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Knife Throwing: A Practical Guide

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Mr. McEvoy teaches traditional knife throwing in this book as well as outlines tomahawk throwing. If you wish a more in-depth look at tomahawk throwing, I suggest you read Mr. McEvoy's other book on the subject. The author describes in detail the traditional technique as well as ways to figure out the distance at which you can throw the knife and "stick" it. He also has tales of past professionals in the sport and their own particular styles of throwing. He also talks of using throwing knives as huntsmens' tools and building a suitable outdoor target. He also shows you how to select (a) suitable knives (knife). If you wish to get the fundamentals of knife throwing down, this is the book for you.

Very good, short, easy to read book. Mc Evoy shows you the techniques for throwing a knife accurately. Reading this book will point you in the right direction. Afterwards practice, and lots of it is what is going to make you good at it. The only reason i deducted one star is because since the book was written in 1973 I believe, some of the info on Knife throwing affiliations, etc.. is outdated. Nonetheless, good, concise, and informative book.

Not only does this book explain the snap , you must have to actually stick a knife and show all the fundamentals and learning secrets, but it also goes in depth for the intermediate thrower on trick throws and more advanced techniques and illustrates professionals and what they use and what they inspire. A great book for any stage of the fascinating art of knife throwing!

The best knife and tomahawk throwing book ever written by a fine gentleman Harry McEvoy Knifemaker Extrodinair who passed in 1993.I'm proud to have had him for a friend and owner of a couple of his knives..ROTTI699

Older book of tricks of the trade. Gives you a basis of how to get started if your a novice such as myself. Definatly a lot better than I was doing by myself. Gave me the starting point I so much needed. I just wish the knives I had stuck a lot better. I'm hitting square on they just don't stick some times which can be costly if floor is concrete like mine(had to grind a few quills already). practise,Practise, PRACTISE!!!

I read it, but still don't know how to throw a knife because less than 4 pages of the book are actually teaching me how to throw a knife. The rest of the book are about the stories of knife throwing, and the author also included several old-fashioned knife throwing event photos.

And you really can't expect too much out of this book because this really is a small pocket book.

"Knife throwing" is a really good book on the subject, especially for beginners.
It explains the basic concepts of knife throwing, stimulates the reader to begin and shows how to, offers historical data and introduces professional knife and tomahawk throwing.
Not to mention it is written by a master.
I was glad that this was my first knife-throwing book.

Great book, lots of fun! I always wanted to take up knife throwing as a hobby to relieve a bit of my work tension. I've learned more from this book than I ever thought I would & never even knew about knife throwing. I can't wait to get myself a nice set of actual throwing knives & put my skills to the test! This is the best knife throwing instructional book out there! GET IT!

Interested in this book? Don't be, let me sum it up, use some wood as a target, walk back ten paces, and throw the knife until it sticks. Once it does, keep on practicing. That really is it! A total waste of money.

I read the first few short chapters, went outside and started throwing knives! It was that easy! If you can read, and can throw a baseball then you can utilize this book.