Monday, September 26, 2016
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Both Hands Moving target
Can anybody in SA beat this ?
Throwing a moving target with both hands.
Jannes throw the knives from approx 4-5 meters
Dont try this if its not absolutely safe and no close bystanders please.
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Labels: accurate, best thrower, both hands, knife, south africa, throwing, world
Friday, February 8, 2008
Testing new Knives
Testing my new super throwing knives made by a South African artisan in Centurion.
These are super hard at 65 Rockwell c standard made from 12C27 Stainless and can go easily through an old car bonnet.
The weight is 240g each which gives you a good control and distance.
My first shots were unbeleivably acuurate from a unmeasured distance of about 4M (12FEET)
see the video
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Targets for Knife Throwing
Holes in broomsticks
10 Cardboard boxes
Broomsticks or laths about 1.6m
Tie-straps through holes and card boxes
what you need:
1. 10 cardboard boxes same size-about 600mm sides
2. 3broomsticks laths 1.5-1.7m
3. 4Tie-straps-long ones
4. Electric drill for holes in broomsticks-for tie-straps
5. Little triangle or square box from Hardware shop –about R5 for a metal one-anything to fit the middle broomstick end into.
Method of assembly:
1.Press 10 boxes flat against each other-new boxes is flat enough-put weight on for one night if necessary.
2.Make a pair of holes close to each corner- each corner4inches -10cm. With a screw driver.
3 drill 2 holes in each of upright Broomsticks according holes in Cardboxes.
4 Make 1 hole at top end of 3rd broomstick .
5 lastly fasten a triangle or box with metal or hard material in middle of boxes surface between the 2 upright broomsticks. Even tape will hold it there for some time.
This will house and secure the last broomsticks end to keep your Target upright at an angle like a Painting easel.
Drawing:
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Throwing Knives and availability.
The variety of acclaimed throwing knives is unlimited.
The most offered and most marketed knives are those which are easy to manufacture and easy to throw in a compromising way.
The Broadblade \Flyers are the most common and mass produced mostly in China.
These are made from cheap thin sheets of steel.
At least 99% of them fail the weight/surface test.Without going into mathematics and physics -this is the density per dimension or the weight per size that is a factor in the aerodynamics of any flying object-that influence the way it travels through the air.
The lighter and bigger the dimensions the more it is influenced by the air -and thus very much unstable and unpredicted.
Once a knife leaves your hand it is traveling free and the momentum and trajectory is influenced only by the angle it travels through the Air, and the influence of the Air on the dynamics/shape of the object. The same as with an aeroplane wing or Boomerang.
If your knife has a broad blade and low weight it can easily be diverted and becomes a flyer.
Thats why these type of knives are promoted as a typical thrower in a typical manner-otherwise it becomes a flyer-going anywhere.
To me that is like shooting a crooked arrow through a pipe -it will go to the end of the pipe -but its not the real thing.
These arrow blades are thrown at a vertical angle with limited options-you are bound by the distance determined by the knife or specific knife size.
Otherwise you must increase your distance by measuring a precise extra turn/spin in your throw.-again very artificial to accomodate the knife's physics.
All this opposed to a real knife with a correct weight-dimension factor,which can be thrown from relatively any distance at the same revolution and same style.
We hope to market such a knive soon.
this new SA Thrower was designed and tested and altered with great care.
The result was a knfe that is quite heavy-very stable and very very strong.The 12c27 stainless was treated and crafted by a Master in knife making-especially hardened processes -Chris Fourie
from Pretoria.
The SAThrower can easily go through an old car bonnet and withstand heavy blows and surface contacts. More news soon
Soon we will bring this to the market with a more lighter model also-stil with the correct density.
Especially for all the ladies that shows interest in the sport-to my suprise quite a lot of them.
Knifethrowing can be a very social and safe sport when all the correct procedures are followed.
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Labels: knife throwing, knives, style
South Africa Knifethrowing Community
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