This post is perhaps mostly aimed at those who throw knives. Or maybe not when I think about it. It could also touch everyone who strives for something, who has set a personal goal or hopes to improve in an area. Be it sports or something else. The feeling of having achieved a milestone, of feeling that you are improving and reaching a new level, is always there. It is extremely pleasant and gives you an increased desire to continue.
In this case, it's about something simple and quantifiable. Since I'm currently training hard and a lot to become a better knife thrower, that's what it's about. Some moments may be a bit vague, but the competition moments themselves are not. Then a number on a piece of paper can be confirmation that you're heading in the right direction. Now I've got another such number.
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| The training area for Växjö Sportkastning (Växjö Sportsthrowing club) at the VAIS-cottage |
What happened was that a couple of days ago, I completely smashed my old training record in Walk Back. And for those of you who are not in the know, I can tell you that it is the discipline that gives titles like "Swedish champion" or "world champion". Then you can also take medals in other disciplines, but they don't carry as much weight. In Sport Throwing, it is Walk Back medals in the three disciplines, knife, No Spin and axe that are the most desirable.
And since some people like to put others down, and I received an arrogant comment last time, I was exuberantly happy after improving my previous record. I can immediately say that I am very aware that what is done in training and what is achieved in competition are two different things.
But I usually add that if you can't even perform a certain number of points in training under calm conditions, you definitely can't do it under stress in a competition situation. You have to start somewhere. It's about two things: raising your top and then, above all, raising your bottom. But that's another discussion.
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| This is what the scoring series looked like. It includes a zero and a flop on the last three throws, but otherwise a fairly high and even level! But there is certainly room for improvement |
Now it's about results. Last time the increase was modest, from 235 p to what was recently a PB 237 p. The funny thing is that I never really knew that until I got home and compiled the numbers. Of course, I have a feeling where it's going, but I can never know.
But like I said, I hit it off with 248 poäng yesterday! A rise of eleven damn points.
Det är f-n inte illa! Särskilt inte när det troligen blivit ett par poäng högre om det varit någon annan än jag som räknat. För att jag inte skall få glädjeresultat så väljer jag nämligen det lägsta alternativet om poängen är osäker.
It's not bad at all! Especially not when it would probably have been a couple of points higher if someone other than me had been the scorer. In order not to get happy results, I choose the lowest option if the score is uncertain.
I am proud of the result, as almost 250 points in No Spin is actually good by any standards! It is also only twenty points behind my best result in spin throwing (PB 268 with Zitoon Le primitif rotation)
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| My favorites, Throwingzone Pathfinder |
The knives that were used and are used the most are, of course, my favourites, Pathfinder from the French Throwingzone.
Now I'm so excited that I have decided that there will be a serious training session tomorrow as well.
/ J - a k a "The Swedish Chef", your thrower in cyberspace
