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RECOMENDED TARGETS

Fixed ones

Plywood target :

If you´ve got a garden or private land, you can make a target buying a standart piece of Okumbe plywood. Its dimensions are aprox. 124 x 240 cm. ( 29 x 98 inches) , we recommed 15 mm thickness ( 0,6 inches) The plywood is durable and holds the knife well.
You can reinforce the worn areas with smaller pieces of plywood nailed to your target.
The target cost 36 € with 10 mm thickness ( 0,4 inches) and 70 € with 18 mm. ( 0´7 inches).
If you are an accurate thrower the target can be smaller.

Of pine planks :

At the construction warehouses you can buy pannels made of pine planks, dimencions 200 x 50 x 2,5 cm. (78,7 x 19,7 x 1 inches) at a price of aprox. 12 € each.
Four pannels united by two plakns nailed at the back, make a 2 x 2 m. ( 78,7 x 78,7 inches) everlastig target.

Transportable target

We have a tranportable target for the car boot. It takes three minutes to set up and if you lean it agains a tree, everything is ready for the " spanish dart" competition.
You can see all this on the web site.

We suply:
Okumbe plywood 94 x 74 x 1,6 cm. ( 37 x 29 x 0,63 inches)
Wooden legs for assembling
Inox steel harware for mounting
Color paper target
Price................................54 €
VAT.................................. included
Transport fees.............. not included ( we only serve in Spain)

Throwing instructions

Prior to trowing

Make sure nobody is standing in front of you as he/she could be injured
Stand about 11 yards (13-15 paces) from the target
Hold the knife as you see in figures A and B
The index finger goes into the hole in the handle and rest onto the resting surface. Thumb and middle finger rests on the grooves in the handle. The sharpe side of the blade faces the ground
Let your arm dangle at your side, blade up, test the knife´s weight, get used to the sensation of its weight on your fingertip

Throwing instructions

Flex your arm and hold the knife about shoulder height, (see picture) with the tip facing forwards, trow it as you would throw a litle ball with the same three fingers.
Keep your arm,(see picture), wrist and fingers relaxed throughout the throw, so as to maintain the sensation of the weight of the knife at the tip of your index finger.
Put all your attention on your finger tip
Carry out the throw in two movements, first a litle backwards and then forwards; in the last position backwards you will feel the knife´s weight on your finger tip
Don´t lose this sensation of weight during all the forwards throw
At the final part of the throw let your fingers relaxed letting the resting surface sliding on your indexfinger tip.
In short
Arm relaxed-feel the weight-fingers totally relaxed
Shorter still
Feel the weight

Because:

It is necessary to relax the arm so as to feel the knife´s weight when thrown
Feeling the weight gives you the security that you´re pushing in the right direction through the center of gravity, without twisting the knife and gives you the relevant information for a good throw, as the correct releasing moment and the convenience of not interfereing with your fingers to a smooth take off

Recommendations

After the releasing point finish the hand movement with decision
First learn how to throw and then go for accuracy; start with a big target 1'5 x1'5 yards or even bigger

Detailed instructions

Short distance throw: between 2 and 5 yards

Find a comfortable posititon, flex your arm and hold the knife about shoulder height
The angle between your forearm and the horizontal can be between 45º and 90º
Hold the knife gently, fingers relaxed
Concentrate on the tip of your index finger
Relax arm and wrist and start the throw going backwards with your arm
Notice the knife´s weight at the final rear position
The point is keep this sensation of weight during all the forward part of the throw, so without stopping the movement start with the forward part of the throw

The weight that you feel at your finger tip is the pressure that the knife makes against your fingertip and for keeping this sensation is necessary:

Keep the knife´s tip pointing forward
Accelerate the movement gradually
Arm wrist and relaxed
At the final part of the throw let your fingers totally relaxed and feel that the knife takes off smoothly sliding on the index finger tip.

Is important to finalize the movement with the arm totally extended.
Avoid any twisting of the wirst.

Medium distance throw: between 5 and 7 yards

Basicly it is like the short distance throw, with the following small differences:

The recommended angle for the forearm is 45º
Get the knife onto your fingertip as quick as posible
Try to extend your arm as soon as posible, putting the path of your hand in the line with the external circumference that makes your hand with the arm totally extended

Long distance throw: superior to 7 yards

This is the easier and more spectacular throw

As the knife will descend between 0´5 and 1´5 yards during its flight, depending on the distance to the target, the flight line will be balistic and the initial direccion of the throw will be upwards. This upward throw reinforces the pressure on the finger tip, making easier to feel this sensation

Hold the knife with the fingers relaxed
The angle could be any between 45º and 90º; we recommend 45º
Arm relaxed
Keep the feeling of the knife´s weight during all the throw
Let your fingers totally relaxed at the final moment
Finish the throw with the arm extended

FLYING KNIFE

Gyroscopic throwing knife

The Flying Knife is fabricated in Spain using the best materials under strict quality control:

Blade:

In Innox Steel AISI 440 Chrome-Molibdene with dimensions 160 x 17 x 5 mm, a Sharping Side
Handle:
Hollow handle in Zytel, a Resine of Nylon which is extremely tough therefore making the Handle Unbreakable and Shock Absorbent, so minimizing rebounds.
Weight:
Approximately 210 gr.
Leather sheath:
Is optional, with Engraved Logo, 3 mm thick, in Black or Brown color.
Plastic protection:
Covering the sharp edge and point in case you order without a sheath.

FLYING KNIFE

Gyroscopic throwing knife

This knife is the only one in the world that maintains the tip facing constantly the target, due to the gyroscopic effect of its spin around its longitudinal axis.
This spin is generated by the friction between the finger tip and the resting surface when letting go off the knife (see fig.C)

The Flying Knife has stablished the New Long Distance Record of USA at the "Central USA Knife Trowing Championships" in Austin (Texas), with a throw of 59'6" in the 8'' bull¨s eye, the 21of December 2002. This record has been accepted as New World Record for the World Knife Throwing Guild.

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PRICES

Europe

Common Market Countries, (except France and Holand), Austria and Switzerland; till 3 knives.

Flying knife with leather sheath................... 55 €/u

VAT,Transport and Reimburse Fee........Included

Payment ....................Delivery against reimburse

Other European countries, till 3 knives.

Flying knife with leather sheath................... 55 €/u

VAT, and Transport.....................................Included

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America

In America, till 3 knives.

Flying knife with leather sheath................... 55 $/u

VAT, and Transport.....................................Included

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