http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBladeThrower/ TheBladeThrower Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:41:49 GMT 22lr http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBladeThrower/message/2993 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBladeThrower/message/2993 I don't like bigger knives becasuse thats just outright cheating. My knives, the ones I am using for now are about 12" long, maybe a litle under. I made them Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:24:30 GMT Ralph Thorn http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBladeThrower/message/2992 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBladeThrower/message/2992 I didn't see the rules for the online tourney because it must have been during those days I was missing emails (which seems to be fixed now), but 12 feet is Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:38:21 GMT dalmo mariano da silva junior http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBladeThrower/message/2991 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBladeThrower/message/2991 I'm in the Same level as you. At 12 feet I dont miss, any kind of knife. At 16 feet I can hit many knives, but not all. And a at 25 feet...I will have to use Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:10:51 GMT brknfthr@... http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBladeThrower/message/2990 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBladeThrower/message/2990 That is what I was talking about when I said it's easier to learn by starting with that throw than to unlearn normal throwing. I can manage maybe 12' with a no Mon, 09 Nov 2009 02:38:22 GMT 22lr http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBladeThrower/message/2989 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBladeThrower/message/2989 thanx to our little online tournament, I was so comfortable and having all the fun in the world at 12 feet away. And then today I moved further and further, Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:14:12 GMT brknfthr@... http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBladeThrower/message/2988 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBladeThrower/message/2988 Cool I'm in Philly everyday almost but I never heard of him, but I know Jeff pretty well and know the quality of his spikes and knives and they are very well Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:03:54 GMT Ralph Thorn http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBladeThrower/message/2987 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBladeThrower/message/2987 Joe, It's a friend in Philadelphia, Patrick Brewster, who makes knives and shuriken spikes, and also stars. I at least got notified that I had new emails but Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:23:29 GMT brknfthr@... http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBladeThrower/message/2986 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBladeThrower/message/2986 Hi Ralph Long time no hear, you have to make sure you get your emails of this list straightened out so you can see what's going on!!! If you don't mind who is Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:27:56 GMT dalmo mariano da silva junior http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBladeThrower/message/2985 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBladeThrower/message/2985 Hi, Roy, I deeply agree with you, knives with Fletching look like Darts, not knives. So, skill is the only solution. A good shape helps, also....   About Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:44:51 GMT Ralph Thorn http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBladeThrower/message/2984 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBladeThrower/message/2984 For some reason my yahoo mail has been fouled up. I didn't get any emails the last several days, including these from the blade thrower, so I'm not sure what Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:36:07 GMT Greg http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBladeThrower/message/2983 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBladeThrower/message/2983 70 degF in the east bay region of california, and it's pretty much the same temperature year-round. Not too bad. It almost makes up for the housing market. :) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:07:09 GMT dalmo mariano da silva junior http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBladeThrower/message/2982 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBladeThrower/message/2982 My idea is to Use your knife , its the best for this kind of throwing, long and heavy... I cant go 25 feet with precision, so I wanna try to see how far I can Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:31:40 GMT brknfthr@... http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBladeThrower/message/2981 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBladeThrower/message/2981 Right you are Roy, if you put the funnel/cone near the handle it will look like a short fencing foil or some such thing, as for Paco Tovar of Spain his "Flying Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:38:43 GMT Roy Hutchison http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBladeThrower/message/2980 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBladeThrower/message/2980 Andrew I see what you are aiming for, and in theory it helps, but in fact it really does not. How do I know you might ask, ? Well, I spent many years trying to Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:06:31 GMT brknfthr@... http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBladeThrower/message/2979 http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/TheBladeThrower/message/2979 Hi Andrew I actually got a letter from a Dr. in up state NY several years ago (maybe 10) and he had an idea for some throwers he wanted to make in hopes that