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Newsletter: Issue #115 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. The IKTHOFA... Bringing Like-Minded People Together To Push The Envelope - 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! The more people I can introduce to this sport, the better. I know they won't all get as hooked as some of us are but if you happen to see a spark light in someones eyes as they stick their first knife... you know you've just given them a gift that could last a lifetime. So anyway, I've taught hundreds of people to throw, in person, and found that its mostly about the instructions you give them. You just have to explain 'the basics' of throwing, in a way that the person can understand and remember. Telling a person not to snap their wrist may not get them to stop. It feels so natural when you're just starting out, but if you tell the person to concentrate more on following through, that may be easier for them to accomplish. On to the point... World Champion Knife Thrower, David R. Adamovich created an instructional video about our sport that covers EVERYTHING you can imagine! There are slow motion sequences of competition knife, axe and hawk throwing plus practice drills and tons of other cool things! As a knife thrower, Mr. Adamovich teaches you how to throw knives like a professional, whether your interest is recreational throwing or competition throwing. So my advice to you is that if you want to learn how to throw or how to become a better thrower, you should check out David's video. From beginners to experts, there's something in it for everyone. To find out what other types of things you'll learn from this video just follow this link: http://www.throwzini.com/tgt_video.html VIDEO LINK FINDING TARGETS AFTER CHRISTMAS Yes I know this tip is a little late, but its a good one so just consider this 'Planning Ahead For Next Year'. Some Christmas trees come with a "slice" for a base (at least here in the UK they do). The local Council organises 'tree recycling collection points' after Christmas - and they are good enough to list the collection points in the local paper, which makes life easier. So after driving around wielding a big mallet for a day or two... behold, 14 targets. There's a hole drilled in one side but they still work great and they're free! Tip Contributed by Jim Cronin Coventry, UK To see a pic of Jim's target just visit the LOCAL THROWERS page on our site and go to the link titled UNITED KINGDOM: http://www.throwzini.com/ AOL USERS LINK That's all for this issue. Now get off your computer and go throw some knives! :-) Scott Gracia http://www.throwzini.com AOL USERS LINK UPCOMING EVENTS There are 2 events coming up real soon! The 1st Annual Southern US Knife Throwing Championships in Fayetteville, Georgia on the 26th and 27th of February. And also the 2005 Texas State Knife and Hawk Championships put on by the Cedar Creek Knife and Hawk Club. This event will take place on April 30th and May 1st, 2005. To learn more about these fun filled weekends that are coming up, check out our EVENTs page and look under UPCOMING EVENTS: http://www.throwzini.com/events.html AOL USERS LINK Thanks again to everyone that submitted their info/pics!!! ================================================= 2. GUEST COLUMN THE IKTHOFA... BRINGING LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE TOGETHER TO PUSH THE ENVELOPE - By Scott Gracia Professional associations have been established in the United States for more than two hundred years. The first association was established in 1743 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was organized by Benjamin Franklin and now is known as the American Philosophical Association. Today 7 out of 10 adult Americans belong to at least one association. There are now more than 123,000 national, international, regional, state and local associations. These associations bring like-minded people together to learn to improve their craft, teach their craft to others, as well as provide a forum to bring them together for the exchanges of ideas to continuously improve their respective crafts. A while back I mentioned a new organization called the IKTHOFA (International Knife Throwers Hall of Fame Association). Since this club has started they've accomplished many things for our sport. Things like boosting attendance at many events throughout the US. And they've introduced tons of people to our sport and encouraged them to spread the word and to have fun. They have also established an International Ranking System for knife throwers. This means peoples skills can now be compared/ranked to others around the globe to see just how good they really are. Right now the highest ranked thrower in the World has a score of 218 points out of a possible 300! Think you can beat it? Well sign up for the club and give it a try! Here's a little motivator for you: If you manage a 225, which has not yet been reached, you get a free airline ticket, free hotel, and banquet fees to the International Knife Throwers Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Austin, Texas. There you will have the opportunity to compete in the Central United States Knife Throwing Championships and also compete for a $1000 prize in the 2nd Annual IKTHOF Gold Cup! I joined the IKTHOFA (member #14) and tested in 2003 when I attended the Central US Knife Throwing Championships. If I remember correctly, it was raining, the sun was in my eyes, my knives were stolen and replaced with slightly altered replicas, and I think my trick knee was acting up that day :-) But I managed to score a 185 and was pretty happy with myself. Right now I am ranked 9th in the world! Whew-Hoo! :-) But I plan to retest. I think I have a 200 game hidden deep inside me. Really deep :-) I'm sure many of you metal flingers out there can throw better than a 185. But you have to be a member of the IKTHOFA in order for your score to be published on their site and written in the record books that are kept for future generations to see! These are permanent records (unless you retest and get a higher score), and in 25 years when people are still signing up to be members and getting ranked, your score will still be up there for all to see. Will you be the first person EVER to throw a 225? There's only one way to find out, sign up for the IKTHOFA and Get 'R Done!!! To learn more about the IKTHOFA and how to get your name and top score listed in the history books, just check out the following page: http://www.throwzini.com/ikthofa.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 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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