Timothy,

The answer is yes in my case, but it still depends on knife shape
just how far you can throw. Ralph uses a different technique to me, and
you have his book so its better to concentrate on that.

Roy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Timothy" <harper@...>
To: <TheBladeThrower@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 5:06 PM
Subject: [TheBladeThrower] New member


> Hey folks! Glad to have stumbled on this list.
>
> I've been working at no spin throwing, using the Ralph Thorn book as my
> bible, and having a lot of fun with it.
>
> However, I'm having trouble breaking the 16 foot barrier. I think it
> is partly that the knives I am using are a bit short (about 10.5") and
> partly my own novice skill level.
>
> I'm looking at buying a handful of longer throwers -- probably the Cold
> Steel Perfect Balance thrower, which occasions a question:
>
> Is it possible to do effective no-spin throwing WITHOUT rebalancing a
> knife to make it hilt heavy? The CS thrower is such a nicely shaped
> bowie that I sort of hate to modify it for throwing when it could be
> such a great multi-purpose blade.
>
> Thoughts? Suggestions?
>
> Cheers
>
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