Why Do These Throwing Knives Get So Many Reviews?

Lets start this discussion with the video that got me going this evening.

When people buy products, they like to tell the world what they think of it. So the Kunai throwing knives are actually pretty popular because of the low price, since you don’t want to spend a LOT of cash when you start a new hobby like throwing knives.

The Kunai knives have 8 reviews on Amazon, and a rating of 4.5. So that means that many of the people who buy it thought enough of it to leave it a good rating.

It is funny that the item in the throwing knives category that has the most reviews (a whopping 170 reviews) and still holding a strong 4.5 rating is not even a knife, but a tomahawk (The F01T Tactical Tomahawk)!

The main reason that people feel the need to review is for one of two reasons:

1. They think the product sucks and they want to warn others!

2. They think the product exceeded their expectations and want to share a little good karma!

In either case, the rating on Amazon will help you decide whether the product is a dud or da bomb!

Spin Or No Spin In Throwing Knives

This video is an amateur opinion of spin knife throwing versus no spin knife throwing. In addition, it demonstrates a variety of no-spin throws (on zombie and alien targets), as well as a few pointers on how to throw knives using the spin technique. (UPDATE: After training with Jack Dagger, a few “update” annotations were added to this video showing how to properly throw a knife using the spin technique.)

The knives featured in this video are the Cold Steel Sure Flight Throwers, Boker Bailey Ziel Throwing Knives, and the Cold Steel Sure Balance Throwers.

A frequently asked question is, “Should I throw my knife holding the blade or the handle?” The answer is it depends on your distance from the target.

The International Knife Throwers Association recommends the following handle/blade distances:
Blade Throw-Half Spin (2 meters)-(6 ft. 6 inches)
Handle Throw-Full Spin (3 meters)-(9 ft. 10 inches)
Blade Throw-One and one-half spin (4 meters)-(13 ft. 2 inches)
Handle Throw-Two spins (5 meters)-(16 ft. 5 inches)
Blade Throw-Two and one-half spins (6 meters)-(19 ft. 8 inches)

In this video, she states that from 6 feet, it’s a blade throw, from 9 feet, it’s a handle throw, and from 12 feet it is back to a blade throw. However, by underspinning, the trainer can get consistent sticks throwing from the handle at 12 feet with her own knives. However, after training with Jack Dagger, and getting the right amount of spin with her throws, her belief is that a proper throw follows IKTHOF recommendations.