Good point (no pun intended). Thanks for the input.

I also believe that a persons height, or more appropriately... the
length of their arm is a factor. People who have longer arms are
more likely to prefer the tip side grip (less revolutions) than
people with shorter arms. I won't go into detail right now on the
theory, you might know it better than I do.

Some dart players like to lean in on the board (pros & cons are
again a topic for another conversation). As you can imagine, this
lessens the effective throw distance and also contributes to some
people liking the tip side grip.

Lastly, I think seasoned dart players sometimes have difficulty
allowing the Stiletto Dart to naturally rotate as it leaves their
grip. It seems to be an easier transition for some people to use
the half spin because of this.


By the way Scott, I'm glad you are enjoying the darts... sounds like
you are working hard to drum up business :)

Steve Massman
www.stilettodarts.com


--- In stilettodarts@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Gracia" <sgracia@...>
wrote:
>
> "it mentions that a starting guideline would be 6-8 ft for a half
spin, and 11-13 ft for a full spin."
>
> Hi Steve,
>
> Just a heads up, those distances are also talking about using a 12-
14" knife, not a 6" spike. Everybody throws differently! The notes
you mentioned are just guidelines and it really depends on the
throwing technique/style of the person throwing the darts!
>
> You might be 6" closer or 6:" further from the target, it all
depends on whose throwing.
>
> Then again, I was out tonight giving lessons and throwing the
darts and got 2 new people throwing the stiletto darts and had 2
other male friends interested in trying!
>
> These things really are a great time once you get them dialed
in! :-)
>
> Beware of flying metal!!! :-)
>
> Scott Gracia
> 101 FREE KNIFE THROWING TIPS
> http://www.throwzini.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: blue_light_specials
> To: stilettodarts@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 10:17 PM
> Subject: [stilettodarts] Re: Tip Side vs. Back Side Grip
>
>
> Following up on the Tip Side vs. Back Side Grip post... I've
been
> doing some reading on various internet sites. Of coarse, the
first
> factor is the distance to the dart board. The proper throw
distance
> from the face of the board to the throw line is 8'-0" (for soft
tipped
> darts). Next, I checked out some knife throwing sites, looking
for
> rules of thumb on target distances vs. revolutions. The best
> information I found came from the www.throwzini.com website. In
his
> free e-mail "101 knife throwing tips" (which has a lot of good
info by
> the way) it mentions that a starting guideline would be 6-8 ft
for a
> half spin, and 11-13 ft for a full spin. Based on this alone,
it is
> reasonable to see where more people might lean toward the tip
side
> grip for the 1/2 turn (3/4 actual turns) throw.
>
> I tried going down to my board last night to see if I could
adjust to
> use the 1/2 turn throw. Theoretically, it should be more
consistent
> once it is mastered. After using the full turn throw for over a
year
> now, I am having a difficult time adjusting. Besides, I think
the
> full turn throw looks cooler :)
>
> Steve
>
> --- In stilettodarts@yahoogroups.com, "blue_light_specials"
> <s.massman@> wrote:
> >
> > Hey,
> >
> > I have typically thrown my Stiletto Darts using the back side
grip
> > (also referred to as the standard grip). I've noticed however
that
> a
> > lot of people are throwing with the tip side grip (3/4
Revolution
> > before sticking). Enough people in fact, that I am
questioning
> whether
> > or not the back side grip is truly the standard grip.
> >
> > Anybody care to comment?
> >
>
>
>
>
>
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