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    Very nice work, good sir!

    Quote Originally Posted by Nighthawk View Post
    As a matter of fact, he gets a kick out of going to black powder events and hussling the 'hawk throwing teachers. He plays dumb, and after a while teaches them his way to do it!
    ...and that's awesome! Same thing happened to me at Sycamore Shoals Park, after the Grandfather Mountain Games. We were watching the ranger give a hatchet throwing demonstration. He was a very good speaker, and gave lots of interesting info on the passtime of throwing, but was having trouble getting his 'hawks to stick.

    When it came time that he asked for volunteers to try their hand, I said sure, as I'd never really thrown a 'hawk before(thrown many a shuriken, senban, knife, etc... though) and wanted to give it a go. After I took my turn, he had us take this picture(edited to protect the innocent) and send it to him, so the other rangers would believe him:



    I pulled a Robin Hood with my two successive throws:



    Sounds like your son and I are like-minded!
    Last edited by Ryan Ross; 11th August 10 at 11:11 AM.

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