Knife Throwing: A Practical Guide

by Harry K. McEvoy

" Knife Throwing is the most authoritative guide on every aspect of the sport. From knives and knife throwing techniques to competition and advice, as well as profiles of pioneers and legends in the field, this book covers it all." -- Bobby Branton, President of American Knife Thrower's Alliance (AKTA)

Not only is knife throwing fun, but it is also a great sport, entertainment, recreation and exercise. It can be an enjoyable hobby, pastime, or even a profession, and the fundamentals are easy to learn. Anyone who can throw a stick, stone, or baseball can also learn how to throw a knife with skill and accuracy. All you need is a good knife-designed for the purpose, whether made to throw by the handle or blade, a target, and a small portion of the backyard for the throwing range.

Few sports can provide so much recreation at so little cost. Knife throwing is a sport in which individual skills can be developed to a very high degree. Expert knife throwing, like great proficiency in any other sport, is formed by natural aptitude and instinct combined with that one magic ingredient: practice!

In Knife Throwing by American Knife Thrower's Alliance founder, Harry McEvoy, demonstrates how to throw a knife successfully in chapters such as:

Genres: Martial Arts, Reference

112 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1973

Reviews

[John Schwabacher · Rating 2 out of 5]

How could I resist? I saw this on the shelf at the Redmond library.
The first sentence is "It's fun to throw a knife." I'm sure that's true, but his subtext is "There is no hobby dorkier than knife throwing."
He talks about the difference between the "sportsman's stance" and the "professional's stance" but there is amazingly little technical detail in his descriptions.
To be fair, there is some interesting info in here. He talks about the design of throwing knives, the differences between knives intended to be thrown by the handle and by the blade, grips, weight distribution, "famous" expert knife throwers, hunting with thrown knives, and knife throwing organizations.

[Andrew · Rating 5 out of 5]

Unintentionally hilarious and very earnest.

[Dave · Rating 3 out of 5]

Says that knife throwing "can be a wonderful hobby, pastime, or even a profession..." In today's slushy economy, I'm thinkin' there's not a whole lot of demand for the professional class of knife throwers...
I did enjoy the book...McEvoy brings some supercharged enthusiasm to the task of describing the fundamentals of knife and tomahawk throwing, which was as fun, if not more, than the actual subject matter.

[Roger · Rating 5 out of 5]

AMAZING!!

[Anjali]

knife throwing sounds pretty fun! i like this book. harry k. mcevoy is so passionate. but practical, hes super practical bout his passion