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Newsletter: Issue #118 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. A Game Known As "Call It" - from Shane Blackwell 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 Hi Throwers! Its almost April and its finally warming up in Wisconsin! WhewHoo! I was outside yesterday cleaning up my target range again. Leaves, branches, dirt, rocks, and lets see, what else was under there... Oh Yeah, JUNK! I don't know where it all comes from but its there every Spring? Those dang chipmunks! :-) So I spent a while cleaning up garbage, raking wood chips and re-painting my distance markers and target faces. I'm now ready for the season to start! Oh Yeah! :-) It looked so nice when I finished that I just had to throw a few... hundred knives. I was pretty rusty and bounced quite a few knives. I'm pretty good at the 1 spin so within a couple minutes I could feel my 'groove' coming back and I was keeping most of my knives in the 8 inch ring. But throwing 2 spins was another story. And it wasn't a very good one :-) A couple "THUNKS!" here and there and alot of "CLANGING!" could be heard for blocks around our house. You might think I'm exaggerating but people I had never even seen before were stopping over to find out what the ruckus was. It seems every Spring I need a refresher course for all distances past the 1 spin mark. So I do what many other logical knife throwers have done, I copy someone who is better than me! I'm kidding :-) What I really mean is, I ask more experienced throwers for help. And if they won't return my calls (Curse You Joe Darrah :-))))) I resort to the next best thing. I watch my Fundamentals of Knife, Hawk and Axe Throwing instructional video. If you want to stick more knives from all distances I highly recommend this dvd. Its the most thorough throwing video I have ever seen. For more info check out this page: http://www.throwzini.com/tgt_video.html AOL USERS LINK Of course its raining today so there's no throwing going on, so I think I'll watch the video again (that'll be the 53rd time I'll have seen it!) and fine tune my lack of style once again! If throwing was easy, it wouldn't feel so good when you stick 5 bulls from 12 feet! Everything worthwhile takes practice, so keep at it! AN EASY WAY TO MAKE A TARGET STAND If you ever find any "half" rounds laying around, here is a great way to include them in your target set up: http://www.throwzini.com/j-fieber_target.html AOL USERS LINK Alrighty throwers, thats it for this time around! Have fun, be safe, teach someone new to throw, and keep your blades out of the dirt! 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 223 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 A GAME KNOWN AS "CALL IT" by Shane Blackwell This game is named "Call It" and it really helps to improve the ability to hit a target "On Call". We have five rounds set up at different heights. They are 16 inches in diameter (give or take a bit) and are painted with the 2 1/2 inch bull, an 8 inch second ring, and the third ring which is 16 inches. We score as 3,2,1 respectively. The thrower lines up and his opponent calls the round that he has to throw for. If he sticks the target his opponent calls a different round, but if he misses, his opponent can keep calling the same round until he hits it or runs out of throws (5 knives). Scores are added up and high score wins after three or more turns each. If more than two are throwing, the next in line calls the rounds to hit for the previous thrower. This game helps the thrower to work on their weaknesses since the opponent will always make them shoot for the targets that they have trouble hitting. Close games are a riot because you know which target they are going to make you hit... the one you always miss! When the game starts getting too easy for you, try using smaller targets or start throwing from different positions like sitting in a chair, kneeling down or throwing with the opposite hand. Thanks for the great newsletter. My little group of throwers is having a great time and my daughter is beating everyone but me... pardon me I have to go practice :-) Article Contributed By: Shane Blackwell Oregon For more info on other games to play just visit the GAMES section of our web site: http://www.throwzini.com/games.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. 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