Sheaf Shoes

Anyone have experience making the blades for the sheaf shoe.  I made some this year, however the blades are flexible.  I'd like to know exactly what I should get and also how to get the perminant "s" bend that I have seen.  Any advice would be great!

My bad.  I meant Hammer!!!  Thats what i get for posting while working.

Lawnmower blades!  Excellent! 

Daniel McKim wrote: I've been rocking the lawn mower blades for years ... love them.

YEP, and you don't even have to drill holes, lol.. just saw one end off and bring the other to a point

Nathan Parker wrote: How long should the blade be past the tip of the shoe?

http://www.nasgaweb.com/forums/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=632 6

Nathan Parker wrote: Jim Glover wrote: Nathan Parker wrote: How long should the blade be past the tip of the shoe?   http://www.nasgaweb.com/forums/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=632 6   Useful!

I'm scheming on making my own.

mike pockoski wrote: imo - blades are severely overrated. learn to throw reasonably far before adding them. as a new thrower, it's about reps more than footwear (in every event).

Pretty much my plan exactly.  I'm starting with the bare bones basics and work my way up.  When I can't get any more out of my hammer I'll go with blades. 

mike pockoski wrote: learn to throw reasonably far before adding them. as a new thrower, it's about reps more than footwear (in every event).

^^ Agree 100%. 

Too many people looking for the easy way to throw things....there is no easy way. 

The Jayster wrote: yeah wally, but i think he throws that same distance without the blades!

My bad, Jay!  l was talking about without blades.  Apparently, l thought that everyone could read my mind!! 

l'm sure that you remember that competitors are unable to use blades at the Claw.  The Pockoski's ability to throw both with and without blades gives them a leg up on the competition.

C. Smith wrote: mike pockoski wrote: learn to throw reasonably far before adding them. as a new thrower, it's about reps more than footwear (in every event). ^^ Agree 100%.  Too many people looking for the easy way to throw things....there is no easy way.

out of curiosity, what kind of #s would you like to see before guys add blades?

I've heard different things. 80/100, 90/110.. then you have the guys that are 60/80 and want to use blades..

I switched to blades when I was 90/110 and I've only added about 10ft to each with the blades.

I got the blades when I was stuck at 80/100.  I saw some immediate improvement with the blades (86/106), then threw again without them and hit almost the same numbers without blades.  It was like the blades allowed me to push the envelope enough to teach my body how to throw it that much farther, and once I had done it, I was able to do it with or without blades. 

I'm definitely still in the learning phase with blades, but I tend to agree with the alternating philosophy for practice.  It seems like a good way to reduce the development of too many bad habits that can come from using blades all the time.  Thousands of winds are in my immediate future...

I'm doing a lot of these.

http://youtu.be/SDOrOauZ90o

crazysaladboy wrote: I must be a weird case then. The first time I used the blades I added almost 30 feet to my throws.

You are definitely an Anomaly! 

I think that the benefit is probably inversely proportional to weight at some level, which would explain your large benefit.  I'm guessing you did this a few years ago, which means that there wasn't much of you there to keep you from taking off with those crazy fast rotations...

crazysaladboy wrote: I honestly think that it will help, but it is a matter of knowing how to throw before you put the boots on. I think that if you have good tech the boots will help for sure.

I'm pretty sure that was a nice way of telling me that my tech sux...

Point taken...

Buddy of mine up north said the best thing he ever did for his hammer was practice with a 2 1/2# plate on paracord.  Warmed up with it and hit a new PR.