How do professional knife throwers throw it on point every time?

Answer 1

The answer to this is complicated to learn but simple in outline: physics.

The throwing knife is constructed so that the majority of the weight is located about 1/3 back from the point, giving a reliable center of turn. The knife will turn (n) times in (n) feet when thrown, therefore it is only necessary to estabish the turn/distance ratio and you know that if you are (n) feet from target, the knife will arrive at the target plane point-first. There are many manufacturers of throwing knives but professional sets of knives can run to the several hundreds of dollars for knives with consistant construction. A cheap set of knives is worse than trying to use a kitchen knife for the purpose.

The basic principle is immutable: where the skill comes in is practicising how hard the throw is, how the knife is held when released and (the MOST important item to the poor person at the other end) how precise the aim is.

Knife throwers practice their skills of force, aim and techinque constantly; a student of the art can work several months for eight hours a day, but once these skills become a matter of "muscle memory", an erroneous throw or bounced knife will occur in less than .01% of throws, if then.

Samurai and thriller movies to the contrary, a regular knife with a cutting edge is almost impossible to hold correctly for consistant throwing.... throwing knives do not have a cutting edge, only a sharp point to penetrate the target board. Otherwise, the knife, when properly held for throwing, would lacerate the palm of the thrower.

I cannot sufficiently emphasize that this is NOT an easy skill to learn and that one should NEVER try throwing at a live target unless you are a professional.

Answer 2

well like you rightfully said... they are profesionals and have been at it long enough to hit bulleye each time...

practise makes perfect for sure...