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Newsletter: Issue #109 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. Another Great Drill For Improving Accuracy Part I of II - by Roy Hutchinson 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! I'd like to thank everyone for the overwhelming response we've had with our latest video, The Fundamentals of Knife, Hawk and Axe Throwing made by David Admovich. It's fantastic to see so many people committed to improving their throwing ability. Its also gratifying to already be hearing about success stories that the dvd has helped to create! I talk to "Throw" (aka David Adamovich) quite a bit. One of our latest conversations was about training/practicing for upcoming events. And here is one of Davids tips for becoming a better thrower: --------------------------------------------------------- TRAINING TIP "Laying off of throwing for a week (after a hard training week), brings you back even better than before you stopped. This is explained as follows"... "When you train and overtrain there is a necessary recovery period. If you overtrain you do not adequately recover since you are working in the necessary "recovery period". Thus, laying off allows all of your energy stores to recuperate and you come back even better than when you layed off." --------------------------------------------------------- For lots of other great tips and info about our sport, or to learn other ways to improve your throwing, just check out the Reverend's new dvd, The Fundamentals of Knife, Hawk and Axe Throwing: http://www.throwzini.com/tgt_video.html AOL USERS LINK LOCAL THROWERS Currently there aren't any people throwing in the following states: Delaware, Hawaii, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, West Virginia, and Wyoming, so lets do something about that! Well alright, maybe there are people throwing in the above states but they haven't signed up for our LOCAL THROWERS page yet :-) So if you throw things like knives, spikes, hawks, stars, pencils, fits or tantrums, we want to hear from you!!! We have throwers listed in every other state in the US, which is a great way to spread the word and get others interested in our sport! So if you throw... send in the info! All the best to everyone and remember... Beware of flying metal!!! :-) Scott Gracia 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 216 throwers listed in 42 states, and 21 different countries! And more people are signing up all the time! Soon you'll be able to throw with someone whereever 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 ANOTHER GREAT DRILL FOR IMPROVING ACCURACY Part I of II by Roy Hutchinson I recently took part in a small "throwing get-together". I had a great time of course but also noticed something that I wanted to share. One of the participants that showed up only brought 1 knife to throw. No big deal really but there were 5 targets set up, and you were to throw 1 knife at each target before your turn was up. So for each round, this person had to throw the 1 knife, and retrieve it. Then aim at the 2nd target, throw and retrieve and so on, until all 5 targets had been thrown at. I am certain, that a thrower who throws one knife only, and then has to retrieve it to throw again, is losing out on accuracy. For many years I was a dart player. These years were before darts became a world-wide sport as they are at this present time. Throwing a set of darts is basically the same as throwing a set of knives. The concentration, the composure, the stance,and the throw all need to be coordinated together. After the first dart is thrown, the "eye" is in, and the other darts follow the pattern to a certain extent. Yes, occasionally, a dart would hit the wire separating the numbers and bounce out, or it may also catch a dart already in the board, and bounce out. These bounce outs are unavoidable, and many wondrous inventions and ideas were worked on to try and prevent these bounce outs from happening. That included me who tried to market a dart that would not bounce off the wire. Remember the match can be lost, and also a fortune in prize money, because of a dart that does not stick. Championships have been lost many times for such reasons. Back to the knives... For a while now, I have been throwing 5 of my knives at a 2 inch bull, to try and get a little accurate. I have never bothered before with accuracy, as I have a great time just "sticking" knives, but I decided to give it a go. I am by no means an accurate thrower, nonetheless I kept on hitting knives, or a knife already stuck in the target. This got pretty boring, cause it damaged the knives, and generally upset the throw. Remembering my dart days, I knew that it was a no-good excersise, throwing only one knife, so I tried to dream up a way whereby 5 knives could be thrown without upsetting the composure, and the first knife "eye" in throw. Throwing at 5 different targets was not a good idea, cause it meant moving too far after each throw, and this was almost as bad as throwing one knife and retrieving. Back to the darts. I remembered the times when at least one dart was in the treble 20, and there was room for another to the right or left. At times like this, we would often move our stance slightly left or right in order to try to fit another dart alongside the dart already in the treble. I remember that this slight move had no effect on the composure, or the "eye" in status, and you will find this move carried out at dart tournaments to this day. The score of a dart player would be vastly affected if he/she had to throw only one dart and retrieve it 3 times. Part II continued in our next issue! Article Contributed By: Roy Hutchison London, England Check out some of Roy's other articles about his unique (and difficult) style of throwing. He throws 1/2 spins up to about 30 feet and "no"-spins out to 17 feet! For more info, to see pics of Roys grips, technique and lots of other great info, visit the ARTICLES section of our site: 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 JUST RELEASED The "Throwzini" Throwing Knives! Whether you've been throwing for forty minutes, or forty years, you'll love these knives! Made by a professional thrower with almost 40 years experience! Limited Run of 100 knives. Visit: http://www.throwzini.com/throwzini-throwers.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. 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