter, because he did it with less throws than it took me. Once you play a few games it gets pretty addictive, but its a great way to practice! You can also play with your axes, tomahawks or spikes. All the same principles apply, except you may want to change the word to "AXE" or "HAWK" or "SPIKE" depending on what you're throwing :) Hope you enjoy it!!! Article Contributed by: Scott Gracia The Great Throwzini Web Site http://www.throwzini.com bigfishtips@gmail.com It's free, and there's no obligation. |
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