- a good but not quite as intense month
If April was completely crazy from a knife-throwing perspective, with almost ninety hours spent with a throwing knife in hand, May has been somewhat calmer. Although not by much, it must be admitted. It only differs by a few hours across all the days. But I only noticed that now when I summed it all up. |
| A summer picture already in May. The new TacticalEdged.Dojo Spike DC |
There are, of course, several reasons why there is a lot of training. Internal motivation is one such, a concept that I discussed a lot on a sports leadership course I am taking part in. But external factors also contribute. At the end of this month, the Soulthrower Open awaits, and the following month, the big highlight of the year, the U.K.A.T. World Championships in Carpi, Italy, will come. After that, my competition season will be rounded off with the Swedish Championships in Arboga in August.
In addition to the fact that there have been various types of motivation, the strange spring of course contributes to good conditions. Where I am, we have basically had summer heat without rain for almost the entire month. The number of rainy hours is easy to count. A blessing for throwers, but perhaps not as appreciated by nature and those who live from it. It is starting to get dry now.
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| Another reason for fewer throws is this one, which I spent a few hours on. But after having all my first submissions rejected because of sandals (!) I don't know if I'll feel like continuing. |
As is customary at this point, the results are summarised with some numbers.
For May, they are;
- 86 hours, divided into
- 26 training sessions, which resulted in approx.
- 31 800 throws
Thus, one less session in May compared to April, which almost exactly explains the difference in time. Strange!
However, the number of throws was fewer, and that is not so strange. The beginning of the month was spent more on Walk Back and precision throwing with the associated point counting, which slows down the "pace". I have also thrown a little more long distance, which also gives fewer throws per unit of time. You simply have to go longer distances. But, it is important to point out, the number of throws is not a value indicator in itself and not something I pay much attention to. It is mostly an interesting aspect.
The list of the most used knives this month looks like this:
- Throwingzone Pathfinder: 7504
- Zitoon Le primitif Rotation: 5304
- Zitoon No Reload: 2185
- Zitoon Le Rafale: 2185
- Zitoon Le primitif NS: 2050
- Zitoon Commemorative Dagger: 1955
- Bullseye Blades Nobu:1857
- TacticalEdged.Dojo Spike DC: 1185
- Acejet Merlin Kiridashi: 945
- Zitoon Philippe: 555
In addition, there have also been some axe throws, about 1600 throws with the custom ceratops from Throwingzone.
At the top, as usual, is my number one competition knife in No Spin, Pathfinder from Throwingzone. Number two is just as consistently my competition set for Walk Back rotation, Zitoons Le Primitif rotation. A couple of new knives have also crept into the list. Acejets Merlin Kiridashi is a test subject for an upcoming review, and the same can be said about TeDojos Spike DC.
Progression
You know how things tend to go in waves and how you suddenly reach a new plateau? That was a bit of what happened at the beginning of this month, it feels like. In that time, I managed to break some personal records again.
The first thing was that I FINALLY got 105 points from a three-meter rotational throw. And no less than twice. Before, I've had many 104-pointers, but now that curse is broken.
In addition, I've polished my PB Walk Back rotation. Up from 265 points to 268 points! I'm of course very happy with that. Although I'm happier that the series often ends up over 250 points now. Now I'm aiming to pass 270 points. That would be a nice milestone.
I am most pleased, however, with the smashing of my previous No Spin record. There, I increased from 237 to 248 points, which is my current personal best in practice. The next goal is, of course, 250 points. A round and nice number.
Just for the heck of it, I also managed to throw 92 p from 5m precision/No Spin.
Now all that remains is to continue on the chosen path and mix "volume training" with quality and mental relaxation on the way to new goals.
/ J - continues on the chosen path
