Comments on: 2009 Rocky Mountain Knife and Tomahawk Competition http://www.trubalthrowingknifesociety.com/1008/2009-rocky-mountain-knife-and-tomahawk-competition/ Truly Serious Tru-Balance Throwing Knife Collectors and Throwers Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:21:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: dee hansen http://www.trubalthrowingknifesociety.com/1008/2009-rocky-mountain-knife-and-tomahawk-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-87 dee hansen Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:01:54 +0000 http://www.trubalthrowingknifesociety.com/?p=1008#comment-87 I see them pilgrims in Colorado appear to be fresh from flatland territory, what with them tin horses hitched up in the background. We ran a rondezvouz in western Washington at the Tacoma Sportsman Club for 5 years, and our hawk'n'knife was done up as a woods walk. None of that pilgrim stand-in one place hooey-you strode along through the shrubbery and suddenly a target was there, or maybe over yonder, or maybe peeking out twixt two trees. To preserve the forest, we used rounds cut from windfall-one round might be fir, another might be alder or cherry hardwoods; some might be fresh, others weathered and hard. We put rounds at all different heights, distances and angles. No pacing off for distance allowed, you were expected to know how to judge distances and know how to stick 'em at different angles. Some of the targets slid down ropes, some swayed back and forth, and you'd better know how to throw with your weak hand, underhand, both hands at the same time (which meant borrowing somebody's knife and hawk) or even throwing straddling a log "horse". Everybody's favorite was while sitting in an "outhouse" you had to kick open the door and throw everything you had at the bear that had come to investigate all the tooting and pooting-the winners figured out to throw the catalog and even the seat. Maybe those flatlanders out there in Colorado can figure out something better that single rounds lag-bolted to plywood panels. well, the coffee's gone, the fire burns low, time to mosey. Har's hoping ya keep yore hair and find them shining times I see them pilgrims in Colorado appear to be fresh from flatland territory, what with them tin horses hitched up in the background.
We ran a rondezvouz in western Washington at the Tacoma Sportsman Club for 5 years, and our hawk’n'knife was done up as a
woods walk. None of that pilgrim stand-in one place hooey-you strode along through the shrubbery and suddenly a target was there, or maybe over yonder, or maybe peeking out twixt two trees. To preserve the forest, we used rounds cut from windfall-one round might be fir, another might be alder or cherry hardwoods; some might be fresh, others weathered and hard. We put rounds at all different heights, distances and angles. No pacing off for distance allowed, you were expected to know how to judge distances and know how to stick ‘em at different angles. Some of the targets slid down ropes, some swayed back and forth, and you’d better know how to throw with your weak hand, underhand, both hands at the same time (which meant borrowing somebody’s knife and hawk) or even throwing straddling a log “horse”. Everybody’s favorite was while sitting in an “outhouse” you had to kick open the door and throw everything you had at the bear that had come to
investigate all the tooting and pooting-the winners figured out to
throw the catalog and even the seat. Maybe those flatlanders out
there in Colorado can figure out something better that single rounds lag-bolted to plywood panels. well, the coffee’s gone, the
fire burns low, time to mosey. Har’s hoping ya keep yore hair and
find them shining times

]]> By: Ken Gary http://www.trubalthrowingknifesociety.com/1008/2009-rocky-mountain-knife-and-tomahawk-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Ken Gary Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:23:42 +0000 http://www.trubalthrowingknifesociety.com/?p=1008#comment-76 I posted all of these pictures and video! ::grin:: I posted all of these pictures and video! ::grin::

]]> By: John Goldsmith http://www.trubalthrowingknifesociety.com/1008/2009-rocky-mountain-knife-and-tomahawk-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-75 John Goldsmith Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:26:41 +0000 http://www.trubalthrowingknifesociety.com/?p=1008#comment-75 Great video and pictures!! We really appreciate your blog and all of the information you provided from Creede. That throw will only get bigger and better. Be sure and check out our website for teh 2009 SWNTKC down in Belen, NM in September. We want to see all of you throwers out in force!! Keep up the good work and let me know how we can help! BTW.....who the heck posted all the pictures and video!!!! Great video and pictures!! We really appreciate your blog and all of the information you provided from Creede. That throw will only get bigger and better. Be sure and check out our website for teh 2009 SWNTKC down in Belen, NM in September. We want to see all of you throwers out in force!! Keep up the good work and let me know how we can help!

BTW…..who the heck posted all the pictures and video!!!!

]]> By: Terry Collins http://www.trubalthrowingknifesociety.com/1008/2009-rocky-mountain-knife-and-tomahawk-competition/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Terry Collins Tue, 30 Jun 2009 22:32:39 +0000 http://www.trubalthrowingknifesociety.com/?p=1008#comment-74 Enjoyed the pictures. Whish I could have been there. Hope to see all in Belen in sept. Enjoyed the pictures. Whish I could have been there.

Hope to see all in Belen in sept.

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