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Newsletter: Issue #114 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. What Is Considered 'Good' Throwing - by David Adamovich 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! Well we had quite a weather change here in Wisconsin last week. The temps went from being in the 20's up to the low 50's for a few days. I can finally see my targets, Whewhoo! Its back down into the 20's now but that little burst of warm air reminded me that Spring is almost on its way. It'll be a while yet but I can already see my new targets set up and looking all spiffy! Ya just gotta love that new paint and fresh bullseye look :-) Since its still too cold for some of us to be outside holding steel in our hands, maybe now is a good time to do some upkeep on our ranges and equipment. Look for fresh logs or future targets, rake/shovel/clean up the target area, re-mark distances etc. Now is also a great time to clean up your knives and hawks too. Wash them or scrub them with an SOS pad to get any dirt or mud off, check the edges and file off any major dents or burrs, and give them a light coat of oil to prevent rust. A little work now can save you a bleeding finger later! For other cool ideas just check out the ARTICLES section of our site found here: http://www.throwzini.com/articles.html AOL USERS LINK Thats it for now! Hope you all have a great week and an even better weekend! Now go throw something pointy!!! :-) 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 221 throwers listed in 42 states, and 22 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 WHAT IS CONSIDERED 'GOOD' THROWING? By David Adamovich (aka The Great ThrowDini) A while back I had a conversation with my good friend David Adamovich, aka "The Great ThrowDini". Among many other things happening in his life, Dr. Adamovich performs one of the best knife throwing routines in the US today, MAXIMUM RISK. He is also the man behind the "Fundamentals of Knife, Hawk and Axe Throwing" instructional DVD which, in my opinion, is the best instructional video available today. Anyway, every week I receive quite a few e-mails from people that would love to compete in a tournament, but they don't think they are good enough to take part. (In my opinion, no matter what your scores are, I think you should attend a competition. Meeting and throwing with the other participants will do more for your game than 6 months of practice in your backyard!) I asked David's opinion and here's what he wrote back. Scott Gracia The Great Throwzini Web Site Dear Scott, your question can be answered as follows. TARGETS Set up anywhere from 1 to 4 target rounds. Each target round should be a minimum of 16 inches across. Draw a 16 inch circle, inside of that draw an 8 inch circle, and inside of that - dead center - a 2 1/2 inch circle. For simplicity sake, mount all targets so the bullseyes are between your waist and your shoulder height. SCORING From the outside in, score 1 point for any stick within the 16 inch ring, 2 points within the 8 inch ring and 3 points for a bullseye. DISTANCES Set two distance marks: 12 feet and 18 feet. --------------------------------------------------------- These are 'minimum' distances. That means the closest you can be to your target is 12 feet if you are throwing 1 full spin. If you throw 1 spin from 14 or 17 feet that is fine. You just can't be any closer to your target than 12 feet. The same rules apply for your 2 spin distance. You can be 35 feet away from your target if you need to be, but no closer than 18 feet. --------------------------------------------------------- From the 12 foot line (or beyond) throw a single spin from the handle. From the 18 foot line (or beyond) throw a double spin from the handle. Throw a total of 40 knives from each distance and write down your score. Having done that compare your score with top competitors. The top three in the winners circle will usually score around 80 points from 12 feet and 60 points from 18 feet. (I just checked the scores for the top 3 finishers at the 2004 Pacific Knife Throwers World Championships and they were: 12 Foot Single Spin: 88, 86, and 84 points, and for the 18 Foot Double Spin: 62, 61 and 60 points. Article Contributed By: David Adamovich - The Great ThrowDini Freeport, NY If you're interested in learning from one of the top throwers then I highly recommend you pick up ThrowDini's video. You'll learn EVERYTHING you need to know about knives, hawks, grips, stances, throwing, contests, practice drills, making corrections and you'll even see a bunch of superb stunt throws at the end! For more info on David's instructional DVD, just check out this page: http://www.throwzini.com/tgt_video.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 Want To Improve Your Chances Of A Stick? Get The BEIL-AX! This ax can almost be called an "Everytime Stick" thrower! It was designed so you have a 62% better chance of getting a stick from the first time you throw it! Visit: http://www.throwzini.com/beil-ax_desc.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 14, 137+ 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 2005, 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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