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Newsletter: Issue #104 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. My String Driven Thing - by John Craggs 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 Hey Fellers! :-) Last issue I mentioned getting a "rope dart" from my pal Joe Darrah. Well, I tried it out and it was a riot! Rope was spinning, animals were running, and steel was flinging! The neighborhood kids were also swarming my house. They can always tell when I have a new toy by the strange "clanging" sound coming from my yard. It was easier to stick the dart than I thought but it was still a bit tricky to time the release right everytime so there were some funny moments if you were watching. (Neighbor Kid: "Why do you keep throwing it over the fence?" :-) So getting on to the point... After mentioning the "rope dart" in the last issue, I received quite a few emails talking about "rope darts" and similar items so I figured I'd share one of them in the GUEST COLUMN below. Keep on reading to learn more about John Craggs, "String Driven Thing". Take care everyone and Beware of flying metal! :-) 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 203 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 MY STRING DRIVEN THING by John Craggs I've got something similar to your "rope dart", a present from a friend who makes armour and swords. I call it my 'String Driven Thing'. It's about 5 1/2" long, a slightly lopsided 1/2" diamond in cross section (hand forged), and the widest point is about 1 1/2" back from the front. At the rear end of the dart I have a split ring/keyring which I keep meaning to replace with a big game fishing swivel. It - and I - can handle about twenty feet of cotton codline. And if you have plenty of clear space you don't *have* to hold the line. My twenty foot tail of line keeps it point forwards even if I let it run free ;-) VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL WIND UPS You can do horizontal or vertical spins. Just a couple of feet on a vertical gives you - effectively - a longer arm. Judging the release point is fairly instinctive on vertical spins, although I found it tended to fly high at first. Horizontally you can let out a lot more line and spin a much bigger circle, but after a while this seems counter-productive and you need to really 'work' the thing to generate speed. (If you ever flew one of those control-line model aircraft and found yourself 'whipping' the thing to try and make it fly faster you'll recognise the feeling.) You'll have a lot of fun and to some extent it's like knifethrowing. Instinctive at first, then a right balls- up as you try and analyse the results, and then instinctive again. TWO WARNINGS Watch out for a rope burn if you let the line feed out through your fingers and an amazingly fast 'bounce' can occur if the line suddenly comes tight after you release the dart! Have fun, John Craggs - aka Gyppo (UK) There's more to this article on our web site. To hear some more from John and to see some pics of the "rope dart" that Joe "Brokenfeather" Darrah made for me, just visit our ARTICLES section and look for the link titled "My String Driven Thing". http://www.throwzini.com/articles.html AOL USERS LINK ============================================= 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. 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