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The Great Throwzini Newsletter: Issue #1

by Scott Gracia
sgracia@wi.rr.com
http://www.throwzini.com


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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Opening Letter: Continuous Improvement
2. Finding Your Mark-by Matthew Rapaport
3. A Great Knife Throwing Video
4. Almost Time to Move Indoors
5. Contact Info/Reprint Guidelines
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1. CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

We are always trying to add new content to our site.
New products, pictures, articles, or any other useful
information on throwing. Now that our site has grown,
it's getting a little harder to find the "new stuff" when you
visit. So we thought it was time to start an e-zine.
This way we can keep you updated on any new additions
to the site or any upcoming events in the knife throwing world.

The biggest benefits of receiving this free e-zine--
in addition to alerting you to what's new on our site--
you'll get tips, ideas, advice and interviews with some
of the biggest names in the sport of knife throwing!

This issue we'll hear from Matthew
Rapaport, webmaster of The Thrower Page.

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WHAT'S NEW

Besides starting the e-zine we also added a WHAT'S NEW
link to the main page. Any new additions to the site will be
listed here. Like the new HUMOR link, or the new
DRAGON KNIVES from John Goss. We also list any new
pages, pictures or useful websites we come across.

http://www.throwzini.com


NEW WEB SITE ADDRESS

Originally our web site was being hosted on my personal
web space, it was inexpensive but slow. So I recently
registered a domain:
http://www.throwzini.com


Be sure to update your bookmarks.

You should notice a faster loading time on all
the pages, which saves us all lots of time!

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2. KNIFE THROWING 101:

We get dozens of e-mails every week from the visitors of
our site. Lots of them have great questions about the sport of
knife throwing. So we're going to answer some of them in
each of our issues.

About 1/3rd of the questions we receive ask about figuring
out where to stand when you begin throwing. Since this is
such a popular question, we thought it deserved the first issue...

Arthur Anderson writes:

"I'm an extremely newbie thrower who is having a bit
o' trouble locating the correct distance from me to the target.
Is there a formula for this out there, or a better way to get it
right than wandering about the yard hurling knives... (the
neighbors are starting to worry I think...). Also, how does one
determine how many rotations the throw actually is?
Thanks for your time"

Arthur Anderson
aethelf1@maine.rr.com

That's a terrific question and one that every new knife thrower
wants to know the answer to. Our Guest Columnist,
Matthew Rapaport devotes his article to this
question. Enjoy!

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GUEST COLUMN:


FINDING YOUR MARK by Matthew Rapaport

The trouble with all of this distance advice is that it is
too confining. Rotation distance varies with the knife,
the grip, the way you throw, the length of your arm, etc.
If you are really a beginner you will find that after 10
throws or so your arm starts to tire (you have to throw
with at least some force after all) and that will change your
distance, etc. There is no magic to this. A half turn is
usually easiest and for most people and most knives, this
will take place at somewhere between 6 and 8 feet from the
target, but even this can vary.

Start close, say 6 feet. Throw fairly hard. The knife should
hit point UP (if it doesn't stick that is). That means you are
too close. Step back a foot and do it again. Try to duplicate
the grip and throw exactly the same every time. Keep
moving back until the knife sticks, or hits point DOWN --
which means you're too far away... After a while you will find
your natural distance for *that* knife and throw, etc. Keep
practicing... You will find your distance may change from day
to day... Don't worry about it, just go with it until you begin to
become consistent. That can take hundreds of throws over
many months... Then again, you could be a natural and
connect with the process in a couple of hours...

Matthew Rapaport, webmaster:
http://www.crl.com/~mjr/thrower
mjr@crl.com

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ALMOST TIME TO MOVE INDOORS

I live in Wisconsin and let me tell ya... it's starting
to get cold! If you live anywhere near the snow belt...
take advantage of the little amount of time we have
left to throw outside.

For me its inside to a 9' X 12' room. No more 2 or 3 turn throws...
no more axes or hatchets... and rarely a knife bigger than 9",
(my neighbors can only handle so much noise!)

Soon it will be only 1/2 and 1 turn throws. So get out there
and enjoy it while you can.

In the next issue we will have an article on LIGHT
THROWERS from Ed Sackett, you'll get lots of ideas for
indoor throwers and indoor targets.

Oh yeah... I hope you all have a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
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If you have any questions about throwing that you would like
answered in one of our upcoming issues, simply send an
email to:
sgracia@wi.rr.com

with QUESTION FOR NEWSLETTER in the Subject Line,
and your name and question in the body.

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(Copyright 1999, Scott Gracia,
The Great Throwzini.)

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following credit appears in full:

Reprinted with permission from Scott Gracia's
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your throwing game, at The Great Throwzini website
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Scott Gracia,
The Great Throwzini,
5321 4 Mile Rd.
Racine, WI 53402-9791
Phone 262-681-7942,
Email: sgracia@wi.rr.com
http://www.throwzini.com


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