Talk:Knife throwing
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Can someone add to this page a comparison of some modern throwing knives, or even just a recommendation about which brand of knives are of the greatest quality? Please.
The American knife manufacturer "Cold Steel" make excellent modern throwers in a range of sizes and styles
ThrowingKnowledge 23:06, 20 March 2007 (UTC) says: I think a general description of what qualities a throwing knife should have would be more of use. Brands are not universally available, and no agreement on a "perfect" model/manufacturer exist.
"It is often alleged that some of these circus acts, such as those involving blind folds, are actually a trick in which the thrower palms the knife as he pretends to throw it and a knife springs out from the target, giving the illusion of perfect aim even while blindfolded. While there is a trick to this, it does not involve a knife springing from the target." I'd like to see a reference for this; otherwise we are left with the suspicion that the article is deliberate misdirection for illusionists. The knife-springing-from-board trick has certainly been documented, even if it's not universal. Skookumpete 16:59, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
I think this page needs some editing into sections. Also, I have just created a new and fairly detailed entry on "impalement arts" which covers a lot of the entertainemnt side of knifethrowing. I suggest this page should concentrate on throwing techniques, types of knives and on competition throwing. The references to entertainment and knifethrowing acts here should be edited out and turned into links to the impalement arts entry. Circusandmagicfan 22:14, 12 February 2007 (UTC)Circusandmagicfan
[edit] Sound made by thrown knife
The statement about telling the rotations from the sound reads like BS to me. Never heard it myself.Kid Zed (talk) 12:59, 28 December 2007 (UTC)Kid_Zed
