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by Scott Gracia sgracia@wi.rr.com http://www.throwzini.com ======================================= IN THIS ISSUE 1. What's New 2. Combat Run for Knife Throwers - Part 2 of 2 by K.E. Sackett 3. Recreational Knife Throwing Video 4. Good Old Mother nature by Scott Gracia 5. Contact Info/Reprint Guidelines ======================================= 1. WHAT'S NEW Hello everyone, We've got a couple new things to tell you about on our homepage so let's just get right to it! BLADE MAGAZINE You can now sign up for a subscription to Blade Magazine from our site. - Save 58% - 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed, with a 90 day free trial offer. NEW WEB POLL Be sure to stop by and cast your vote in our newly updated Web Poll. It's right on the home page. Bottom right. Thanks!! (Results of our last Web Poll are listed below.) OTHER UPDATES When you visit the site you'll also notice a brand new QUICK IDEA and lots of great new posts on our Great Throwzini Discussion Forum! Like the one from Ed Sackett, that gives some great ideas of new knife throwing games to try. Stop by and check them out: http://www.throwzini.com PREVIOUS WEB POLL RESULTS The results from our last poll were very surprising to me. I thought the majority of people visiting my site had been throwing longer than me! I guess that is why you never assume anything ;-) Anyway, thanks to everyone who participated. The final results were as follows: How long have you been throwing ... 0 - 6 months - 36.8% 6 - 12 months - 10.5% 1 - 3 years - 26.3% 4 - 8 years - 0.0% 9+ years - 26.3% Total Voters: 312 Looks like we have quite a few beginners visiting the site. Thats great! That means a bigger and better future for the sport! Just keep on practicing! EVENT REMINDER Speaking of practicing, I hope everyone has been practicing for the upcoming IKTA event in Las Vegas! It is being held at the Tropicana Hotel from March 21-23. For more information you can check out the UPCOMING EVENTS Department on our homepage: http://www.throwzini.com Thanks again to everyone that submitted their info/pics!!! ======================================== 2. GUEST COLUMN A COMBAT RUN FOR KNIFE THROWERS - Part 2 of 2 by K. E. Sackett The path to be followed over the course can be marked out with flags or tape. This is necessary so that runners will approach each target in the same way. The knife is to be drawn only just before the throw. No competitor can run with an unsheathed knife. Judging should be by AKTA-approved officials, and should always follow AKTA standards. Designing the targets and how they're encountered will be the fun part. For the actual targets, I think we should use American Knife Throwers Alliance (AKTA) tree discs marked with scoring rings, and use AKTA scoring. The time element must be worked into the scoring rules, but I leave that to experienced sports directors to figure out. The Mohawk Run rules will be a good guide. The minimum throwing distance at the more difficult target "encounters" should, I think, be eight feet, to allow for the simplest possible half-turn throw. But let's use a minimum distance of twelve feet for most targets, just to keep it interesting. The minimum throwing distances can be marked on the ground with tape. Here's my list of fun, fairly challenging throws: THROWING TO THE LEFT ON THE RUN. Throw at a head-high target to the left of the course while walking/trotting/running forward. Twelve feet minimum distance. THROWING TO THE RIGHT ON THE RUN. Throw at a head-high target to the right of the course while walking/trotting/running forward. Twelve feet minimum distance. THROWING STRAIGHT AHEAD ON THE RUN. Throw at a knee-high target straight ahead while walking/trotting/running forward. Twelve feet minimum distance. THROWING STRAIGHT AHEAD ON THE RUN II. Throw at a target mounted approximately eight feet high straight ahead while walking/trotting/running forward. Twelve feet minimum distance. A stepladder will be positioned to make it possible for the competitor to retrieve the knife. THROWING WHILE VAULTING AN OBSTACLE. Throw at a chest-high target while vaulting a horizontal obstacle approximately three and one-half feet above the ground. Eight feet minimum distance. THROWING THROUGH A WINDOW. Throw at a chest-high target while leaning through a window-sized opening. The feet must be on one side of the opening, the throwing shoulder on the other. Eight feet minimum distance. THROWING FROM UNDER AN OBSTACLE. Throw at a chest-high target while maneuvering under a horizontal bar approximately three and one-half feet above the ground. Eight feet minimum distance. THROWING AT A TARGET WHILE TURNING. Throw at a chest-high target after moving past it. This requires the thrower to walk/trot/run past the target, then turn 180 degrees and throw back in the direction he/she has come. Twelve feet minimum distance. THROWING WHILE ON ONE FOOT. Throw at a chest-high target while standing on one foot on a wooden block approximately one foot high and one foot square on top. Twelve feet minimum distance. THROWING AROUND AN OBSTACLE. Throw at a chest-high target with the non-throwing shoulder behind a vertical post or plank. Twelve feet minimum distance. Well, I could add more. Yes, I know you have your own list, and probably think mine is pretty tame. And that's great; the idea here is to use our ingenuity to work up a fun, difficult knife throwing event that everyone can go out for. Let's think about prizes next! Article Contributed by: K.E. Sackett sackett@dbo.eng.wayne.edu ============================================= 3. RECREATIONAL KNIFE THROWING VIDEO If you want to learn the insider SECRETS, TIPS and TRICKS that the masters use to hit their mark every time, then John Bailey's Recreational Knife Throwing Video is for you. Here is a taste of what you'll get: - 9 inexpensive target designs - 11 demonstrations - How to eliminate the most common throwing error - Master grips, stances and throws and so much more! For a limited time, you can have the ultimate knife throwing video for only $19.95. By acting now, you'll save 33% off the regular price of $29.95 For a full description and ordering details, follow this link: http://www.throwzini.com/tgt_video.html AOL USERS LINK ============================================= 4. GOOD OLD MOTHER NATURE by Scott Gracia It was a fun week here in WI. Mother Nature was at it again! But this time it actually worked out in my favor. After getting a whole bunch of snow, it started to warm up. And it was nice! Not many February's in WI reach temperatures around 60 degrees. Anyway, I got to throw outside for 4 whole days this past week. It was so sweet! I've been hoping for a warm spell since the first snow fall. The first 2 days were REALLY muddy. So I only threw my knives without handles. (They are so much easier to clean afterwards.) But the 3rd day the mud was just about dried up! It was a great day for throwing. I got to throw for about 10 minutes the 3rd day before my neighbors kids starting coming over to watch. After they made fun of me for a few minutes, (it's been a while, gimme a break :-},they started arguing over who could throw better between them. Neither of them have thrown before so I told them if they got permission from their Dad, (my landlord), I would teach them how. Well they were back in about a half a second with the ok, and HUGE smiles on their faces. I spent about an hour showing them the "basics" and making fun of their misses, (I'm just kidding!!!) Towards the end they were sticking about 2 out of 5 knives, and they seemed to be having a good time. They were doing great... ...and then it started raining. Good old Mother Nature was at it again! It didn't bother them a bit, they wanted to keep throwing. But I didn't share their enthusiasm. I told them I would see them the next warm spell that came along. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted. Besides being a great time, I learned something else... I learned you don't have to retrieve your knives half as much when teaching younger kids to throw. They were so excited about their upcoming turns, they couldn't wait to get the knives after I would throw ;-) Until next time... Scott Gracia sgracia@wi.rr.com http://www.throwzini.com ============================================= If you have any questions about throwing that you would like answered in one of our upcoming issues, simply send an e-mail to: sgracia@wi.rr.com with QUESTION FOR NEWSLETTER in the Subject Line, and your name and question in the body. ============================================= (Copyright 2000, 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. Get your FREE 101 KNIFE THROWING TIPS and Newsletter, filled with throwing tips and ideas to help you with your throwing game, at The Great Throwzini web site http://www.throwzini.com ============================================= Scott Gracia, The Great Throwzini, 5321 4 Mile Rd. 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