A safe three-knife practice round
Practice usually happens in rounds of three, and a fixed routine keeps everyone safe and the knives straight. The habits below suit all our throwing knives from Pakistan, the winged-pommel model included:
- Agree a single throwing line and keep spectators behind it; nobody stands beside the target.
- Throw all three knives in turn, holding the waiting ones in your other hand with the points towards the ground.
- Walk up only when every thrower has finished and the range has been called clear.
- Pull each knife straight back with a gentle up-and-down rock; levering sideways can bend a 2.5 mm blade.
- Check any knife that missed for burrs on the point or on the pommel's triangular slots before the next round.
